America's Next Top Model season 3

The series began with thirty-four contestants' interviews with Tyra Banks, J. Alexander, and Jay Manuel. The first episode also introduces both Tiffany Richardson and Mary Nnenna Nwokoma, who both reauditioned the next Cycle and concludes with the selection of the top fourteen contestants.

The top fourteen contestants were flown to Montego Bay for their first photo shoot, in which they modeled bikinis on a coral reef. Magdalena became the first contestant eliminated from the competition the day after the photo shoot, and the judging session saw Yaya, Kristi, and Toccara gave the best photos while Leah become the second contestant eliminated.

• Featured photographer: Nick Cardallicio
• Special guests: J. Alexander, Michelle Mock, Douglas Barcellos, Mathu Anderson, and Danilo
• CoverGirl of the Week: Yaya DaCosta

The top twelve contestants received makeovers. The week's challenge was in makeup and was won by Norelle. For the week's photoshoot, the contestants shot a campaign for Nivea. The judging session saw Amanda, Nicole, Yaya, Eva, and Toccara give the best photos while Julie becomes the third contestant eliminated from the competition.

• Featured photographer: Troy Ward
• Special guests: Kiara Kabukuru, Anthony Palermo, Leonard Zagami, Debra Jaliman M.D., Dr. Zarabi, and Danilo
• CoverGirl of the Week: Yaya DaCosta

For the week's challenge, the top eleven contestants walked in a fashion show for Heatherette, with Eva being chosen as the challenge winner. The photoshoot was a campaign for Lee Jeans, in which the contestants shot together in one group. The judging session saw Ann, Nicole, Norelle, and Toccara gave the best photos while Kristi becomes the fourth contestant eliminated from the competition.

• Featured photographer: Hyungwan Roo
• Special guests: J. Alexander, Yoanna House, Danilo, Richie Rich, and Heatherette
• CoverGirl of the Week: Yaya DaCosta

For the week's challenge, the ten remaining contestants posed as mannequins in a La Perla store window. The challenge winner was Kelle. The photoshoot was a campaign for Dooney & Bourke purses. The judging session saw Amanda, Yaya, and Nicole gave the best photos while Jennipher becomes the fifth contestants eliminated from the competition.

• Featured photographer: Matthew Jordan Smith
• Special guests: Simon Doonan, Savvas, and Lanny Ward
• CoverGirl of the Week: Toccara Jones

For the week's challenge, the nine remaining contestants climbed fourteen flights of stairs, doing a photo shoot at the top. The challenge winner was Yaya. At the house, Ann and Eva get annoyed at Cassie for leaving her brownies and leftover ingredients on the kitchen counter and Ann decides to write 'Clean Your Sh*t" in her brownies as a practical joke. Cassie gets upset at this and after some investigating, concludes that Ann was the one who wrote in the brownies. Excitement builds up in the house for the imminent confrontation and Yaya decides to wear a t-shirt with the word 'Respeito' on it, a Portuguese word meaning respect, which Yaya feels is lacking in the house. The contestants go out for dinner and Cassie and Yaya confront Ann about the incident. Ann and Eva defend themselves by arguing that it was a simply a joke and that Cassie should clean up their dishes and Ann eventually bringing up Cassie's alleged bulimia, angering Cassie further. The photoshoot was a campaign for YJ Stinger energy drinks, which required the girls to jump on a trampoline. The judging session saw Nicole, Amanda, and Eva gave the best photos while Kelle becomes the sixth contestant eliminated from the competition.

• Featured photographer: Sascha Pflaeging and Che Graham
• Special guests: Joy Bauer, Captain Leif Wade, and Kate Dillon Levin
• CoverGirl of the Week: Toccara Jones

For the week's challenge, the eight remaining contestants attended go-sees. The challenge winner was Yaya. For the photoshoot, the models portrayed alter egos. The stylist failed to provide adequate clothing options for Toccara, whom she taunted and mistreated as a plus size contestant. This encounter negatively affected Toccara's performance in the challenge. The judging session saw Eva, Ann, and Norelle gave the best photos while Cassie becomes the seventh contestant eliminated from the competition.

• Featured photographer: Davide
• Special guests: Nicole Miller, Cynthia Rowley, Diane von Fürstenberg, Nanette Lepore, J. Alexander, and Marc Bouwer
• CoverGirl of the Week: Toccara Jones

For the week's challenge, the seven remaining contestants gave interviews on a red carpet. The challenge winner was Yaya. For the photoshoot, the contestants had beauty shots taken wearing Verragio diamonds and posing with a live tarantula. The judging session saw Yaya and Eva gave the best photos while Toccara becomes the eighth contestant eliminated from the competition.

• Featured photographer: Bill Diodato
• Special guests: Paul Wilmot, Hampton Carney, Sarah Pyper, and Rebecca Weinberg
• CoverGirl of the Week: Toccara Jones

The six remaining contestants had an acting challenge with Taye Diggs. The challenge winner was Yaya. The girls were then told by Tyra that they were to be flown to Tokyo, and as the challenge winner, Yaya could fly first class, and chose Amanda to fly first class with her. The contestants arrived in Japan and found out they were staying in a capsule hotel. The next day, they shot a Campbell's soup commercial. Not only were they required to speak Japanese, but they were told that their director, Zente Yoshie, didn’t speak any English. Ann excelled, with the Zente Yoshie‘s translator commenting that her Japanese was “perfect”, whereas Nicole and Eva struggled to speak Japanese. Backstage, Eva told Ann that she hopes Norelle “eats it” during her commercial, which angered Ann, as Norelle was Ann’s friend. During the judging session, the girls were set a test in which they had to read a commercial and eat umeboshi, where Yaya was criticized for spitting out the umeboshi. At judging, the judges forgot to call Nicole forward for her evaluation, prompting the judges to question if she was memorable enough. Ann won the best commercial of the week, while Nicole becomes the ninth contestant eliminated from the competition.

• Featured commercial director: Zente Yoshie
• Special guests: Taye Diggs, Sande Shurin, and Toko Niwa
• CoverGirl of the Week: Eva Pigford

This episode was an overview of the past nine episodes of the cycle which featured previously unseen footage.

• CoverGirl of the Week: Eva Pigford

For the week's challenge, the five remaining contestants learned and then were tested on their knowledge about the Tea Ceremony. The challenge winner was Yaya. The photoshoot was a campaign for T-Mobile; the contestants posed in kimono. The judging session saw Eva and Amanda gave the best photos, while Ann breaks the record by surviving the bottom two for the fourth time over Norelle who becomes the tenth contestant eliminated from the competition in her only ever bottom two appearance.

• Featured photographer: Amiko
• Special guests: Toko Niwa, Kuineo Koike, Yoko Takahashi, and Kyoko Higa
• CoverGirl of the Week: Eva Pigford

For the week's challenge, the four remaining contestants attended go-sees. The challenge winner was Eva. For the photoshoot, the contestants modeled an anime-inspired look on a motorcycle. At the judging session, the girls were required to incorporate Japanese Street Fashion: Lolita fashion into their personal style. Yaya was criticized for arriving late and told to leave the pressroom. Amanda gave the best photo, while Eva survives her first ever bottom two appearance over Ann who becomes the eleventh contestant eliminated from the competition after breaking yet another record of having five collective bottom two appearances during the same cycle.

• Featured photographer: Takashi Miesaki
• Special guests: J. Alexander, Toyohiko Mikimoto, Sawa Vaughters, and Carolyn London
• CoverGirl of the Week: Eva Pigford

The top three contestants, Amanda Swafford, Eva Pigford, and Yaya DaCosta shot an ad campaign for CoverGirl. Amanda was the twelfth contestant eliminated from the competition at the penultimate judging session.

• Featured photographer: Shu Scenzu

Eva and Yaya partook in a Noriko Fukushima fashion show. The final judging session saw Eva crowned America's Next Top Model.

• Special guests: J. Alexander and Noriko Fukushima
• CoverGirl of the Week: Eva Pigford