The Final Three
Original airdate: 30 June 2009
The girls meet at Priscilla’s Modelling agency and are met with Priscilla Marianne Stanford-Dudley Leighton-Clarke and Sarah who tells the girls that they are going on castings for Rosemount’s Australian Fashion Week. Sarah states that this is the biggest challenge the girls will face and the girls are given their portfolios and head off to their 5 castings.
First, the girls visit Ginger & Smart. Cassi impresses the designers with her strong look but almost falls over when showing them her walk. Clare is the only girl that books Ginger & Smart. Secondly, the girls visit Wayne Cooper and he dislikes Tahnee’s walk so he ultimately chooses Clare and Cassi to walk in her show, even though Wayne Cooper states she needs to work on her walk. The next casting was Nicola Finetti. Once again, Cassi almost falls over but Clare and Tahnee perform well due to their walk and sexy vibe so they are booked for the fashion show. The next audition is with Anna & Boy, Cassi is the only girl picked as the designers feel she has a more suited look compared to Tahnee and Clare. Finally, the girls audition for the Diet Coke ‘Little Black Dress’ runway show and are met with Jonathan, Kim Marks and the producer of the fashion show. The girls all succeed and book the job but Cassi has a breakdown after her audition because she thought she didn't do well.
| Designer | Cassi | Clare | Tahnee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ginger & Smart | — | — | |
| Wayne Cooper | — | ||
| Nicola Finetti | — | ||
| Anna & Boy | — | — | |
| 'Little Black Dress' |
The first show was Ginger & Smart, and Clare impresses the judges as she performed beautifully on the runway with nor Tahnee or Cassie standing in her way. The next show was Wayne Cooper, which featured Clare and Cassi. Clare, once again, performed well but the judges were disappointed with Cassi as she underperformed on the catwalk. The Nicola Finetti show was next, and Tahnee and Clare performed well and impressed the judges. The next show, Anna & Boy, featured Cassi, who performed significantly better than Wayne Cooper runway performance because cassie is much more suited to swimwear. Finally, all of the girls grace the runway for the Diet Coke ‘Little Black Dress’ runway show and all of the girls performed perfectly on the runway, impressing all of the judges.
The next day, Sarah reveals that Clare won a trip to Broome with a friend as she was the deemed the best performer during fashion week. After her win, Clare is giving the opportunity to ring her mum to tell her the great news, but the two losers were getting a bit annoyed with Clare's prissiness. and then her mum reveals that the girls have a Sarah Mail which was slipped under the hotel door, hinting to the girls that a photo shoot is coming up and like always they guessed what they theme would be.
The next day, the girls arrive on Garie Beach National Park to meet with Jonathan and their photographer, Jez Smith. Jonathan and Jez reveal to the girls that they are going to be photographed together and will be wearing natural makeup. Not only do the girls have to work together and embrace one another but they have to deal with the strong winds, rain and large waves. After their successful group shot, the girls are photographed individually; Clare struggles to find intensity in her eyes and modelled a bit too much and Jaz said "she is coming up with some really weird poses that don't fit her personality", Cassi amazed Jez and Jonathan because of her creative poses and powerful body and eyes. Tahnee performed well but Jonathan was worried about her body but at the end she presented some amazing photos.
At elimination, Sarah asks the girls to tell the judges why they want to be in the top 2 as well as describing their strengths and weaknesses. All of the girls break down in tears and are praised by the judges for their responses. The judges were also blown away with their group and individual photos, which made choosing the final 2 very difficult. After a long and hard deliberation, Clare and Cassi are revealed as the bottom two. Both with their strengths and weaknesses addressed, Sarah announces that Cassi will join Tahnee in the top two. Clare was eliminated even though she booked the most shows for fashion week.
When Clare was about to leave the house, she threw Cassi's frog doll to the pool, just like Lola did when she was eliminated a few weeks before.
Cassi's place marks the history of Australia's Next Top Model for a girl to be in the final two without receiving a first call-out.
- First call-out: Tahnee Atkinson
- Bottom two: Cassi Van Den Dungen & Clare Venema
- Eliminated: Clare Venema
- Featured photographer: Jez Smith
- Special guests: Wayne Cooper, Nicola Finetti, Doll Wright, Kim Marks, Priscilla Leighton-Clarke
Read more about this topic: Australia's Next Top Model, Cycle 5, List of Episodes
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