The season finale has the three finalists shooting their Cover Girl commercial and print ad with Jay Manuel. Keenyah's work ends up at the bottom of the three and she is eliminated for her arrogant attitude and non modelesque weight.
The Cycle 4 season opener introduces the semi-finalists and touches upon their varied history, including the revelation that one model had been part of a gang. The group is narrowed down to 14 finalists after their first photoshoot in a photomachine.
The episode begins with Jay Manuel introducing the finalists to Tyra and the judges of the cycle and arranging the girls in their first finalist photoshoot entitled 'Aliens in Manhattan'.
The models are coached by J. Alexander (aka Miss J.) on their runway technique by walking up and down the aisles of a stadium while also carrying items.
The girls have a busy week as they take a ballet lesson, meet with successful model Beverly Johnson for advice and have an indulgent dinner that leads to one girl getting sick.
Photo shoot producer and guest judge Jay Manuel introduces the girls to their next challenge involving makeup application. They must use various Cover Girl cosmetics to create a haute couture 'look'.
Tyra educates the girls about the business side of modeling, including the all important topic of contracts that must be reviewed. She then takes them to a Cover Girl party where they have the chance to mix and mingle with industry guests.
The girls all struggle with this week's challenge of acting. They are tasked to memorize a scene and perform it with a male model. Only Naima nails her scene so she wins the challenge.
The girls are given interview lessons which are put to the challenge when they interview rapper/ actor Eve. Christina wins the challenge and gets an exclusive interview on Entertainment Tonight.
At the beginning of the episode, the girls are tasked to capture their 'wild side' in a photo. Brittany wins the challenge and then is told, along with the others, that they will be travelling to Cape Town, South Africa for the remainder of the competition.
The girls go on their Cape Town 'go-sees' where they are tasked to meet many important people in the fashion industry. Kennyan wins the challenge and receives a dinner invitation with a guest to designer Craig Port's house.
Much of South African culture and history is explored in this episode. The remaining models learn the traditional South African dance and perform it in front of a live audience.
A clip episode that recaps what has transpired on Cycle 4 up until this point. Never before seen footage of the models is shown.