THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20

"SMALLVILLE" � (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)

"Fierce" (TV-PG, V) (HDTV)

AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL WINNER EVA MARCILLE GUEST STARS � Kara (Laura Vandervoort) desperately wants to make friends and fit in on Earth, but Clark (Tom Welling) tells her to keep a low profile until she can get her powers under control. Despite his warnings, when the "Miss Sweet Corn" beauty pageant comes around, Kara signs up and meets the competition - Tyler (Eva Marcille), Carly (Elisa King) and Tempest (Christine Chatelain) - three meteor-infected vixens who plan to use their powers to steal a treasure map to the hidden Smallville time capsule. After Tyler witnesses Kara using her powers, the girls pretend to be her friends, but are really planning to use her for their devious plan. Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack, Aaron Ashmore and John Glover also star. Whitney Ransick directed the episode written by Holly Harold (#3T6303).