[4] Notably, two of the contestants had previously competed on other versions of Top Model: Juste Juozapaityte, who finished in second place on cycle 7 of Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model; and Kristine Smirnova, who finished in second place on cycle 2 of Eesti tippmodell.

After an extreme session of runway practice with judge Denis Simachev, the models were photographed in the woods while posing with wild animals.

At the shoot, the contestants had to star in a music video with Russian singer Elka for an alternative version of the song "Do You Know", featured in the opening sequence.

The contestants took part in a vertical runway show, and later had a boxing photo shoot that doubled as a campaign against domestic abuse.

The remaining contestants took part in a challenge where they had to style one another, and later attended an interview in which they had to impress several guests to receive their business card.

For the photo shoot, the models were photographed wearing jewelry in a beauty campaign for Pantene Pro-v.