First aired March 9, 2005 The cycle began with Jay Manuel, the show's director of photography, taking the fourteen contestants to an LA movie, where they met the judges, Nigel Barker, Janice Dickinson and Nolé Marin. The judg...

First aired March 2, 2005 Both Tiffany and Mary from last cycle were back. At panel, Tiffany revealed she has taken anger management classes, Kahlen impressed everyone, Brittany was compared to Janice, Lluvy revealed she was part of a ga...

First aired March 1, 2008 This special episode focuses on the girls post show.

First aired December 15, 2004 In the Cycle 3 finale, Amanda, Yaya, and Eva went head-on in a CoverGirl photo shoot. At the first panel, the judges had trouble deciding who to eliminate, as all three girls were showered with praise for th...

First aired December 8, 2004 The twelfth episode of the season featured an anime-themed photo shoot to reflect Japan's modern culture. The challenge consisted of go sees while still having Japanese street fashion. Ann and Eva work t...

First aired December 1, 2004 For their challenge the girls learned and then were tested on their knowledge about the Tea Ceremony. Yaya won her fifth challenge in a row, and picked Amanda to go to a hot spring. The girls later ganged up ...

First aired November 24, 2004 This was the recap episode of the cycle including Cassie's tearful confession when she told her mother that she was a stripper, Yaya going ballistic and Eva & Yaya's catfight.

First aired November 17, 2004 The remaining girls had an acting lesson with Taye Diggs. When it came time for Taye to tell the girls how they did, he forgot Nicole. Then Tyra came out and announced that the girls would be flying to Tokyo...

First aired November 10, 2004 This episode opened with an emotional Tyra discussing Cassie's elimination with her mother, saying she regretted not being able to help her. The girls got fashion advice from stylist Rebecca Weinberg. A...

First aired November 3, 2004 In an earlier episode, Cassie had revealed to Amanda that she suffered from bulimia, and her secret had subsequently spread to all of the contestants as well as to Tyra. Tyra offered counseling to Cassie, but...

First aired October 27, 2004 Back at the apartment, Eva and Ann got fed up with Cassie's dirty dishes around the house. Ann took a knife and wrote "Clean Your Shit" in Cassie's low-carb brownies, which angered Cassie....

First aired October 20, 2004 The contestants got a lesson in posing from Janice Dickinson, and were challenged to pose as mannequins in lingerie at La Perla's store window. Kelle was chosen as the winner for her natural poses. Her p...

First aired October 13, 2004 The remaining contestants got a lesson on runway walking from Miss J. The next day, they were surprised to know that they would be taking part in a fashion show for Heatherette which was a dream come true for...

First aired October 6, 2004 During this episode, each girl was given a new look. Some makeovers were drastic - Jennipher was told that her waist-length hair would be cut and donated to Locks of Love, and Amanda was transformed from a bru...

First aired September 29, 2004 The final 14 were flown to Montego Bay, Jamaica for their first photo shoot, where they were greeted by Jay Manuel and are told to pose in swimsuits against the backdrop of the Jamaican shoreline. Jay also ...

First aired September 22, 2004 The 34 semifinalists met in Los Angeles and had a pool party to celebrate making it to California. Deciding to have a bit more fun, some of the girls trekked out to a local hot spot where semifinalist Tiffa...