The twelve selected finalists met for the first time, and learned that their tasks throughout the competition would be scored in order to determine who would be eliminated each week. The contestants then took on their first challenge, which consisted of a runway show in front of Australia's fashion elite, and later had to pose in front of the camera for an au naturel black and white photo shoot, mentored by Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio.

• Special guests: Alessandra Ambrosio
• Featured photographer: Gary Heery

The models were paired off as correspondents for the Kardashian Kollection and had to take Instagram selfies in order to impress Kim Kardashian. The winner of the challenge was chosen by Kim to have her photograph posted in her personal instagram account with over 30 million followers, as well as the official Kardashian Kollection instagram. At the shoot, each contestant was assigned a different persona uniquely tailored to their individual personality. After the week's elimination ceremony, Jennifer Hawkins revealed that a new contestant, Zahra, would be entering the competition.

• Special guests: Kim Kardashian, Kelly Osbourne
• Featured photographer: Nick Scott

The models were flown to Melbourne for a red carpet event and challenge celebrating the opening night of Jean Paul Gaultier's exhibition, where they faced an interview with members of the press regarding their personal style. For the photo shoot the contestants were taken to Hosier Lane, and had to pose wearing gowns designed by Jean Paul Gaultier. Following the elimination ceremony, guest judge Jean Paul Gaultier surprised the group by inviting one of the models to walk in one of his upcoming shows during Paris Fashion week.

• Special guests: Jean Paul Gaultier
• Featured photographer: Nick Leary

The remaining 10 contestants received makeovers, and had a photo shoot challenge for TRESemmé that doubled as a mock campaign for the brand. The models were later taken to Bondi Beach for a couture swimwear photo shoot with male models, where they were introduced to Elyse Taylor.

• Special guests: Joh Bailey, Mineli Galiano, Elyse Taylor
• Featured photographer: Travis Grace

The models were divided into teams of three for a challenge in which they had to star in a digital campaign for Jennifer Hawkins' tanning brand, Jbronze. On set for the photo shoot, the contestants were introduced to supermodel Linda Evangelista. Their task was to recreate a 90s white shirt photo, a classic of the era of supermodels.

• Special guests: Linda Evangelista
• Featured photographer: Pierre Toussaint

The models were challenged to walk in a vertical runway show for Miss Shop Australia to win a shopping spree valued at $5,000 as well as the opportunity of being featured in the S/S 16 Miss Shop launch campaign. The contestants were later driven to Valvoline Raceway to shoot an eight-page editorial that would be published in the pages of Cosmopolitan magazine, and Alexandra Agoston was introduced as the guest judge for the week. Two of the models deadlocked whilst in the bottom two at elimination, and the judges had to vote among themselves in order to break the tie.

• Special guests: Nicole Adolphe, Alexandra Agoston
• Featured photographer: Richard Freeman

The remaining contestants were taken to the Mazda headquarters in Sydney to become brand ambassadors and spokespersons for the brand. Their challenge consisted of coming up with an exiting sales pitch for the new Mazda 2 to win a cash prize of $5,000. Alyssa Sutherland later posed with the models in a Fight Club inspired photo shoot session, before sitting at panel as the week's guest judge.

• Special guests: Alastair Doak, Jaylee Osborne, Alyssa Sutherland
• Featured photographer: Simon Upton

The contestants took part in a two-part challenge for Colgate Optic White, consisting of a screen test and a conveyor belt runway show. The winner of the challenge was chosen to front one of Colgate's upcoming campaigns. The theme for that week's photo shoot was a VIP after-party photographed by Georges Antoni. On set, the models were introduced to Megan Gale.

• Special guests: Tina Kim, Brad Stapleton, Megan Gale
• Featured photographer: Georges Antoni

Jennifer Hawkins announced that the competition would be heading overseas to New York City. The models attended go sees in which they had to impress clients at the offices of Swarovski jewelry and Elle magazine before heading to IMG. The winner of the challenge was chosen to participate in a photo shoot for Swarovski's Multifacets magazine, and received $2,000 worth of jewelry from the brand. Later, the contestants were introduced to supermodel Coco Rocha for a lesson on posing. Former America's Next Top Model judge and The Face host Nigel Barker met the models for a photo shoot in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan wearing conceptual fashion. At panel, it was revealed that only two contestants would advance to the finale.

• Special guests: Anne Slowey, Nathalie Colin, David Cunningham, Coco Rocha, Nick Hudson
• Featured photographer: Nigel Barker

The finalists shot for a mock cover and their winning editorial spread to be published in the August issue of Elle Australia. The formerly eliminated contestants returned for a runway show at Carriageworks, where Top Model creator Tyra Banks made an appearance as the cycles' final guest judge. After the runway show, the judges deliberated over the finalists' covers, and Brittany was crowned as the ninth winner of Australia's Next Top Model.

• Special guests: Justine Cullen, Tyra Banks
• Featured photographer: Pierre Toussaint