![]() Despite several girls producing unsatisfactory pictures, Jael and Kathleen were the bottom two contestants for having the worst photos of the bunch. The judges criticized Jael for her apparent fear of success because she felt like she would be hated by the other girls for potentially winning future challenges. Only Jaslene, Felicia, Samantha, Cassandra and Brittany pulled off good photos, while the rest failed to impress. Her reward was to sign her name on the ceremonial check given to the charity for the vocationally challenged, and she got to get dressed up by Phillip Bloch before meeting the judges. After a runway show featuring their outfits, each outfit was auctioned off to raise money for Goodwill, and Jael's received the highest bid. For the week's reward challenge, the contestants were taken to a Goodwill thrift shop where they were given three minutes to put together an outfit that reflected their personal style. After the photoshoot, the girls moved to their new mansion. ![]() Samantha and Whitney agreed to decide to take a photoshoot together. The thirteen finalists had their first photoshoot dealing with the following controversial political issues. At a party hosted by Marc Ecko, the contestants each had their pictures taken, and the final thirteen were chosen based on these photos. Some memorable auditions included a girl named Micheline, who had at least 20 tattoos on her body, Natasha telling them how she was only 18 when she married a man in his forties, and Dionne calling her hair color "1B-30." After the interviews, the field was pared down to twenty contestants. Returning applicant Jaslene (did not make it to cycle 7) gave comments about her past. After the boot camp, the semi-finalists went into a room with Tyra, Jay and Miss J, to tell them about themselves. Sarah won the posing challenge as impressed with the Jays. Alexander who tested them with a quick photo shoot and a quiz on fashion-related knowledge. The 33 contestants were sent to Los Angeles, and were immediately thrown into model boot camp. The cycle's finale episode attracted more than 6.6 million viewers, a record for both the franchise and the CW. Natasha Galkina placed as the runner up this season. Gonzalez became the first winner without any bottom two appearance. The winner was 20-year-old Jaslene Gonzalez from Chicago, Illinois, who notably had made it to the semi-finals of cycle 7, but was not cast. The cycle's promotional tagline was "Welcome To The Jungle, Ladies" and the promotional theme songs were both Danity Kane's "One Shot" and Shiny Toy Guns' "Le Disko." The international destination during this cycle was Sydney, Australia, the show's first visit to Oceania. ![]() The winner, similar to all of the cycles aired on The CW network, received representation by Elite Model Management, a cover & six-page spread within Seventeen magazine, and a US$100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics. The eighth cycle of America's Next Top Model aired from Februto May 16, 2007, and was the second season of the series to be aired on The CW network. ![]()
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