America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8

America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8
Promotional photograph of the cast of Cycle 8 of America's Next Top Model
Format	Reality television
Created by	Tyra Banks
Developed by	Ken Mok Kenya Barris
Country of origin	USA
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Tyra Banks Ken Mok Anthony Dominici
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	The CW
Original run	February 28, 2007 – May 16, 2007
Chronology
Preceded by	Cycle 7
Followed by	Cycle 9
External links
Website

America's Next Top Model Cycle 8 is the eighth cycle of America's Next Top Model and the second season of the series to be aired on The CW network, which aired from February 28, 2007, to May 16, 2007.

The international destination during this cycle was Sydney, Australia. The winner, similar to all of the cycles aired on The CW network, received representation by Elite Model Management, a cover & six-page spread within Seventeen magazine,^[1] and a US$100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.

The winner was 20-year-old Jaslene Gonzalez from Chicago, Illinois, becoming the first Puerto Rican to win the title.

The cycle's promotional tagline was "Welcome To The Jungle, Ladies" and the promotional theme songs were both Danity Kane's "One Shot" and Shiny Toy Guns' "Le Disko." The cycle's finale episode attracted more than 6.6 million viewers, a record for both the franchise and the CW.

Episode summaries

The Girl Who Won't Stop Talking

First aired February 28, 2007

The 33 contestants were sent to Los Angeles, and were immediately thrown into model boot camp. They met Jay Manuel and J. Alexander who tested them with a quick photo shoot and a quiz on fashion-related knowledge. Sarah won the posing challenge as impressed with the Jays. Later that day, they met Tyra.

After the boot camp, the semi-finalists went into a room with Tyra, Jay and Miss J, to tell them about themselves. Returning applicant Jaslene (did not made it to Cycle 7) gave comments about her past. Some memorable auditions included a girl named Micheline, who had at least 20 tattoos on her body, Natasha telling them how she was only 18 when she got married to a man in his forties, and Dionne calling her hair color "1B-30." After the interviews, the field was pared down to twenty contestants. At a party hosted by Marc Ecko, the contestants each had their pictures taken, and the final thirteen were chosen based on these photos.

• Special guests: Johnta Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Russell Baer, Marc Ecko

The thirteen finalists have their first photo shoot dealt with the following controversial political issues:

Contestant	Controversial political issue
Brittany	Pro-fur
Cassandra	Carnivore
Diana	Pro-gun
Dionne	Vegan
Felicia	Straight marriage
Jael	Pro-life
Jaslene	Death Penalty
Kathleen	Anti-fur
Natasha	Pro-choice
Renee	Anti-gun
Samantha	Gay marriage (with Whitney)
Sarah	Life imprisonment
Whitney	Gay marriage (with Samantha)

After the photo shoot, the girls have moved to their new mansion.

For the week's reward challenge, the contestants were taken to a Goodwill thrift shop where they were given three minutes to put together an outfit which reflected their personal style. After a runway show featuring their outfits, each outfit was auctioned off to raise money for Goodwill, and Jael's received the highest bid. Her reward was to sign her name on the ceremonial check given to the charity for the vocationally challenged, and she got to get dressed up by Phillip Bloch before meeting the judges.

Only Jaslene, Felicia, Samantha, Cassandra and Brittany pulled off good photos, while the rest failed to impress. The judges criticized Jael for her apparent fear of success, because she felt like she will be hated by the other girls for potentially winning future challenges. Despite several girls producing unsatisfactory pictures, Jael and Kathleen were the bottom two contestants for failing to commit to their characters during their photo shoots. But it was Jael who got spared for displaying more potential and Kathleen was the first girl sent home of the cycle.

• First call-out: Jaslene Gonzalez
• Bottom two: Jael Strauss & Kathleen DuJour
• Eliminated: Kathleen DuJour
• Featured photographer: Nigel Barker
• Special guests: Phillip Bloch

The Girls Go To Prom

First aired March 7, 2007

The contestants were greeted by J. Alexander and a marching band at a high school, before they were divided into teams and taught a runway walking routine based on timing and precision. After the rehearsal, they met fashion show producer Roy Campbell, who introduced them to their challenge – a prom fashion show consisting of three looks each, modern contemporary, the 80s prom and ghetto fabulous. Sarah's wardrobe malfunctioned, and she was commended for not letting it affect her walk but was criticized for not covering up in front of the students. Brittany won the runway challenge and received a trophy. Although Samantha did not win, she expressed her happiness for being there as she missed her own prom.

The next day, the contestants returned to the high school for a photoshoot, where Jay Manuel assigned each of them a different high school cliché:

Contestant	High School Cliché
Brittany	Valedictorian
Cassandra	Cheerleader
Diana	Student Body President
Dionne	Bad Girl
Felicia	Jock
Jael	Bookworm
Jaslene	Weirdo
Natasha	Teacher's Pet
Renee	Class Clown
Samantha	Girl with the Bad Reputation
Sarah	Class Flirt
Whitney	Mean Girl

While Jaslene stood out and was called first once again, and Felicia and Diana impressed the judges, Natasha and Samantha struggled to fit their characters, and they landed in the bottom two. Natasha was criticized for her inability to transfer her beauty into a photograph and she was told she was worse than Ann Markley from Cycle 3, while the judges saw Samantha as inexperienced. Tyra handed the last photo to Natasha because of her positive attitude, thus sending Samantha home.

• First call-out: Jaslene Gonzalez
• Bottom two: Natasha Galkina & Samantha Francis
• Eliminated: Samantha Francis
• Featured photographer: Carlos Rios
• Special guests: Roy Campbell, Hallie Bowman
• CoverGirl of the Week: Jaslene Gonzalez

The Girl Who Cries All The Time

First aired March 14, 2007

The 11 remaining contestants traveled to a Beverly Hills salon for their makeovers. While most of them liked their new looks, a lot of pain came with Brittany's new hair weave, and the long weave originally planned for Jael was taken out after eight hours in the salon. Back at The house, Brittany complained about her new weave made her itch, irritating Whitney. Later, Jael received a devastating phone call, discovering that one of her close friends had died of a drug overdose.

The contestants participated in a challenge to test their ability to apply makeup, which Brittany won and shared her Seventeen photoshoot prize with Jael & Sarah but she cannot share her immunity in the next panel, though it was announced Cassandra would have won, had she not been late.

For the photo shoot, the contestants posed nude, decorated as various types of candy:

Contestant	Type Of Candy
Brittany	Banana split
Cassandra	Jelly bean
Diana	Gummi bear
Dionne	Candy cane
Felicia	Lollipop
Jael	Birthday cake
Jaslene	Dulce de leche
Natasha	Gum balls
Renee	Candy necklace
Sarah	Hard Candy
Whitney	Chocolate Kiss

At judging, the judges were impressed by Brittany's "editorial" photograph, and learned of Jael's tragedy. While most girls also received praise for their improvements, the judges criticized Jaslene for losing her "spicy personality." However, the judges were left disappointed with Cassandra's picture, seeing that she hasn't stepped up to the plate at all. With that, she landed in the bottom two with Diana, who had a hard time posing her plus-sized body. In the end, the judges felt that Cassandra was not able to transfer her inner and outer beauty into a photo and she was sent home.

• First call-out: Brittany Hatch
• Bottom two: Cassandra Watson & Diana Zalewski
• Eliminated: Cassandra Watson
• Featured photographer: Joseph Cultice
• Special guests: Neeko, Roxanna Floyd, Carissa Rosenberg
• CoverGirl of the Week: Jaslene Gonzalez

The Girl Who Changes Her Attitude

First aired March 21, 2007

The contestants met posing instructor Benny Ninja, who taught them the art of "voguing." They were put to the test when they had to maneuver their way through a laser maze within two minutes while being judged on their posing. Renee was the only one to fail the task. Whitney won her first challenge, and her reward was a $40,000 bracelet from Angara.

For the week’s photo shoot, the girls posed as crime scene victims, bringing life to the photo while being 'dead':

Contestant	Crime Scene
Brittany	Electrocuted
Diana	Disemboweled
Dionne	Shot
Felicia	Decapitated
Jael	Strangled
Jaslene	Pushed off a roof
Natasha	Drowned
Renee	Poisoned
Sarah	Pushed down the stairs
Whitney	Stabbed

At the end of the photo shoot, Jay Manuel commented that the judges would have a hard time deliberating during panel as all the girls exceeded his expectations in delivering strong photos for judging. As predicted, most of the girls received positive feedback from the judges, with the exception of Dionne and Felicia. Dionne was critiqued on not taking enough initiative to produce great shots and leaving it to the creative director and photographer to position her, while Felicia was not able to bring life into her film. While deliberating, Dionne was also chastised for not looking like a model in person and Felicia for producing the weakest photo in the bunch and resting on good critiques at previous panels. In the end, Felicia was then sent home due to her declining performance throughout the competition.

• First call-out: Renee Alway
• Bottom two: Dionne Walters & Felicia Provost
• Eliminated: Felicia Provost
• Featured photographer: Mike Rosenthal
• Special guest: Benny Ninja
• CoverGirl of the Week: Jael Strauss

The Girl Who Takes Credit

First aired March 28, 2007

This week, the girls learned all about fashion appeal. They met up with Elite Model Management director Cathy Gould, who taught them what not to wear and what outfits were considered “top model” standard. After this, the girls were split into groups of three and put to the test. Their challenge, judged by two fashion mavens, was to assemble their own clothing line and be their own mannequins. At the end, when they were called to pose, Whitney, ignoring Natasha’s reminder, sat on the floor, outside the designated posing platform, and disqualified herself and her group. They were then told that their group would have won, and Whitney individually, but due to the circumstances, they selected Sarah as the next best and she won her first reward – double the frames for the week’s photo shoot. When Sarah claimed all the credit, this angered her group mates Dionne and Renee, who had picked her outfit for her. She talked about how she saw the top she wanted to wear and knew she had to wear it when in fact Sarah did not choose any part of her outfit at all, and even at one point before they were called to pose she had asked Dionne and Renee which outfit was hers.

For the week’s photo shoot, the girls were excited when they saw male models on set, but were surprised when they heard that they were drag queens and would be posing as women, and the girls as men. The couples each contestant had to portray were as follows:

Contestant	Couples
Brittany	Outdoorsy
Diana	Red-Carpet
Dionne	Power Couple
Jael	Bohemian
Jaslene	Nautical
Natasha	Hip-Hop
Renee	Glam Rock
Sarah	Rocker
Whitney	Collegiate

While Brittany and Jaslene once again impressed Jay with their shots, the real shock of the day came from Natasha, who wowed everyone on set. Not only did she turn out with a great photo, she also incorporated some ideas of her own into the shoot, including grills from a gum wrapper and a toothpick. Diana and Whitney struggled with their plus-size bodies, and landed in the bottom two. The judges felt that Diana had no fire and when she was asked why she wanted to be a top model, she answered "just 'cause," and Whitney just couldn't take a good picture, but gave Whitney a chance and Diana was eliminated.

• First call-out: Natasha Galkina
• Bottom two: Diana Zalewski & Whitney Cunningham
• Eliminated: Diana Zalewski
• Featured photographer: Richard Reinsdorf
• Special guests: Cathy Gould, Deda Coben
• CoverGirl of the Week: Whitney Cunningham

The Girl Who Gets Thrown In The Pool

First aired April 4, 2007

The girls met Twiggy and Cycle 7’s Melrose Bickerstaff, where they were told to assign themselves a nickname which they would be using to introduce themselves at a party attended by many influential people in the industry. Jael overly irritated rapper 50 Cent and he pushed her in the pool, with Natasha jumping in after her. Later, the two were embarrassed when they met Tyra’s manager Benny Medina for an interview and they were soaking wet. Also Nicole Richie was gossiping and told Jael that Renee hated her, leading to a fight between Jael and Renee.

The week’s photo shoot required the girls to direct their own hair and makeup, and to showcase four sides of their personalities as follows:

Contestant	Personalities Portrayed	Nicknames
Brittany	Innocent, spacey, secret evil, goofy	Brit
Dionne	Friendly, Evil, Hood, sensitive	Wholahay (changed to Brown)
Jael	sexy beast, anarchist, revolutionary, dominator	Jael
Jaslene	Sentimental, Drag queen, Cha-cha diva, Modelesque	Jaslene
Natasha	Happy, surprised, sad, sexy	Nata
Renee	Sexual, dark side, motherly, sorrow	Nayien (changed to NeNe)[Note 1]
Sarah	Innocent, angry, sad, happy	Moe (considered Sarah Von)
Whitney	Secretive, peaceful, thinker, comedian	Whitelle

After the shoot, Dionne, having impressed Benny the most at the party, won the reward of a spread for Keds in Seventeen magazine, and chose Jaslene and Whitney to go with her.

The next day, Tyra visited the girls for a chat, where Renee was criticized by all the girls, but Tyra managed to mediate the problem and allowed Renee to air her grievances. Renee confessed that due to a troublesome abusive childhood, she had a tendency to lash out at people.

At panel, Jael, Natasha, Dionne, Brittany and Renee all received praise, while Jaslene was criticized for making all four of her personalities look the same. The judges felt that Sarah had yet to step out of her comfort zone, while Whitney once again did not produce a stellar photo, landing both of them in the bottom two. Whitney was given one last chance as Sarah’s overly posed photos sent her home.

• First call-out: Jael Strauss
• Bottom two: Sarah VonderHaar & Whitney Cunningham
• Eliminated: Sarah VonderHaar
• Featured photographer: Kareem Black
• Special guests: 50 Cent, Melrose Bickerstaff, Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, Beverly Johnson, Nancy Josephson, Nikki Haskell, Larry Sanitsky, Benny Medina, Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry, Bill Maher, Markus Klinko and Indrani, Jennifer Weiderman
• CoverGirl of the Week: Natasha Galkina

The Girl Who Impresses Pedro

First aired April 11, 2007

The contestants got a crash course in character acting from actress Tia Mowry, and were immediately thrown into an acting challenge with Efren Ramirez, who portrayed Pedro in the film Napoleon Dynamite. Renee was chosen as the best actress. She chose Dionne to share in her prize of a custom-made t-shirt. However, the real prize was a surprise visit from their families. Natasha began to have an emotional breakdown from missing her daughter. Despite being down, Natasha was able to push the thought out of her head and model (as Mr. Jay puts it) "like a professional."

Excitement rose when girls from past seasons of ANTM showed up for their next photo shoot, where the Cycle 8 girls are to portray notorious, memorable moments from the contest's past.

Contestant	Past Cycle Representation
Brittany	ANTM having twin contestants (Amanda and Michelle Babin, Cycle 7)
Dionne	Lesbian limo kiss (Kim Stolz, Cycle 5)
Jael	Balance disorder fainting during panel (Rebecca Epley, Cycle 4)
Jaslene	Stolen granola bar (Bre Scullark, Cycle 5)
Natasha	Impetigo (Michelle Deighton, Cycle 4)
Renee	Snaggletooth removal (Joanie Dodds, Cycle 6)
Whitney	Refusal to do a nude shoot (Shannon Stewart, Cycle 1)

At panel, Dionne, Natasha and Brittany impressed the judges with their outstanding photographs, while Jael landed in the bottom two for being too mechanical at the shoot and then failing to express herself eloquently at panel. However, the judges felt that Jael's portfolio was more impressive, therefore Whitney was eliminated in her third consecutive bottom two appearance when she was still unable to effectively translate her beauty into photographs.

• First call-out: Dionne Walters
• Bottom two: Jael Strauss & Whitney Cunningham
• Eliminated: Whitney Cunningham
• Featured photographer: Matthew Jordan Smith
• Special guests: Tia Mowry, Efren Ramirez, Rebecca Epley, Kim Stolz, Joanie Dodds, Michelle Deighton, Bre Scullark, Michelle Babin, Amanda Babin, Shannon Stewart, Christian Marc
• CoverGirl of the Week: Jaslene Gonzalez

The Girls Go Down Under

First aired April 18, 2007

The girls got a crash course in interviewing from Cycle 2 contestant April Wilkner and comedian Gary Riotto, before their international destination was revealed as Sydney, Australia. Upon landing, the girls were immediately tasked to interview the locals on American fashion faux pas, using as much Australian slang as possible. Natasha won the challenge, winning an opportunity to be a correspondent for The Tyra Banks Show.

This week, instead of a regular photo shoot, the girls did a CoverGirl commercial at Hyde Park with an Australian accent. Tyra was surprised that Natasha was able to cover her thick Russian accent with a commendable Australian accent, and Renee was able to pull off "Steve Irwin" in her take. Brittany struggled to remember her lines, because of her short-term memory. Nevertheless, she landed in the bottom two together with Jael, who also had a lackluster take. In the end, despite Jael's take still being better than Brittany's, she was shockingly eliminated when the judges valued Brittany’s previous photographs.

• First call-out: Natasha Galkina
• Bottom two: Brittany Hatch & Jael Strauss
• Eliminated: Jael Strauss
• Featured commercial director: Simon Higgins
• Special guests: April Wilkner, Erika Heynatz, Gary Riotto, Nick Hudson
• CoverGirl of the Week: Natasha Galkina

The Girl Who Picks A Fight

First aired April 25, 2007

This was the season's recap episode. Never-before seen footage included the girls making a mock runway show called "Top Model High Fashion Show", Jael following Renee around with a pair of pom-poms, Dionne and Renee getting into a heated argument, Natasha and Renee bonding while cleaning the house, Cassandra going to the hospital for frostbite following the nude "candy-coated" shoot and Natasha getting a tooth removed.

The Girl Who Blames The Taxi Driver

First aired May 2, 2007

The remaining five contestants were sent on go-sees all around Sydney and were given a time limit of 4 hours. Natasha and Brittany arrived back at the modeling agency late, and they were disqualified. Natasha accepted it gracefully while Brittany had a tantrum, throwing her portfolio on the ground, yelling at Natasha to "shut up," and blaming the taxi driver for not meeting her at the designated area. Everyone inside the agency, including challenge administrator Priscilla Leighton Clark, heard Brittany expressing her displeasure with her disqualification. Jaslene impressed the clients the most and won the challenge. She chose Dionne to accompany her to share a photo shoot on top of the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge shot by Nigel Barker.

At the photo shoot, the girls worked a swimsuit in two ways. First, Tyra shot them in sensual poses for a women's magazine, and then they struck sexy poses for a men's magazine. Tyra was impressed with Jaslene's variety of poses, but was disappointed with Dionne after Dionne had to be coached through the entire photo shoot.

At panel, all but Dionne were hailed for their photos. Natasha for seven weeks in a row again impressed the judges for her great photos, but Tyra revealed that she was shocked because none of the go-see designers wanted to hire Brittany, despite a stellar portfolio. Ultimately, Dionne's lackluster photos and Brittany's poor go-see performance landed them in the bottom two. But it was Brittany's lack of charm in front of the go-see designers that sent her home.

• First call-out: Jaslene Gonzalez
• Bottom two: Brittany Hatch & Dionne Walters
• Eliminated: Brittany Hatch
• Featured photographers: Tyra Banks, Michael Omm
• Special guests: Jodhi Meares, Priscilla Leighton Clark, Wayne Cooper, Lill Boyd, Anna Hewett, Tina Kalivas, Jayson Brunsdon, Arabella Ramsay, Alice McCall, Kit Willow, David Sciola, Brad Rope, Adrian Allen, Tamati William, Samuel Sirena
• CoverGirl of the Week: Natasha Galkina

The Girl Who Does Not Want To Dance

First aired May 9, 2007

The final four contestants visited aboriginal teachers for a lesson on self-expression and storytelling through dance. They decorated themselves and their costumes with traditional body paint, before relating their life story to a crowd. While the cold irritated Dionne, Renee embraced the dance and subsequently won the challenge. She picked Jaslene to share in her prize of pearl jewelry. That night, Renee, Dionne and Jaslene hit the town, while Natasha stayed home, sick. They took the opportunity to talk behind her back, questioning her husband and child.

At the photo shoot, each girl has to express herself through aboriginal dance as follows:

Contestant	Aboriginal Dance
Dionne	Dance of the Food Gatherers
Jaslene	Dance of the Red Breasted Robin
Natasha	Dance of the Willie Wagtail
Renee	Dance of the Butterfly

At judging, only Renee received unanimous praise. Jaslene's photo received lukewarm remarks because her latest photo was reminiscent of her first photo shoot, questioning her versatility. While Dionne and Natasha were criticized for weak photos, Natasha was more scolded for having the weakest photo.

Things got heated when Natasha was ganged up by the rest of the girls when Tyra asked them who they felt had the most and least amount of potential. Despite being singled out, Natasha held her cool and handled the situation well. Dionne and Natasha landed in the bottom two, where Tyra lambasted Dionne for not improving enough, as well as not picking herself when Tyra asked who had the most potential (she picked Jaslene); while Natasha was scolded because she didn't manage to hide her weak state while doing the photo shoot, thus producing her worst photo ever. In the end, the judges felt that Natasha has improved more, and Dionne was sent packing.

• First call-out: Renee Alway
• Bottom two: Dionne Walters & Natasha Galkina
• Eliminated: Dionne Walters
• Featured photographer: Kane Skennar
• Special guests: Carissa Rosenberg, Uncle Max, Calita Murray, Justin Schwarz, Sharon Williams
• CoverGirl of the Week: Jaslene Gonzalez

The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model

First aired May 16, 2007

The final three were put to the test when they had to shoot a CoverGirl commercial and print ad.

For the commercial, the girls were told to ad lib. Natasha initially wrote a script, but later dropped it to sound more natural, while Jaslene impressed by using Spanish in her commercial. All the girls were praised, but the judges noted differing weaknesses in them – Natasha gave a natural smile only when she was laughing, Jaslene's picture looked like a yearbook photo, and Renee's photographs looked old. Despite having a strong commercial and previous strong performances, Renee was eliminated in her first appearance in the bottom two, as she continued to look too old in her photographs.

• First call-out: Jaslene Gonzalez
• Bottom two: Natasha Galkina & Renee Alway
• Eliminated: Renee Alway
• Featured photographer: Jim De Yonker

The next day, the final two shot their covers for Seventeen magazine. Tyra visited both contestants for one-on-one sessions before they prepared for the final runway challenge. Cycle 7 winner CariDee English joined Jaslene and Natasha in the runway show, themed "evolution" for Australian fashion label Sass and Bide. Jaslene started off with a weak walk but ended off strong and natural. While Natasha had a wardrobe malfunction backstage, the production went on smoothly. The judges were also impressed by her professional handling of the situation when her skirt fell while on the runway.

At the final judging, the panel saw both finalists as winners and were divided over their preference of the girls' walks. Natasha's striking look got the thumbs up, but her ability to learn was both lauded and questioned. Jaslene's photographs received universal praise, though there was concern for her commercial ability. The judges were torn between Natasha's astounding progress and Jaslene's overall consistency.

After a long deliberation, the girls were called in and Jaslene was revealed to be the eighth winner of America's Next Top Model.

• Final two: Jaslene Gonzalez & Natasha Galkina
• America's Next Top Model: Jaslene Gonzalez
• Special guests: CariDee English, Brent Poer, Sarah-Jane Clarke, Heidi Middleton, Carissa Rosenberg

Contestants

(ages stated are at time of contest)

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Rank
Kathleen DuJour	20	Brooklyn, New York	13th
Samantha Francis	19	Pinson, Alabama	12th
Cassandra Watson	24	Seattle, Washington	11th
Felicia Provost	19	Houston, Texas	10th
Diana Zalewski	21	Garfield, New Jersey	9th
Sarah VonderHaar	20	Lake Zurich, Illinois	8th
Whitney Cunningham	21	West Palm Beach, Florida	7th
Jael Strauss	22	Detroit, Michigan	6th
Brittany Hatch	21	Savannah, Georgia	5th
Dionne Walters	20	Montgomery, Alabama	4th
Renee Alway	20	Maui, Hawaii	3rd
Natalia "Natasha" Galkina	21	Dallas, Texas	Runner-up
Jaslene Gonzalez	20	Chicago, Illinois	Winner

Summaries

Call-out order

Tyra's call-out order

Order	Episodes
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	11	12	13
1	Natasha	Jaslene	Jaslene	Brittany	Renee	Natasha	Jael	Dionne	Natasha	Jaslene	Renee	Jaslene	Jaslene
2	Kathleen	Brittany	Felicia	Jael	Natasha	Dionne	Natasha	Natasha	Renee	Natasha	Jaslene	Natasha	Natasha
3	Sarah	Felicia	Diana	Sarah	Brittany	Brittany	Dionne	Brittany	Jaslene	Renee	Natasha	Renee
4	Cassandra	Diana	Renee	Dionne	Whitney	Jaslene	Brittany	Renee	Dionne	Dionne	Dionne
5	Renee	Samantha	Brittany	Felicia	Jaslene	Sarah	Renee	Jaslene	Brittany	Brittany
6	Samantha	Cassandra	Cassandra	Renee	Jael	Renee	Jaslene	Jael	Jael
7	Dionne	Renee	Dionne	Whitney	Diana	Jael	Whitney	Whitney
8	Whitney	Sarah	Jael	Natasha	Sarah	Whitney	Sarah
9	Brittany	Dionne	Whitney	Jaslene	Dionne	Diana
10	Felicia	Whitney	Sarah	Diana	Felicia
11	Jael	Natasha	Natasha	Cassandra
12	Jaslene	Jael	Samantha
13	Diana	Kathleen

     The contestant was CoverGirl of the Week & won the reward challenge

     The contestant was CoverGirl of the Week

     The contestant won the reward challenge

     The contestant was eliminated

     The contestant won the competition

• In episode 1, the pool of 20 girls was reduced to 13 who moved on to the main competition. However, this first call-out does not reflect their performance that first week.
• The following contestants were disqualified from challenges:
  • In episode 4, Cassandra did not make it back on time.
  • In episode 6, Jael, Natasha and Whitney did not follow instructions.
  • In episode 11, Brittany and Natasha were late making it back from their go-sees.
• Episode 10 was a recap episode.

Photo shoot guide

• Episode 1 Photo Shoot: Marc Ecko Party Shoot (Casting)
• Episode 2 Photo Shoot: Controversial Political Views
• Episode 3 Photo Shoot: High School Clichés
• Episode 4 Photo Shoot: Nude Candy Coated
• Episode 5 Photo Shoot: Crime Scene Victims
• Episode 6 Photo Shoot: Gender Swap Couples
• Episode 7 Photo Shoot: Four Personalities
• Episode 8 Photo Shoot: Memorable Moments of Past Cycles with Payless shoes
• Episode 9 Commercial: CoverGirl Outback Endorsement
• Episode 11 Photo Shoots: Swimsuit Spread for Men's & Women's Magazines
• Episode 12 Photo Shoot: Aboriginal Ceremony Dance
• Episode 13 Photo Shoots & Commercial: Covergirl Beauty Shot; "My Life As A Covergirl" Commercial Shoot for TruShine lipcolor; Seventeen Magazine Covers

Judges

• Tyra Banks
• Twiggy
• Nigel Barker
• J. Alexander

Other cast members

• Jay Manuel – photography
• Sutan – make-up
• Christian Marc – hair
• Anda & Masha – wardrobe

Post Top Model careers

• Renee Alway is currently signed with NEXT Model Management and appeared on Modelville.
• Whitney Cunningham had done some print work.
• Kathleen DuJour did some test shots.
• Samantha Francis is currently signed with Fusion Model Management in New York City, Apple Model Management in Bangkok and Style International Management in Hong Kong. She used to be signed with Elite Model Management in New York. She was featured as a "Top Model in Action" during cycle 13
• Natasha Galkina is currently signed with Red Model Management in New York City, under the name "Alie M". She used to be signed with MUSE Modeling Agency in New York, MGMT First in New York City, Ace Model Management in Athens, and Beatrice International Models in Milan. She also been walked for D&G, Valentino, Chanel, Cavalli, Anna Sui, and Dior. she also appears a lots of editorials for Italian Vogue as well as A Cover Of Beauty In Vogue In Russia, Teen Vogue, And I-D Magazine. Galkina Also Appeared In An Ads Campaign For Roberto Cavalli "Spring 2010" along with Kate Moss And Lily Cole.
• Jaslene Gonzalez is currently signed with MC2 Models in New York, Faces Model Management in Malaysia and Exodus Model Management.
• Brittany Hatch is currently signed with Beatrice International Models in Milan. She used to be signed with New York Model Management.
• Felicia Provost used to be signed with Elite Model Management in Chicago.
• Jael Strauss used to be signed with Otto Models.
• Sarah VonderHaar is currently signed with Elite Model Management in Chicago.
• Dionne Walters is currently signed with Eye Candy Model Management.
• Cassandra Watson is currently signed with Look Model Agency in San Francisco and SMG Models in Seattle.
• Diana Zalewski had a cover of Skorch.

Notes

1. ^ Due to name confusion about Nayien within Cycle 4 winner Naima Mora, Renee decided to change her new nickname NeNe at the judging panel.

References

1. ^ "America's Next Top Model – Cast – Tyra Banks". http://www.cwtv.com/shows/americas-next-top-model/cast/grandprize. 

External links

• Official page at The CW
• America's Next Top Model at the Internet Movie Database
• Entertainment Tonight
• Pictures and Official Previews at tv.yahoo.com
• TV Guide.com Interviews Eliminated Contestants
• America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8 at TV.com