[1][2] The cycle featured 14 contestants: three from Thailand, two from Indonesia and the Philippines, and one each from Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam.

(Ages stated are at start of contest)[3][4] The models were introduced to the show's returning alumni mentors, Shikin, Minh Tu and Monika, before meeting host Cindy Bishop at the rooftop of the Bangkok Marriott hotel.

Tension ensued in the model house after several of the girls found some of Mia's notes that she had written about the other contestants.

The timed challenge consisted of travelling to three separate locations in Bangkok (Khlong Toei Market, Hua Lamphong station, Rama VIII Bridge) to take Instagram photos that embodied the brand's spirit of adventure.

For the photo shoot, the models were taken to a luxury villa in Bangkok, where they had to pose with dogs in a campaign for Subaru.

The remaining nine contestants received pep talks from their mentors before being taken to Absolute You Yoga Studio for a rhythm cycling challenge in groups, which consisted of performing a choreographed dance-exercise routine.

The contestants later met former judge and mentor Cara G. McIlroy to prepare to take part in a screen test challenge for award-winning skincare brand Estetica ést.lab.

The remaining contestants discussed the implications of the previous panel's elimination, and received a visit from their model mentors, who informed them that the teams would be dissolved at the end of the week.

They later had a styling and photo shoot challenge in teams in which they had to create a lookbook collection with three different briefs (uptown, casual, modern) taking selfies with a Huawei P20 Pro phone.

The winners of the challenge, Adela, Beauty, and Dana, received an additional 5 minutes at the upcoming photo shoot - a fashion story for Harper's Bazaar Thailand where the contestants had to pose as fashionable giants in modern pin-up styling on a miniature set.