Supermodel Tyra Banks welcomes 12 aspiring models to New York City by immediately challenging them to strut their stuff for marines on a runway built on one of the world's largest naval ships, the USS Intrepid, on the premiere of the second. New York's hot deejay Funkmaster Flex spins the beats for the surprise fashion show. Later, one participant gets off to a rough start when she oversleeps the morning of the first photo shoot and is abandoned by the other girls, meanwhile, another wannabe top model is forced off of the set of a nude shoot. The first participant is ...

The girls settle in and life gets interesting as Yoanna and Camille start to strike sparks off each other. The girls have been told to work on their walk on the runway. A day with J. Alexander might be what they need. J. is considered one of the best instructors of the model walk.

The photo shoot involved some pretty fancy shoes and many hard choices for the girls.

It's a hair-raising experience for the girls as they get their makeovers. One girl cries over the loss of her hair, while many other find better used for their eyes.

The photo shoot leads to a major rise in emotions for many of the girls.

Beginning with a fitness challenge and leading onto a personal style evaluation, this episode has more drama than most.

The competition this week? Walking the runway with a little something extra.

The photo shoot this time around is a fun one, transforming the girls into various celebrities.

The girls undergo personality coaching. One girl gets emotion over a strange guest and a judge asks some very hard questions. Secrets and relationship are releaved in this week's episode.

The girls step it up in more ways then one at this week challenge. And some girls prove they are more than just great beauties, but that they also have brains.

The girls get shipped off to Milan and several go-sees, followed by a stunning sunglasses themed photo-shoot.

This episode was an overview of the past eight episodes of the cycle which featured previously unseen footage. It was so named because April was afraid when it was implied that they might have to handle such creatures in a photoshoot. Also seen in this episode was a discussion between Jay Manuel and Janice Dickinson, about Heather's Laundry photo.

Parties, dressing up and teamwork are the names of the game this week.

The girls' photo shoot for the day is a beauty shot one where the girls are dressed opposite of their normal style. After the shoot, the girls meet up with DSquared which whom the final 2 girls will walk in their fashion show. At the fashion show, the final two girls, hurry to get their outfits on. The girls impress the judges and at the deliberation, a large television will reveal the winner...