This week sees the girls go from homelessness to blue-collar work, as they spend some time in a fire house and a meat-packing plant. First, at the fire station, they get a lesson in runway walking from Miss J. While Lauren clods, Fatima stomps, and Amis skips, Dominique flirts a little too hard and forces Miss J. to bend over in front of a poor firefighter by way of demonstration. Those men have seen a lot of things, but nothing quite like that. At home, Aimee, our former Mormon, is a bit conservative and so doesn"t want to get buck nekkid in front of everyone. There"s some drama when she calls the shower without giving consideration to the fact that others have to pee. Whitney defends Aimee, and for some reason becomes the villain in the mind of Fatima, who thinks she was stirring up shit. There were no fisticuffs and no playing with Barbies, however.
In this week"s challenge, the girls walk in a fashion show for Tuleh. They have to dress themselves in the correct outfits as part of their task, and are judged by Seventeen editor-in-chief Ann Shoket and Cycle 8 winner Jaslene. There are a few wardrobe malfunctions. Fatima gets the buttons wrong on her sweater, but this is nothing compared to Whitney catwalking with an exposed boob. Lauren again walks like crap, causing Jaslene to ask if she even wants to be there during their critique. Lauren is upset and insulted, and quite rightly notes that she wouldn"t put herself through all this shit if she didn"t. Katarzyna wins, and she, Amis and Marvita get to shoot a Lot 29 editorial with Jaslene.
The photo shoot is one of the most salmonella-filled yet, as the girls are forced to wear beef carcass panties as they pose in a meat freezer. It"s just as glamorous as it sounds. Lauren once again shows her editorial promise, and Whitney and Anya rock their beef drawers. Fatima and Amis aren"t so lucky, as they land in the bottom two. Amis" case isn"t helped by the weird, dorky headband and hoodie that she wears to panel, and she"s given the boot.