"AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL" MAKES HISTORY BY FEATURING WOMEN 5'7" AND UNDER DURING CYCLE 13's TWO-HOUR PREMIERE ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 ON THE CW
August 12, 2009 (Burbank, California) � The CW's hit series AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL breaks the mold for cycle 13 by offering women 5'7" and under (below the industry height standard) the chance to become America's Next Top Model. Fourteen hopefuls from across the country are given the chance to prove they have what it takes when the competition kicks off with a two-hour premiere on Wednesday, September 9 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET), with encore performances on Fridays (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET).
"AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL" CYCLE 13 PARTICIPANTS:
Name: ASHLEY
Age: 22
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois (currently Brooklyn, New York)
Occupation: Artist
Height: 5'6"
Name: BIANCA
Age: 21
Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina (currently Washington, D.C.)
Occupation: Student
Height: 5'7"
Name: BRITTANY
Age: 21
Hometown: Livermore, California (currently Santa Clara, California)
Occupation: Student
Height: 5'5"
Name: COURTNEY
Age: 22
Hometown: Plantation, Florida (currently Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Occupation: Cheer Instructor
Height: 5'4"
Name: ERIN
Age: 18
Hometown: Kenosha, Wisconsin (currently Spring Grove, Illinois)
Occupation: Student
Height: 5'6"
Name: JENNIFER
Age: 23
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (currently New York, New York)
Occupation: Model
Height: 5'5"
Name: KARA
Age: 19
Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana (currently Chicago, Illinois)
Occupation: Student
Height: 5'7"
Name: LAURA
Age: 19
Hometown: Stanford, Kentucky
Occupation: Waitress
Height: 5'6"
Name: LISA
Age: 19
Hometown: Queens, New York
Occupation: Student
Height: 5'5"
Name: LULU
Age: 19
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Occupation: Student
Height: 5'7"
Name: NICOLE
Age: 18
Hometown: Louisville, Colorado
Occupation: Student
Height: 5'7"
Name: RACHEL
Age: 18
Hometown: Woodland, California
Occupation: Customer Service
Height: 5'5"
Name: RAE
Age: 21
Hometown: Rochester, Minnesota
Occupation: Homemaker/Mother
Height: 5'6"
Name: SUNDAI
Age: 18
Hometown: Bakersfield, California
Occupation: Student
Height: 5'3"
Banks leads the panel of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL judges, comprised of leading fashion industry experts. The panel consists of photographer Nigel Barker, runway expert J. Alexander and guest judges � including Lauren Conrad and Kim Kardashian � who closely evaluate the progress of the models to narrow the field each week.
The winner of The CW's AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL will be managed by Wilhelmina Models, receive a $100,000 contract with cosmetics giant CoverGirl and appear on the cover and in a six-page fashion spread of Seventeen magazine.
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL is produced by 10 by 10 Entertainment, in association with Bankable Productions. Tyra Banks is the creator and executive producer along with Ken Mok ("Making the Band") and Daniel Soiseth ("Hell's Kitchen").
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