First aired January 5, 2009 The contestants are taken to a doctor/beauty expert for what they are told is a series of measurements to assess their "beauty score".
The bottom two are put into a final hidden camera challenge where they encounter an actor trying to enter a building with his hands full with cups of coffee.
In a hidden camera challenge, the contestants are tested to see if they will donate any of the $100 to a woman at a charity collection table.
In the end, Ashley is eliminated for her behavior on hidden camera, including lying in the shopping challenge, not giving money to charity, and not helping the bicycle messenger.
The teams are sent to the gym for wardrobe fitting and to practice one of four different sports in preparation for a photo shoot the following day.
The red team consists of Joel (karate), Laura (tennis), Billy (basketball), and Julia (volleyball).
In the end, Monique is eliminated for saying insulting things about Chelsea, failing to comfort the wardrobe assistant, not donating money in the charity challenge, and not picking up the discarded water bottle.
Each contestant is matched with a senior citizen, and they are asked to create a photo, style, and original slogan which illustrates the teams concept of timeless beauty.
is eliminated for his deceptive behavior in the charity challenge (episode 2), verbal outbursts at the house, and disagreement with the judges over the selection of his "best pose" in the "timeless beauty" photo shoot.
First aired February 2, 2009 For their first challenge, the contestants are split into teams of two and asked to select one personal item which they "cannot live without".
At the challenge, the teams (Julia & Laura, Chelsea & Ray, and Billy & Joel) hike five miles to a beach where they camp for the night.
While most of the contestants pass the challenge, Chelsea appears uninterested in helping Ray, and Joel is argumentative, disobeying a lifeguard's instructions.
In the end, Chelsea is eliminated for her attitude towards the other contestants, lack of sympathy during the "action photo shoot" in episode 3, and cursing at the gardener.
Each contestant must complete six different fitness tests: body composition, push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, flexibility, and an obstacle course.
A group of teenage moderators and a gym teacher decides which contestant possesses the most inner and outer beauty.
In the body composition test, the scale is falsely calibrated to read approximately 10 pounds (4.5 kg) heavier than the actual measured weight.
After lunch, Vanessa tells the contestants that their physical performance in the challenge does not matter, and that the teenagers will be voting on who they feel is the most beautiful.
After some deliberation, it is revealed that Joel has won the competition, Julia and Billy are safe, while Laura and Ray are up for elimination.
First aired February 16, 2009 The contestants are taken to a beauty salon in preparation for a "high society function" with a "red carpet" entrance later that evening.
Each parent is taken to a room with racks of clothes and asked to select a suit or dress for the son or daughter.
Later that evening, on the red carpet, the contestants are judged on their ability to "work the room", socializing with the other people at the function.
At the end of the evening, Diane feels that Joel did the best, while Billy and Julia seemed to be "selling themselves", and Laura had a hard time making conversation as she was "too into herself".
After some deliberation, the contestants are told that Billy has won the challenge, Julia is safe, and Joel and Laura are in the bottom two.
First aired February 23, 2009 The contestants are taken to a studio for the People magazine challenge, which includes a one-on-one interview with Jess Cagle (an executive editor) and a photo shoot with Matthew Rolston.
In her interview, Julia reveals that she had to give up her beauty pageant title after receiving a ticket for "public intoxication"; an event which she cites as her biggest regret.
Furthermore, Julia is told that she is the only one to pass all eight of the hidden camera challenges: honesty, charity, compassion, consideration, teamwork, decency, loyalty, and modesty.