
The models then had their first runway challenge which captured the theme of first class airplane passengers.

Iko's team won and was declared safe for the week. Indonesian supermodel and actress, Kimmy Jayanti, made an appearance as a guest judge on the very first elimination panel, replacing Luna, who had scheduling conflict. The first photo shoot session took place at Cikarang Dry Port, where the models had to bring a high fashion pose while hanging on a rope ladder. As the main winner, Trixie also got a privilege to see some photo references for her team.

Trixie and Iko won the challenge and became leaders on their first photo shoot, while Nathalie and Michelle was criticized for their walk and poses. The girls had to walk on floating platforms that were installed beneath the pool and gave three poses by the end of it.

Official partners for this season are Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 5G and beauty cosmetics, MakeOver. All four cast of host and judges from the previous season returned in this season.

The third cycle of Indonesia's Next Top Model aired weekly on Indonesian private broadcaster NET.
