THE PARTICIPANTS ARE TAUGHT HOW TO HANDLE CHALLENGING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND AFTER A TRIP OVERSEAS THE MODELS MUST POSE UPSIDE DOWN AS MERMAIDS, ON "AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 ON UPN

Public Relations Expert, Co-President of MPRM Rachel McCallister And Vanity Fair Contributor George Wang Make Special Guest Appearances; And Photographer Jaturong Hirankarn Serves As Guest Judge

"The Girl Who is a Model, Not a Masseuse" -- The models are coached on how to handle challenging interview questions from public relations expert Rachel McCallister, then put to the test by tough interviewer and Vanity Fair contributor George Wang; and they all receive surprise news that they will travel overseas to a major fashion destination, on AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL, Wednesday, April 26 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on UPN. Public relations expert, Co-President of MPRM Rachel McCallister and Vanity Fair contributor George Wang make special guest appearances. Photographer Jaturong Hirankarn serves as guest judge.

After arriving to their new location, the models visit a spa where the losers of an earlier challenge have to pamper the winners; and at an unusual photo shoot, the models are put into a harness and wired to hang upside down over a floating market to pose as freshly caught mermaids.

PARTICIPANTS:
Brooke, Student; age 22 of Corpus Christi, Texas
Danielle, Babysitter; age 20 of Little Rock, Ark.
Furonda, Student; age 24 of Stuttgart, Ark.
Gina, Translator; age 21 of Tampa, Fla.
Jade, Restaurant Hostess; age 26 of Philadelphia
Joanie, Sales Associate; age 24 of Beaver Falls, Pa.
Kari, Student; age 18 of Brookings, S.D.
Kathy, House Painter; age 20 of Brevard, N.C.
Leslie, Student; age 18 of Higley, Ariz.
Mollie Sue, Waitress; age 25 of Tampa, Fla.
Nnenna, Chemist; age 24 of Houston
Sara, Student; age 22 of Davis, Calif.
Wendy, Retail Assistant Manager; age 22 of New Orleans

The winner of UPN's AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL will have the opportunity to be managed by Ford Models. She also receives a $100,000 contract with cosmetics giant CoverGirl. Finally, the winner appears in a fashion spread in Elle magazine.

RATING: To Be Announced