Following an exhaustive nationwide search, 100 semi-finalists were selected for a round of bootcamp divided into a period of three days. After group interviews with the judges, a natural photo shoot, and a runway show for Alex Perry, it was revealed that the 20 semi-finalists that remained on day three would be flying to Paris for a final series of tasks that would determine who would move into the top model house.

The remaining models were flown to Paris and converged at the top of the Eiffel Tower, where it was revealed that they would be split into groups of five for a styling challenge at Gap, H&M, Le Dressing De Brigitte and Come on Eileen Vintage. The winners of the challenge were given the opportunity to meet supermodel Natalia Vodianova. The contestants later arrived at the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte for a baroque couture photo shoot wearing expensive designer labels from around the world. Back in Australia, the judges chose the 16 finalists.

• Special guest: Natalia Vodianova
• Featured photographer: Jez Smith

The 16 finalists moved into their new beachfront home, and headed to Nielsen Park for a runway lesson on the beach. They were later taken to a luxurious house in Coogee, where they had to walk in a bubble runway show over a pool. The first official photo shoot took place at the model house, and the models were photographed wearing colorful swimwear as they were splashed with buckets of water.

• Special guests: Adam Williams, Magdalena Velevska
• Featured photographer: Harold David

The models took part in a yoga lesson, and later had a challenge in the storefront window of David Jones where they had to come up with five different poses and hold each pose for three minutes. The winner of the challenge received a $500 gift card to shop at David Jones. The contestants later had to pose inside of a coffin in a shoot inspired by Lady Gaga's performance at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend festival.

• Special guests: Charlotte Dodson, Samantha Harris, Kelly Hume
• Featured photographer: Jason Capobianco

The remaining contestants arrived at a gymnasium for a Trapeze session, and received makeovers. They later had a simplistic pastel photo shoot, and it was revealed that the models with the best photos would have their shots printed in an editorial for Sunday Magazine.

• Special guests: Joh Bailey, Inez Garcia
• Featured photographer: Holly Blake

The models arrived at Bondi Beach for a fitness training session, and were later taken to Lux Studios to shoot mock advertisements in which they had to sell a variety of random objects. The two winning teams received the opportunity to attend a relaunch of the Cartier boutique. The photo shoot took place at the historic grounds of Strickland House, where the models had to pose in an advertising campaign for Blackmores' line of vitamin supplements. A shocking elimination at panel saw two models eliminated from the competition.

• Special guests: Luke Hines, Rob Belgiovane, Claudia Navone
• Featured photographer: Gabrielle Revere

The final 10 prepared for a flight to Kangaroo Island, and found out at Sydney Airport that all the flights to Adelaide had been cancelled due to Chilean volcanic ash. Instead, they were taken to the Sydney Dance Company, and learned about creating shapes inspired by nature. The ash cloud cleared the following day, and after arriving to Kangaroo Island, the models were split into groups for a posing challenge. They later had a tribal photo shoot at the Remarkable Rocks in Flinders Chase National Park.

• Special guests: Tim Bishop
• Featured photographer: Nick Leary

The models met Charlotte Dawson at the National Institute of Dramatic Art for an acting lesson, before taking part in an audition challenge for Telstra. They later had to pose in a 1920s vintage photo shoot inspired by The Great Gatsby with actor Lincoln Lewis.

• Special guests: Anna Houston, Abe Forsythe, Lincoln Lewis
• Featured photographer: Jordan Graham

Sarah Murdoch visited the models with her friend Crystal Barter to talk about breast cancer, and surprised the girls with a visit from their loved ones. After a trip to the landfill, they arrived at the Strand Arcade for a fashion show in which they had to wear garments made of sustainable garbage for an exhibition at the Australian Museum. The winner of the challenge was given $500 to donate to a charity of her choosing. The contestants were later photographed semi-nude and covered in pink paint with male models to promote breast cancer awareness.

• Special guests: Crystal Barter, Adam Williams
• Featured photographer: Simon Upton

The models went to Boxing Works for a lesson on mixed martial arts, and later auditioned for a role in Short Stack's new music video "Bang Bang Sexy". For the shoot, they were photographed at the Victoria Room wearing couture lingerie. The contestants received a shock at panel, when a double elimination caught them by surprise.

• Special guests: Short Stack, Alexandra Agoston, Dan Rotinger
• Featured photographer: Simon Lekias

Charlotte Dawson briefed the models on the importance and pitfalls of social media, and introduced them to Lara Bingle for a lesson on dealing with the limelight. They were then flown to Cockatoo Island for their photo shoot, in which they had to pose as movie starlets on a crane wearing couture gowns. After a night of camping out on the island, it was revealed that the models would be attending go-sees for several high profile clients in Sydney.

• Special guests: Lara Bingle, Megan Gale, Camilla Freeman, Fernando Frisoni, Camilla Franks, Ursula Hufnagl
• Featured photographer: Hugh Stewart

Sarah Murdoch surprised the final three contestants by announcing that they would be heading overseas to Dubai for a final series of tests. After a trip around the city's markets, they arrived to Al Bastakiya for a scorching photo shoot session in which they had to wear winter clothing. They later swam with dolphins at their hotel, and ended their week with an editorial photo shoot wearing fabric in the desert. Back in Australia, the judges went over the results of the final pictures and discussed each model's potential.

• Featured photographer: Georges Antoni

After a brief recap of the series, and several red carpet entrances, the show reunited the final sixteen in an opening runway show. Afterwards, footage from the final shoot for Harper's Bazaar was shown. The final covers were then revealed, and Simone was eliminated from the competition. Following a performance from Short Stack and a retrospective look back at the finalists' journey on the show, Montana was revealed to be the seventh winner of Australia's Next Top Model.

• Special guests: Edwina McCann, Claudia Navone, Short Stack
• Featured photographer: Pierre Toussaint