| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 1 | The Girls Go Cruisin' | 19 Sep 2007 |
| The ninth season begins with 33 new contestants embarking on a cruise to the Caribbean. The contestants then compete in a life-jacket runway walk and a photo shoot on the beach before the field gets narrowed down to 13. | |||
| 102 | 2 | The Models Go Green | 26 Sep 2007 |
| The models move into a Los Angeles mansion. Later, they participate in a photo shoot that shows the negative effects of smoking. One model is eliminated. | |||
| 103 | 3 | The Girls Go Rock Climbing | 3 Oct 2007 |
| The models wear straitjackets to perfect their runway walk; the contestants take part in a fashion show with a prize to Paris on the line; the photo shoot takes place on a rock-climbing wall; and one model is sent home. | |||
| 104 | 4 | The Girl Who Goes Bald | 10 Oct 2007 |
| The models receive dramatic makeovers and one contestant is shocked when she is required to have all of her hair cut off. Later, the women take part in a runway challenge and a jungle-themed photo shoot. The judges send one model home. | |||
| 105 | 5 | The Girl Who Is Afraid of Heights | 17 Oct 2007 |
| The models learn to pose in the air using a trampoline and later pose while being lifted in the air by an ice skater. The photo shoot takes place on top of a building where the contestants pose as fashion gargoyles. Pair-skating expert Lloyd Eisler and Cycle 6 winner Dani Evans appear. | |||
| 106 | 6 | The Girl Who Gets a Mango | 24 Oct 2007 |
| Model-actor Tyson Beckford gives the contestants tips on being a spokesperson. Later, the models divide into groups and create a public-service announcement for a charity. The winner stars in a photo shoot directed by Mary J. Blige. Everyone then participates in a recycling photo shoot | |||
| 107 | 7 | The Girl Who Runs Into the Glass Door | 31 Oct 2007 |
| A recap of the first half of the season includes Tyra discussing body image with the models and Bianca having confrontations with Chantal and Ebony. Also, Jenah chips her tooth; and Bianca runs into a glass door and hurts her lip. | |||
| 108 | 8 | The Girls Who Crawl | 7 Nov 2007 |
| Tyra teaches the ladies how to model in front of a moving camera. Later, the contestants shoot a music video with Enrique Iglesias. | |||
| 109 | 9 | The Girl Who Starts to Lose Her Cool | 14 Nov 2007 |
| Each model designs her own dress with help from student designers and then wears her creation on the runway in a fashion show. The photo shoot takes place in a desert where the ladies pose with a burning car. | |||
| 110 | 10 | The Girls Go to Shanghai | 21 Nov 2007 |
| The models arrive in Shanghai and move into a penthouse suite. They are given a lesson on body movement by a martial-arts expert and must perfect their poses while in midair on high wires. Later, the ladies shoot a cosmetics commercial. | |||
| 111 | 11 | The Girls Go on Go-See Adventures | 28 Nov 2007 |
| The five remaining models visit designers in Shanghai; Nigel Barker directs the photo shoot that includes Chinese costume dragons and lions. | |||
| 112 | 12 | The Girls Go to the Great Wall | 5 Dec 2007 |
| The models move into a Beijing home; the ladies alter a traditional Chinese dress to fit their own style; and Tyra Banks directs a warrior-themed photo shoot. | |||
| 113 | 13 | The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model (Cycle 9) | 12 Dec 2007 |
| The ninth season concludes with the three remaining models shooting a cosmetics commercial. The judges send one contestant home, and the final two compete in a magazine cover shoot and runway strut in Beijing. The judges then select the winner. | |||
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