Previously:Fourteen "lucky" girls had the opportunity to compete to become America's first Next Petite Top Model. Tyra tells us that this crew has proven from day one that size does not determine modeling potential. This will all change the minute they try to actually get jobs. But nice try. The competition has been intense, and never more so than during last week's double elimination that sent whiny Erin and ptosis Jen home.

Will our winner be Nicole, the quirky, awkward artist from Louisville, Colorado? She has the stunning look and model poses to deliver one amazing photo after another, and also has a legendary bloody eyeball. Nicole's "subdued" personality has left some of the judges to wonder: a) if she can succeed as a spokesmodel; b) if she is constantly stoned. Yes to both. Or will it be Laura, the southern beauty from a Kentucky town so small and destitute that it cannot be named? From week to week, her personality has charmed the panel and the home viewing audience. Laura commands attention on the catwalk and takes some gorgeous photos, but looks like an extra from Hee-Haw in person. Seriously, it's like the cornstalks sprout from the crown of her head. And Laura is concerned with her struggle with dyslexia, which makes it difficult for her to do some of the stupider reading-based challenges. Will Laura overcome her obstacles for a second Cover Girl commercial? Or will Nicole be able to pump up her persona (much like her lashes) in time to prevail? We shall now find out!

It is another beautiful day in Hawaii, and Nicole and Laura celebrate being in the final two. Laura says that no one in Deliveranceville, Kentucky will be able to believe that she made it to the final two of America's Next Top Model. We see photos of Laura with her dad and with Grandma Wanda Sue, and Laura tells us that all of her family have known since she was little that she wanted to be a model. She finally feels like she's on the track to fulfilling her dreams. Nicole tells Laura that two months ago she wasn't even able to present a project in front of a class. But now she can talk in front of panel, and is maybe going to become America's Next Top Model. Nicole interviews, in a clip that I believe we saw last week, that she came into this competition awkward and unsure of herself. But now she's a Top Model finalist! Bloody eyeball and all.