The semi-finalists for Cycle 16 head to Los Angeles, where Jay Manuel and Miss J. help Tyra Banks pull a surprise switcheroo before the 14 finalists are chosen and move into the Top Model penthouse. At a beautiful Malibu estate, the models meet model/designer Erin Wasson and learn to walk a narrow runway in a plastic bubble! Top fashion photographer Russell James is on hand for a backstage photo shoot. Finally, Andr? Leon Talley and Nigel Barker join Erin and Tyra Banks on the judges' panel for the first elimination of Cycle 16.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 16 Episode 1 of America's Next Top Model resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

America's Next Top Model Season 16 Episodes...

• s16e01 - Erin Wasson
• s16e02 - Alek Wek
• s16e03 - Lori Goldstein
• s16e04 - Francesco Carrozzini
• s16e05 - Rachel Zoe
• s16e06 - Sonia Dara
• s16e07 - Eric Daman
• s16e08 - Lana Marks
• s16e10 - Franca Sozzani
• s16e11 - Daniella Issa Helayel
• s16e12 - Ivan Bart
• s16e13 - Season Finale

America's Next Top Model Show Summary

Created by Tyra Banks, America's Next Top Model follows a group of young women of various backgrounds, shapes and sizes who live together in a loft and vie for a modeling contract.

The show exposes the transformation of everyday young women into potentially fierce supermodels, with participants facing weekly tests that determine who can make the cut. With mentoring by supermodel Tyra Banks and exposure to high-profile fashion-industry gurus, the finalists compete in a highly accelerated modeling boot camp - a crash course to supermodel fame.