Mordaunt tried to impress the judges, despite modestly admitting she had the "elegance and drive of a paving slab".
Over the past few days she has dived headlong into an even bigger challenge and the navy reservist now looks like she's in with a chance of making it to No 10. She has consistently come second to Rishi Sunak and is ahead in the polls of Tory members.
But how did she pull off such a dramatic ascent?
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PHOTO FINISH
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