In keeping with the last two cycles, social media was a factor in eliminations, with public voting taking place on the show's official page.

Five of the episodes were filmed in Seoul, one of which featured James of Royal Pirates, and the finale had guest appearances from K-pop girl group 2NE1, boy band BTOB, actor and model Lee Soo-hyuk and fashion designer Lie Sang Bong.

[7] Eighth-placing finalist Mirjana Puhar was shot and killed on February 24, 2015, in her boyfriend's home in Charlotte, North Carolina.

[8] Returning prizes include: a modeling contract with NEXT Model Management, a spread in Nylon magazine, and a US$100,000 campaign with Guess (Ages stated are at start of contest) The season begins with thirty-one hopefuls being flown to Los Angeles for an inaugural EDM themed runway show.

Cycle 20 contestant Cory Hindorff and Tyra Banks reveal that runway coach J. Alexander is back on the judging panel.

The models take part in a competition themed subway challenge at Los Angeles Metro's Red Line, overseen by photographer Franco Lacosta.

The goal is to put together a season-themed outfit (spring, summer, fall, winter) in each station, and hurry into the train before the doors close.

Immediately afterwards, she announces that the final fourteen will part take in a fashion show wearing nothing but silly string as the episode continued in cliffhanger.

The next day, the models meet with Tyra and Yu Tsai for their first photo shoot, where they will be splashed with buckets of water.

It is explained that the shoot will consist of two parts: the first is filming for the season's opening titles, and the second is taking still photos that will be used for scoring.

The concept of the photo shoot is to create photographs depicting a twofold optical illusion by laying flat on the ground.

Chantelle is critiqued on not putting her beauty to good use in photographs, while Kari is reprimanded for her lack of neck in photos, and her inability to embrace her make over.

The next Morning, Yu Tsai wakes up the models and reveals that they will be doing a commercial in pairs for a fragrance, Spyder Byte with the women embodying black widow spiders and the men posing as their victims.

The models arrive at a studio where Yu Tsai announces that they will be doing a slow motion hair whipping shoot.

On set, Adam, Shei, Mirjana, Denzel, Will, Raelia, and Kari excel and impress Yu Tsai and Massimo.

The day after the shoot Yu Tsai, joined by cycle 20 contestant Nina Burns, tell the models that they will be having a party in honor of a special guest.

Nina introduces Nick Cannon, who tells the models that they will be put to the test by making a panoramic ad campaign for his new line of headphones.

Lenox, Adam, Will, Keith get good critique, whilst Shei, Raelia and Kari receive negative reviews for their performances this week.

The three girls receive a brief runway and dancing lesson from Miss J Much like during the teach with Tyra some weeks before, Lenox is hesitant to let herself go.

They reveal that they will be attending castings for Betsey Johnson, Control sector, Altaf Maaneshia for the girls, and Civil society for the guys.

Raelia is chastised for having stopped halfway down the catwalk during one of the shows, while Lenox receives criticism on her bored facial expression.

For the photo shoot, the contestants are asked to pose in pairs for a Mitch Stone Essentials ad campaign.

Immediately after Denzel's elimination, Tyra brings a buffet of Soul food explaining that the party is too small, and needs more people.

Concluded from the previous episode, Tyra announces that Chantelle has achieved the highest average fan score of 6.68, earning to return from the competition and outlasted Ben by 0.24 point margin.

They explain that the goal of the challenge is to remain composed for a shoot in the dark while actors in the slaughterhouse attempt to scare them.

Later in the afternoon Miss J and Yu Tsai drop by the house to explain the theme of the upcoming photo shoot, a public awareness campaign which will be based on the saying 'no glove, no love', which has to do with wearing contraceptives to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS.

The episode consists of clips with behind the scenes footage, including never before seen clips like the semi-finalists' imitation of the judges, Romeo's war freak moments, Adam's crazy advice (including his flirty moment with Shei), as well as the continuation of the truth or dare game where Keith is dared to kiss Denzel.

Other footage includes Shei and Will's imitation of Adam, Matthew and his alien stories, along with Ms. J's extended visit to the models where he makes fun of Romeo and the pentagram he had left behind.

Cycle 20 winner Jourdan Miller makes an appearance at Style Fashion Week, where she shares Denzel's experience of not having booked any shows her season.

As the remaining models arrived in South Korea, the contestants are driven to an open market before meeting up with Yu Tsai, who introduces them to the members of K-pop band BtoB.