Paul pays a visit to Fierce Models in Rapid City, South Dakota, and is outraged to learn that the agency's owner is running a modeling school for girls who don't stand a chance of ever becoming legitimate models. Meanwhile, Olga and JT, Director of New Faces for The Network, are in New York City with a few of The Network's models, setting last-minute meetings with designers in the hopes of booking a show for Fashion Week that could potentially launch their modeling careers.

After having her dreams cut short while in New York for Fashion Week, Annelise gets one more shot at modeling as she attempts to land a major clothing campaign with the help of The Network. Meanwhile, Paul and his team go to Orlando, Florida, where he faces his toughest challenge yet, an agency owner who stands her ground and refuses to change. Will Paul be able to get through to her and keep her as a part of The Network?

After drawing a lot of interest at New York Fashion Week, The Network lands rising star Meghan an opportunity to meet with Elle Magazine. But, when JT finds out that Meghan is failing high school, the trip is suddenly in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Paul travels to Phoenix, Arizona, where he visits a new agency looking to join The Network. Do the all-male owners have what it takes to pass Paul's test?

After being discovered during a previous visit to The Network's Orlando agency, Emerge, Shaughnessy lands an opportunity to walk in an Andy Hilfiger fashion show in Miami. While there, Shaughnessy gets the chance to vie for a major purse campaign. Meanwhile, Paul and his team travel to St. Louis, Missouri, where a once thriving agency is beginning to show its age.

Meghan lands a new campaign that involves work with a male model; Paul travels to California to meet with a misguided modeling agency owner.

Since Paul first laid eyes on Haley in St. Louis he knew he had found a star. With JT's help, Haley gets a chance to land a new campaign for Paul Mitchell, but is she too green to land the gig? Meanwhile, Paul travels to Columbus, Ohio where he faces an uphill battle as he tries to bring an outdated family-run modeling agency into the 21st Century. If Paul is unable to convince the agency's owner to embrace high fashion, he may have to look in a different direction.

Two sisters compete for a photo shoot for Seventeen magazine; Paul tries to help a former mentor and friend who let his agency deteriorate.