The five remaining girls--Nicole, Kim, Bre, Nik and Jayla--go back to their room at The Savoy after Lisa is eliminated.  They are rightfully shocked—because despite the crazy, Lisa was a great model. But their thoughts quickly turn back to…themselves.  Kim and Bre inexplicably hold hands and talk about how fabulous it would be if they ended up in the top 3 together.  (Hey Bre—what’s worse, talking behind other peoples’ backs or being a complete fraud?  Just checking.)

Tyra Mail instructs the girls that they will find out the “pecking order” tomorrow at 7 a.m.  Jayla and Kim want to know what “pecking order” means.  Don’t they have tutors on set for these girls?

The next morning, the cranky girls line up in the park to learn about posing from fashion stylist Jason Leung.  He takes them on a tour of the sculptures of London and drops a big hint when asking them if they could imagine having to stand like the sculpture of Eros for endless hours.  They stop for a walk through Regent Park and find the famous Sculpture of the Queen.  Yes, it’s Miss J wearing a little black tunic and holding a fierce pose.  Miss J tells the girls that for the next challenge, they will be judged on statuesque poses, focus and concentration.  The girl who best maintains her pose despite distractions will win the challenge and a fabulous shopping spree! 

The girls are covered in gray and bronze body paint, given two discs with which to pose and trotted out to their stations.  Nicole tries to replicate the Eros statue and hoists herself up on one leg, but she’s only there for 30 seconds when some sweet little pigeons come to roost on her head.  She lets out a blood-curdling scream and begins hopping around to shake them. The other girls also receive visitations from pigeons, but they manage to mostly hold it together. I think Tyra arranged for bird seed to be scattered into their discs because the birds are chowing down. 

Kim maintains her cool, but her poses lack imagination.  Jayla concentrates too hard and just looks stressed out, and Bre is fine until she realizes that the birds in question are pigeons (“flying rats”).  I can’t help but wonder what this challenge might have been like with Lisa around to spice things up.  Would she have bitten the head off of one of the pigeons Ozzy-style?

Nik is the clear winner of the challenge, a $15,000 shopping spree, and she invites Bre and Jayla to share the experience.  But first the girls go back to the hotel to relax. Bre is done with Nicole—who has done nothing but bitch and moan all day.   To make matters worse, Nicole decides to play romper room (jumping on the bed while screeching) in the next room while Bre tries to nap.

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