At the house, Nicole pondered about how she could improve her performance in the competition after she was told she photographed old at panel, while Ondrei revealed that less than a year previous to coming to the show, her brother was murdered. Tyra visited the house, and introduced the girls to her nutritionist Heather Bauer, who taught the girls about “cheaties” – healthy but tasty alternatives to a top models diet. Later, Monique and Dalya discovered a plate of rotting chicken in the fridge, and conflict broke out between Dalya and Alexandria, who thought that Dalya was speaking down to her.

Later, the girls were taken to a theatre where Nigel introduced them to acting coach Eugene Buica. The girls were asked to draw a picture of their inner critic, and then confront them, with Eugene acting as the critic. Ondrei broke down, upset about her brother, while Molly revealed that she was adopted. After the teach was over, each of the girls were given ear-rings as a reward for doing well in such an emotional teach.

Next, the girls had a photoshoot with top photographer Mike Rosenthal, where they had to model jewelery while surrounded by bees. Hannah broke down in tears during her shoot, because she felt under pressure to produce a good shot, while Jaclyn worried about the bees as she had an allergy to them. After the shoot, Ondrei contemplated leaving the competition, concerned that her heart wasn’t in it, and that her performance may suffer as a result.

At panel, Ondrei told the judges that she wanted to leave. The judges were supportive, and Ondrei left the competition. Tyra informed the remaining girls that if Ondrei’s photo was deemed the worst, there would be no elimination this week. Brittani and Monique received high acclaim for the photos, but Hannah’s emotional meltdown and tears at the shoot only served to help her stunning picture, and she received the first call out.

Several of the other girls received criticism, but Dalya and Nicole were called forward as the bottom two, Dalya for producing a largely unusable film, despite a decent picture, and Nicole for once again photographing much older than she looked in person. Tyra revealed that Ondrei’s photo had not been deemed the worst in the group, and that one of the bottom two would be leaving the competition. Dalya was saved, and thus Nicole became the third girl to leave the competition.

This was Episode 2 of America’s Next Top Model, Cycle 16 and first aired March 2, 2011 on The CW Network.

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