Season 11 - Episode Guide

In the cycle 11 season premiere, 30 girls are selected to strike their fiercest pose at the Top Model Institute of Technology. Ahi-tech runway analyzes the girls' strut & Tyra, Miss J and Jay Manuelassess which 14 show the most Top Model potential.One of the models making waves causes a stir when she reveals that she'stransgender! Once the finalists have beenhand picked, the ladies move into their house andtackle theirfirstphoto challenge: turning hot button political issues into hot pictures. After the judges deliberate, the first of the fourteen is sent packing.

The fourteen finalists are driven to their homebase loft in Los Angeles, California. The contestants ask Isis King questions regarding her gender transition, drawing both empathy and disdain. The next day, they visit Magic Castle, a private club for magicians, where judges Nigel Barker, Paulina Porizkova and the Jays conduct one-to-one interviews with the contestants. The photo shoot theme was voting with each model portraying a political issue. During judging, a new twist is revealed - whoever gets called first would have her picture up in the house for the whole week, and the first honor goes to Marjorie.

The contestants meet posing coach Benny Ninja and contortionist Bree Robertson for a lesson on extreme posing inside fabric tubes. The following day, the posing challenge features Tarina Tarantino jewelry and handbags. Many of the girls utilize awkward poses, but Sheena's inappropriately suggestive pose gets criticized. Elina wins the challenge, and receives a handbag full of the featured jewelry for being the best. At the house, Isis is shown injecting hormones to aid in her gender transition; they make her nauseous. Elina kisses Clark during a game of truth or dare. Tensions rise when Hannah pushes Isis in the jacuzzi, and later says seemingly racist remarks, and is confronted. The photo shoot has the models hanging from a rope ladder, the images are later digitally composited to photos of a hot air balloon. At judging, after first denying that she had surgery, Sheena admits she did have breast augmentation.

The ladies are excited when Tyra reveals it's time for makeovers. Hair is cut and tears are shed when the girls?see their new looks for the first time. The?models head to Malibu for a?swimsuit?shoot with supermodel & designer?Susan Holmes. After the judges deliberate, one girl is sent packing.

The ladies practice their strut down a catwalk while wearing blindfolds and one girl shocks the judges when she decides to lift her dress while posing. The winner of the blindfold challenge will pose for designer Kira Plastinina in a Seventeen Magazine advertorial. In this week's photo challenge, the girls pose with their eyes. After the judges deliberate, one girl is sent packing.

The contestants are thrilled when Paulina shows up to show them how to model unflattering clothing with style. Jay takes the girls to a new level when he asks them to pose as Los Angeles' "natural" disasters including an earthquake, tidal wave, heat wave and a traffic jam.

Tyra surprises the remaining girls with a one-on-one photo shoot to teach each girl how to find their most flattering pose. Back in the house, some girls question whether or not they have the look and drive to continue in the competition. This week's photo challenge takes the girls to Los Angeles' famous Orpheum Theatre, where they show off their best backstage award show snafu pose. The ladies do their best to replicate being caught in the restroom as well as revealing raw emotions during a phony acceptance speech. After the judges deliberate, one girl is sent home.

A look at never-before-seen footage of the cycle 11 contestants that includes the ladies improvising a rap in the hot tub, one girl revealing a hidden talent and a very candid chat between Tyra and the model wannabes.

The ladiespull a disappearing act for this week's challenge. As is Top Model tradition, the remaining girlstest theiron-cameratalents when they shoot their CoverGirl commercialwith the help ofcycle 10 winner, Whitney Thompson. During judging, Tyra reveals this cycle's overseas destination and one girl is sent home.

The ladies pack their bags and head overseas to their European destination. Upon arrival in the foreign land, the ladies are sent on a scavenger hunt throughout the city and must find their way to their temporary home. Upon arrival at the house, three of the girls decide to fight jet lag by taking a bath together. The first challenge finds the ladies in a famous section of town where they model clothing in storefront windows. After the judges deliberate, one girl is sent home.

The remaining five girls travel around town by boat for their go sees. Tyra shoots this week's photo challenge and during elimination one girl screams at the judges. After the judges deliberate, one girl is sent home.

Paulina offers the girls advice on how to successfully model with a variety of items, including fish and toilet paper. Back at the house the girls decide to unwind by inviting some local guys over for an evening full of games. After the judges deliberate, one girl is sent home.

In the cycle 11 finale, the three finalists put their Top Model experience to the test when they shoot their final CoverGirl commercial & print ad. During one of the most memorable catwalks in Top Model history, the ladies deliver a winning, winding strut, but only one will become America's Next Top Model.