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Cycle 4, Episode 10: “The Girl Who Flops in the Mud”

Peter Jones
5 min readSep 7, 2023

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Tyra stops by the models’ Cape Town apartment after robbing a catering event.

Everyone is waxing poetic about where they are in the competition, especially now that they’re down to five.

Keenyah’s nervous about her weight after Tyra came for her so harshly at last week’s judging panel.

We finally hear a bit more about Naima’s backstory. She was rebellious because her parents got divorced and turned to partying and drinking. And that hair!

The next day, the models meet with two big South African fashion people. Jackie has an unfortunate last name.

Jackie and Paola send the contestants out on go-sees. They have a list of 10+ designers to meet with — far too many.

They must be back by 4:30 p.m. Everyone played it conservatively and showed up on time except for Naima who intentionally risked it to see more options. “You never know who’s going to give you your big break,” she says. Tyra will give you…

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Peter Jones
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