[1] Fashion industry public relations maven Kelly Cutrone replaced Vogue editor André Leon Talley as a judge for the series.

[1] The international destinations for this cycle were Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the special administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong in China.

(Ages stated are at start of contest)[8] No episode aired on April 4, 2012 due to the CW's broadcast of One Tree Hill series finale.

After the parade, the models take part in a runway challenge with legendary boxing ring announcer Michael Buffer as master of ceremonies.

The very first photo shoot had the girls portraying American and British public figures while jumping on a trampoline, with sixty cameras capturing them in a 3D shot.

Alisha breaks down into tears, Jasmia and Mariah fall flat in their photo, while Ashley is scolded for thinking beyond the shot.

Catherine, Kyle, Laura, Seymone and Sophie received praise, while Louise, Alisha, Annaliese, Ashley and Jasmia struggle to make it work.

Ultimately, Tyra handed the last photograph to Seymone, whose personality saved her, while Mariah became the first American girl to leave the competition.

At the photo shoot, Candace struggles to give more expression with her face, while Eboni fails to sell the dress.

Ashley looks "disgusted" in her session, while Louise blames Annaliese for wasting time and not acting as a leader.

This ultimately leads to the judges commenting on Louise's attitude which causes her to dramatically break down and walk off-set, subsequently quitting the competition.

During the elimination ceremony, Louise's name is called eighth and Tyra reveals that she would have remained in the competition had she not quit on her own accord (despite having a bad attitude and talking back to the judges).

Nevertheless, Tyra hands the girls a single sheet with all four of their photographs and decides to not send any of them home, partially due to them being able to handle criticism and showing potential.

Eboni becomes frustrated over her brand (30-Never) and she feels she can't portray this youthful and innocent title due to her troubled upbringing.

The contestants are later introduced to Martin Lindstrom for their challenge, which is to present and sell a fictional product while remaining true to their brands.

For the photo shoot, the girls are taken to the Sepulveda Dam at the Los Angeles River, where they pose with vintage American cars while wearing hats by Irish designer Philip Treacy.

Sophie is confronted by the panel for failing to deliver, but it was Seymone and Candace who ultimately find themselves in the bottom two for their mediocre photographs.

Eboni's excellent photograph earns her first call-out, while Ashley and Catherine land in the bottom two for not booking any of the castings.

Catherine is ultimately saved due to the sheer strength of her photograph, while Ashley is eliminated from the competition despite her endearing personality.

In the beginning of the episode, some of the girls accidentally rip Laura's stuffed elephant, which was given to her by her deceased friend Kevin, and throw the ear into the swimming pool.

At the recording studio, the UK girls do substantially better than the US contestants while Catherine excelled that performance while Kyle, Eboni, AzMarie and Sophie struggled.

Most of the American models receive mixed feedback from the judges, but it is Kyle and AzMarie who ultimately land in the bottom two.

For the photo shoot, the models pose as an art installation at a dinner party with guest star Estelle in groups while "booty tooching".

Annaliese wowed the photographer and Jay, but two US girls struggled with the shoot: Eboni looked incredibly stiff, and Seymone was slated for her constant complaining.

Laura won the challenge and shared her prize with her co-American model Eboni, which was a massage at the MGM Six Sense Spa.

The girls were taken to Hong Kong where they met Nicholas Tse, who taught them some basic martial arts in preparation for their challenge.

Laura was praised for not letting anything come down to her nerves, while Sophie was commended for facing her fear and producing a stunning photograph.

For the photo shoot, the remaining girls posed inside a life-sized bottle for a youth-themed "Dream Come True" campaign, with Ben Bennett as their client.

Eliminated contestants Catherine, Eboni and Annaliese along with Alisha despite quitting the competition, also joined the models for the show.

[23] Following transmission of the episode, Cutrone posted mocking videos to Watts online,[24] and came under fire from fans of the show who accused her of cyberbullying.