33 contestants are chosen and flown to Los Angeles to compete for the title of America's Next Top Model Cycle 8. The girls enter 'model boot camp' led by judges J. Alexander and Jay Manuel. After the boot camp, 20 girls continue on and each do a photo shoot highlighting a controversial political topic. Thirteen finalists are chosen from the pictures by Tyra and her judges.
33 contestants are chosen and flown to Los Angeles to compete for the title of America's Next Top Model Cycle 8. The girls enter 'model boot camp' led by judges J. Alexander and Jay Manuel. After the boot camp, 20 girls continue on and each do a photo shoot highlighting a controversial political topic. Thirteen finalists are chosen from the pictures by Tyra and her judges.
The models compete in high school themed contests. Wearing prom dresses from different eras, the models perform in a fashion show for high school students and then each girl is styled and photographed as a different high school cliche.
The models each receive a hair makeover with many of the girls having their look completely transformed and a few very upset by the results. The girls ability to quickly apply makeup is then challenged and the winner receives a 'Seventeen' magazine photo spread. After one of the girls receives devestating news about a friend's death, the models have to pose nude, decorated in different varieties of candy for their photoshoot.
The contestants are coached by a posing instructor and then put through a laser maze where they compete both with different poses and the clock. All but one girl passes the test. For the episode's photo shoot the models are staged to look like crime scene victims.
The girls get a tough lesson about what to wear and what not to wear by two fashion mavens. Next, the models must work in groups to create a department store display using themselves as mannequins.
The girls meet Twiggy and a former contestant, where they are told to come up with a unique nickname for themselves for publicity purposes. The models then attend a Hollywood party hosted by Smart Water where they are each introduced to super-manager Benny Medina.
The models are coached on character acting by Tia Mowrey and then must act out a scripted scene with actor Efren Ramirez. The winners get a suprise prize as their families arrive for a visit. For the photo shoot, the models are asked to enact various poses from moments throughout the run of "America's Next Top Model," with some help from models in previous cycles.
The models receive a crash course on interviewing from a previous contestant turned TV host and a comedian. The girls then are told that they will be travelling to Australia for the remainder of the competition. Upon landing, the girls must interview the locals on American fashion faux pas. For the final photo shoot, they instead shoot a Cover Girl commercial where they are tasked to use an Australian accent for the dialogue.
With the finale only five weeks away, this episode re-caps the previous episodes with never-before-seen footage including Dionne and Renee going toe-to-toe in an intense argument. At the house, the girls stage a mock fashion show, complete with impersonations of the top model judges.
The five remaining models meet with a top model manager and, with a four hour time limit, are sent on 'go sees' to some of Australia's top new designers. Only two of the girls make it back under the time limit, one being very upset about it claiming it wasn't her fault. For the beach photoshoot, the bathing suit girls are paired up with a male model and are shot with two different consumers in mind. Tyra is one of the photographers.
The final four models visit with Aboriginal teachers for a lesson on self-expression and storytelling. That night, they go out on the town in Sydney, but one model stays home sick and the others take the opportunity to talk behind her back.
The final three start the final round with a photo shoot for Cover Girl. After reviewing the pictures, Renee is suprisingly eliminated as her pictures are too 'old' looking. The final two models perform in a runway show for the fashion label Sass and Bide and though both models perform well, Jaslene is chosen to become America's Next Top Model.