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America's Next Top Model: Season 3

12 episodes Premiered Sep 22, 2004
Previously on America's Next Top Model

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of America's Next Top Model Season 2.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (9): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S3·E1 Mytharc

The Girl With the Secret

Sep 22, 2004

The semifinalists meet in LA and have a pool party to celebrate making it that far. Deciding to have a bit more fun, some of the girls trek out to a local hotspot where one semifin

S3·E2 Core

The Girl Who is Co-Dependent

Sep 29, 2004

A rooftop photo shoot turns into a steamy vacation for the girls. Not long after, one is sent home, than another.

S3·E3 Core

The Girl Everyone Thinks is a Backstabber

Oct 6, 2004

The girls all head to Peter Coppola studios to get their traditional season makeovers. During the hair transformations, one girl gets an extra special facial, and one sees a dentis

S3·E4 Core

The Girl Who Sets a Trap

Oct 13, 2004

The girls are taken to Runway 101, where J. Alexander teaches them the basics alongside America's Next Top Model herself, Yoanna House. After the lesson, J. takes the girls backsta

S3·E5 Core

The Girl Who Cries When She Looks in the Mirror

Oct 20, 2004

The girls are treated to lessons from Janice Dickinson herself in the art of posing. This will come in useful later when they have to pose in La Perla lingerie in the store's front

S3·E6 Core

The Girl Who Mutilated the Precious Brownies

Oct 27, 2004

Tyra invites plus-size supermodel Kate Dillion and a nutritionist over to the loft to discuss with the girls about healthy eating and positive body image. The next morning, the gir

S3·E7 Core

The Girl Who Forgot Her Shoes

Nov 3, 2004

The girls go on go-sees. One girl forgets something valuable and it may cost her more than she knows. A very big surprise awaits the girls at the photo shoot. The girls prove just

S3·E8 Core

The Girl Who Is Panic Stricken

Nov 10, 2004

The girls get fashion advice from stylist Rebecca Weinberg. Afterwards, they are taken to a shopping spot to find a fashionable outfit to wear. When the girls are finished, they ar

S3·E9 Core

The Girls Meet Taye Diggs

Nov 17, 2004

The remaining girls are surprised with a visit by actor Taye Diggs. That's not the only surprise -- shortly after the girl's finish their acting exercise, Tyra surprises them with

S3·E10 Core

The Girl The Lionesses Are Hunting

Dec 1, 2004

As the competition quickly comes to a close, the girls are taken to a tea house to learn the ancient technique of a proper tea ceremony. One girl has more difficulty than the other

S3·E11 Mytharc

The Girl Who Didn't Hug Goodbye

Dec 8, 2004

It's down to the Final Four girls and they are given a lesson in Tokyo street fashion. And for the first time on ANTM a girl is late and it might cost her more than she thinks.

S3·E12 Mytharc

The Girl Who Wins It All

Dec 15, 2004

On the finale for Cycle 3, the final three do a photoshoot that will be the ad for Covergirl Cosmetics if they win. Wearing sparkling tops and posing on a zenlike pond, Eva, Yaya,