Nikeysha Clarke

Thirty women are selected to strike their fiercest pose at the Top Model Institute of Technology; one reveals that she is transgender; after 14 finalists are determined, they tackle their first photo shoot.

Paulina shows the contestants how to model unflattering clothes with style; Jay asks the models to pose as Los Angeles' "natural" disasters, including an earthquake, a heat wave and a traffic jam.

Paulina gives the girls advice on how to model different items successfully, including toilet paper and fish; the contestants invite some local guys over; one contestant is eliminated.

The models pull a disappearing act in the new challenge; the remaining women test their on-camera talent; this cycle's overseas destination.

Benny Ninja returns to teach the models about posing, but one of the women takes contorting her body a little too far; two models get close in the hot tub while others have a confrontation about discrimination; one model is eliminated.

The three finalists shoot their final commercial and print ad; the winner is announced.