Tyra Banks, Kelly Cutrone and J. Alexander returned to the judging panel, with photographer Yu Tsai remaining as creative director.

[1] The cast includes Nyle DiMarco, is noted for being the first deaf contestant in the history of America's Next Top Model and Mamé Adjei, the then-reigning Miss Maryland USA.

(ages stated are at start of contest)[1] The thirty-one semifinalists board a double-decker bus and get their pictures taken as it travels through the streets of Hollywood.

There Miss J and Yu Tsai explain that there is a pool of foam containing beach balls with the names of the twenty-two contestants who have been chosen to move on to the next stage of the casting process.

The remaining contestants move into the top model home to meet Drew and Jonathan Scott, stars of Property Brothers to see their decoration of their house.

The models must take part in a pose-off in pairs with the last contestant standing being granted entrance into the Tyra suite.

The following day the semifinalists show up at Universal CityWalk before a live crowd to pose semi-nude with personalized hashtags in a shoot for the season's promotional poster.

In the morning, Yu Tsai and Miss J meet the models at the Long Beach Shipyard to announce that the contestants will face one last challenge before learning whether or not they've made the final cut.

The episode continues where the previous one left off, with the models meeting agency director of NEXT management in Los Angeles, Alexis Borges.

He explains that all the models who have made it into the final cast will be carried across the gap between shipping containers, and that those who haven't will be lowered down.

The models are then styled with clothes from Erik Rosete's fashion line and shoes from Miss J's new collection before being taken to the top of the first stack of containers.

The following day, the contestants are driven to a studio to meet Yu Tsai and photographer Erik Asla for their first official photo shoot.

The final scores are revealed, and Delanie is eliminated from the competition for her lack of intensity and failing to put her beauty to good use.

Yu Tsai introduces them to army veterans Alex Minsky and Melissa Stockwell, who both talk about the limbs they lost during combat, and what their lives have been like since.

Immediately before the shoot begins, the contestants meet fashion editor Joe Zee, who will look over the styling for the day.

The contestants meet with Yu Tsai and are introduced to Anthony De La Rosa, an agent for new faces at Next Model Management.

The photo shoot takes place at the house the following morning, where it is revealed that the models will be styled in futuristic sportswear for a final shot that will be completely unretouched.

The contestants meet with Kelly and cycle 10 winner Whitney Thompson and explains them will be paired up for a photo shoot session and decide on themes for their client.

At the studio, the models meet Yu Tsai and photographer Erik Asla for a session in which the contestants will be harnessed in the air as victims of a 'fashion exorcism'.

Back at home, Justin tries to relieve the tension between Hadassah and Mamé by calling a house meeting so that they can talk out their problems.

Tyra notes their declining quality of work as the reason they're in the bottom, and after the final scores are revealed, it is Courtney who is given the chance to stay.

The models are doing for their challenge as they divided into three-person teams and given one hour to create a 6-second Vine video to serve as a public service announcement for STEM ("Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics").

For the photo shoot, the models are paired with a canine friend and are told to embody the personality and look of their animal partners.

Later that night Miss J and Yu Tsai meet the models at a private VIP pool party, where they are introduced to cycle 20 contestant Don Benjamin, who will serve as the judge for their first challenge is Las Vegas.

The contestants are asked to jump into the swimming pool while photographer Massimo Campana snaps their photos as they're falling through the air.

For the shoot, all the contestants are assigned roles to portray in a music video that promotes Tyra's new line of beauty products.

They are later shown a clip from Tony Hsieh, the CEO and founder of the brand, and are introduced to the second judge for their upcoming challenge, Eileen Tetreault.

After being briefed on the mission of the brand, they are taken to the Sayers Club at the SLS for a salon style runway show wearing different outfits from Zappos.

On the day of the shoot, the contestants have to take photos in groups with Miss J for the fictitious social media platform 'Fierce-a-gram' complete with personalized hashtags.

The show heads back to Los Angeles, Mikey and Mamé are given the most positive critique, with the other four contestants receiving varying degrees of mixed feedback.