gained some weight, while another struggles with the social dynamics among the remaining competitors. At judging, Janice shocks everyone with a vivid demonstration of how to pose with "passion".

ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE: MICHELLE CUTThis week the girls get a lesson in channeling their animal instincts when learning to pose like creatures of the wild. Later, they are sent off to the exotic locale of South Africa for an animalistic photo shoot, where some enjoy the comforts of home, while others fend for themselves in the bush. But when elimination time comes, Michelle, the 19-year-old wrestler from Terra Haute, Indiana, and Keenyah, the 19-year-old student from Compton, California, are both called forward, Michelle is sent home because she doesn't seem strong enough to survive in the tough modeling industry.After Tatiana's elimination, Michelle recognizes that she's got to step up her game, and some of the other girls reflect on the progress they've made since the beginning of the competition. Tyra Mail later arrives asking, "Are you born to be wild?" The next day, the models find out the meaning behind that clue at 8:30AM, when they are driven to a wild animal park to meet with J. Alexander. He reveals that they will observe and learn to pose like animals such as tigers, bears and leopards, with supervision from animal trainers Jet and Eric. After observing trained animals, J. instructs the girls to imitate some of the poses the animals struck, and they all get down on the ground (in the pouring rain) and give it