Supermodel Tyra Banks welcomes 12 aspiring models to New York City by immediately challenging them to strut their stuff for marines on a runway built on one of the world's largest naval ships, the USS Intrepid, on the premiere of the second. New York's hot deejay Funkmaster Flex spins the beats for the surprise fashion show. Later, one participant gets off to a rough start when she oversleeps the morning of the first photo shoot and is abandoned by the other girls, meanwhile, another wannabe top model is forced off of the set of a nude shoot. The first participant is ...

The girls settle in and life gets interesting as Yoanna and Camille start to strike sparks off each other. The girls have been told to work on their walk on the runway. A day with J. Alexander might be what they need. J. is considered one of the best instructors of the model walk.

The photo shoot involved some pretty fancy shoes and many hard choices for the girls.

It's a hair-raising experience for the girls as they get their makeovers. One girl cries over the loss of her hair, while many other find better used for their eyes.

The photo shoot leads to a major rise in emotions for many of the girls.

Beginning with a fitness challenge and leading onto a personal style evaluation, this episode has more drama than most.

The competition this week? Walking the runway with a little something extra.

The photo shoot this time around is a fun one, transforming the girls into various celebrities.

The girls undergo personality coaching. One girl gets emotion over a strange guest and a judge asks some very hard questions. Secrets and relationship are releaved in this week's episode.

The girl's photo shoot for this week is simple beauty shots, photographs taken in black and white that focus on their face.

After that, the girls are taken to an acting challenge where they will have to act out a scene.

The last stop for the girls is a fast-paced action packed Matrix like commercial for Rollitos chips.

The girls step it up in more ways then one at this week challenge. And some girls prove they are more than just great beauties, but that they also have brains.