America's Next Top Model: Cycle 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of America's Next Top Model Season 3.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
The Girl Who Is a Lady Kat... Reow!
Mar 2, 2005 · 42 min
Contestants, including hopefuls from prior seasons, arrive in Los Angeles to meet supermodel Tyra Banks; when a model tries to become the center of attention, she only succeeds in
The Girls Who Hate Their Makeovers
Mar 9, 2005 · 42 min
The finalists are taken headfirst into their first challenge, a dramatic photoshoot where they pose as aliens taking over LA. One girl's attitude worsens during the makeovers when
The Girl Who Suddenly Collapsed
Mar 16, 2005 · 42 min
The girls have a sporty runway challenge, and the winner walks away with something extra special. At elimination, one girls ends up in the hospital.
The Girl with the Worst Photo in History
Mar 23, 2005 · 42 min
The girls are faced with a dual challenge. At the photo shoot, one girls breaks away from her usual habits, while another falls into a bad one.
The Girl Who is Contagious
Mar 30, 2005 · 42 min
When Jay greets them for their next photoshoot, the girls are surprised to learn they will be turned into a different ethnicity.
The Girl With the Deliciously Tacky Dance
Apr 6, 2005 · 42 min
The models get a taste of the business side of modeling by learning about contracts; while at a party for CoverGirl, the models are secretly observed to see how they handle themsel
The Girl Who Pushes Tyra Over The Edge
Apr 13, 2005 · 42 min
Tyra gets upset with one of the girls, when she is sent home and she doesn't represent any sadness, while another girl, who is also eliminated, cries her eyes out.
The Girl Who Gets Bad News
Apr 20, 2005 · 42 min
The girls are put on the spot in this week's challenge. One girl has a hard time disassociating the photo shoot from her personal life.
The Girls the Lionesses Are Hunting
Apr 27, 2005 · 42 min
The girls go to South Africa and learn about the country's fashion and history.
The Girl Who Flops In The Mud
May 4, 2005 · 42 min
The girls make their own outfits out of items they find in the nature surrounding the place of the shoot.
The Girl Who Is Special
May 11, 2005 · 42 min
One of the girls wins a dance challenge where her belief that she is special irritates the other contestants; then she and another girl get into a huge confrontation. Next, the mod
The Girl Who Walks on Water
May 18, 2005 · 42 min
The three remaining finalists - Naima, Keenyah, and Kahlen - shoot a commercial for Cover Girl.