The show began with a recap of last week’s Ebony-gate. Plus Chantal’s confidence doesn’t appear to have been knocked by the judges telling her she’s not good enough practically every week: “I know that where others are lacking, I’ve got it all,” she said. Do you think she’s going to win? No, me neither.

The girls were sent to a dance studio where they had to put on bodystockings, which are not flattering, even on models. Then Tyra turned up and did one of her wacky intros (this time she pretended to be Debbie Allen in Fame) to introduce the fact that she was there to teach them how to be sexy for a TV/movie camera. “I’ve been in music videos,” said Tyra. “I was in George Michael’s Too Funky.” Yeah, about 20 years ago! “And a Lionel Ritchie video.” Lionel Ritchie? Woo! Not quite up to Tyra’s usual standard. Even the Tyra-dazzled girls didn’t seem that impressed.

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