The BEST episodes of America's Next Top Model season 13

#1 - Hawaiian Hip Hop

Season 13 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/11/2009

The final four models learn hip-hop hula moves to better channel Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes, for the photo shoot. And then the bad news: the ladies learn that two of them will be eliminated.

#2 - Cycle 13: Revealed

Season 13 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/18/2009

Never before seen footage of the 5'7" and under models of cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model.

#3 - America's Next Top Model is...

Season 13 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/18/2009

It all boils down to the moment when Tyra reveals who will become America's Next Top Model. The final two girls must pull out all the stops to impress the judges and nail their final CoverGirl commercial in Hawaii.

#4 - Petite Ninja Warriors

Season 13 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/2009

The models navigate their way through Los Angeles as they attend go-see sessions with designers. The photo shoot has a martial-arts theme that requires the ladies to hang on wires. Model Jessica White is a guest judge.

#5 - Dive Deeper

Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/4/2009

The models explore cliffs in Hawaii and strike poses while jumping into water. The photo shoot takes place in the ocean. Supermodel Marisa Miller is a guest judge.

#6 - Let's Go Surfing

Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/28/2009

The overseas location is revealed--Hawaii! But will all the girls end up in the surf and sun? Just in case, they will all take surfing lessons in order to prepare themselves for the photo shoot this week. And there's just one more twist--they will all represent biracial women. Kirsty Hume serves as guest judge.

#7 - How Short Can You Go

Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/2009

Cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model finally gives short girls their chance to shine...all contestants this time around are five-foot seven and shorter! Fourteen petite beauties are chosen to live in the model house, but not all chosen will show up... Tyra wastes no time giving the girls their makeovers, and it seems that past episodes have not taught some girls that cranky reactions to their new looks do not go over well with the judges.

#8 - Interview 101

Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/21/2009

The girls learn how to interview celebrities, but some falter when their teleprompter goes haywire. Later, they once again fly without a net when they do a Covergirl commercial, because they are the ones writing their own scripts. Kim Kardashian serves as guest judge.

#9 - Make Me Tall

Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/23/2009

The ladies meet with Miss J for tips on how to perfect their strut in order to prepare for their first runway show for designer Kevan Hall. One contestant opens up about a former abusive relationship. Petite supermodel Jaime Rishar is this week's guest judge.

#10 - Fortress of Fierceness

Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/2009

There is a special double elimination this week on America's Next Top Model. Plus, a day at the races reveals more than the contestants bargained for when they learn they'll be posing on top of the racehorses...nude.

#11 - Take My Photo, Tyra!

Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/30/2009

The girls are taught how to do their own make-up by Sam Fine and each girl is given individual tips. Later they meet Nigel and Crissy Barker for a CoverGirl challenge, where they have to race and do their own styling and make-up through various sessions, with the last girls eliminated at each session.

#12 - Dance With Me

Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/7/2009

Benny Ninja stops by to teach the nine remaining contestants to dance with no expression on their faces. Then it's off to Las Vegas, where the girls pose in a photo shoot inspired by Cirque du Soleil. Yet another petite supermodel serves as a guest judge--Josie Maran.

#13 - The Early Bird Gets A Makeover

Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/9/2009