America's Next Top Model (season 2)

The twelve finalists were picked up in a party bus where they were introduced to the viewers and each other. They then partook in a fashion show on a U.S. Navy ship, where Jenascia helped April after April realized she had the wrong outfit on. After receiving a Tyra Mail at dinner telling them that they had a photoshoot the next day, April promised to be responsible for waking everyone up on time. The next day, they did a Garden of Eden–themed nude photoshoot for Fresh Look contact lenses with male models. Jenascia failed to wake up on time for the photoshoot, arriving three hours late, which later impacted her performance. This caused a lot of resentment between Jenasica and April, as she had helped April at the fashion show and felt betrayed. Anna refused to participate in the shoot, as she felt it wasn’t ladylike” and was asked to leave the set of the shoot.[16] At judging, Yoanna, Camille, Mercedes, Heather, and Shandi all received much praise for their photos, although Catie, Bethany, and Jenascia received negative critique from the judges. Anna was criticized by the judges for not only refusing to do the photoshoot but also failing to provide a reason for doing so and Jenascia was criticized for her lateness. Anna and Jenascia landed in the bottom two and Anna became the first model eliminated from the competition.

• Featured photographer: Nigel Barker
• Special guests: Ed Libby, Jim De Yonker, Mike Randy, Ian Jones, and Yohanea Cepeda

The eleven remaining finalists participated in a runway challenge, which was won by Catie. For the week's photoshoot, the finalists shot a campaign for Steve Madden 90210. The judging session saw Bethany become the second model eliminated from the competition.

• Featured photographer: Ché Graham
• Special guests: Martin Snow, Maggie Rizer, and Carmen Marc Valvo

The ten remaining finalists received makeovers and later had a makeup challenge, won by Yoanna. For the photoshoot, the finalists modeled pieces of clothing from Laundry by Shelli Segal while suspended over a giant hole. The judging session saw Heather become the third model eliminated from the competition.

• Featured photographer: Richard Dean
• Special guests: Edward Tricomi, Joel Warren, Karima Casteneda, Julie Redfern, Mike Sharits, Mike Randi, Eric Niemand, and Halle Bowman

The nine remaining finalists met fashion designer Betsey Johnson for a challenge on their personal style, which was won by Shandi. For the week's photoshoot, the contestants portrayed celebrities. The judging session saw Jenascia become the fourth model eliminated from the competition.

• Featured photographer: Andrew Eccles
• Special guests: Simon Doonan, Adrianne Curry, Martin Snow, Danilo, Michael Carl, and Betsey Johnson

For the week's challenge, the eight remaining finalists did an interview with Janice Dickinson. The challenge winner was Mercedes for her honesty surrounding her lupus. The week's photoshoot was a campaign for Quench Water and was shot underwater. Catie, Yoanna, Mercedes, and April performed well, with Sara being praised by Jay for being “better in the water than” on land. However, Shandi, Camille and Xiomara struggled, with Nolé commenting that Xiomara looked like a “walrus wearing chiffon” and that Shandi looked like a “drowning chicken”. The judging session saw Xiomara become the fifth model eliminated from the competition.

• Featured photographer: George Holz
• Special guests: Sam Christensen, Suzannah Galland, Carolyn London, and Nolé Marin

The contestants participated in an acting lesson with Tasha Smith-Arqese followed by an acting challenge with Mark Collier, which was won by April. For the week's photoshoot, the seven remaining contestants had simple black-and-white beauty shots taken and they also shot a Matrix-themed commercial for Rollitos chips. The judging session saw Catie become the sixth model eliminated from the competition.

• Featured photographer: Bill Heuberger
• Featured commercial director: James Gay
• Special guests: Tasha Smith-Arqese, Mark Collier, De La Guarda, Eric Niemand, and Kyle Hagler

The six remaining contestants partook in a dancing challenge, which was won by April. Instead of a photoshoot, they appeared in the music video for Tyra Banks' "Shake Ya Body." The judging session saw Sara become the seventh model eliminated from the competition.

• Featured director: Kennedy
• Special guests: Rodney Jerkins and Tony Michaels

The five remaining finalists were flown to Milan, where they went on go-sees. This challenge was won by Camille. The photoshoot was a campaign for Solstice sunglasses. The judging session saw Camille become the eighth model eliminated from the competition.

• Special guests: Kyle Hagler, David Brown, Elena Cimarosti, Carlo De Amici, Kesia Elwin, Liliana Rolando, Nolé Marin, and Michael Giannini
• Featured photographer: Massimo Costoli

For the week's challenge, the four remaining finalists were required to put together outfit that was high fashion and complemented their body the best.[17] The challenge winner was Shandi. For the week's photo shoot, the girls did a nude shoot in pairs. The judging session saw April become the ninth model eliminated from the competition.

• Featured photographers: Almicare Incalza and Alex Martinengo
• Special guests: Jean Luc, Nolé Marin, Loris Rocchi, and Stephen Fairchild

The final three contestants were Yoanna House, Mercedes Scelba-Shorte, and Shandi Sullivan. The penultimate judging session saw Shandi become the tenth model eliminated from the competition.

• Featured photographer: Massimo Costoli

Mercedes and Yoanna participated in a fashion show for DSquared². The final panel saw Yoanna crowned America's Next Top Model.[18]

• Special guests: Nolé Marin, Gian Luca Guaitoli, Dean Caten, and Dan Caten