America’s Next Top Model Season 13: How Short Can You Go”

CYCLE 13 WELCOMES GIRLS 5’7” AND UNDER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ANTM HISTORY! — For the first time in Top Model history, girls 5’7” and under, well below the industry height standard, compete to become America’s Next Top Model. Fourteen hopefuls prove that beauty comes in all shapes, sizes and heights when they compete to win a contract with Wilhelmina Models. The ladies move into their Los Angeles home and learn they will be receiving makeovers the next day. During the first photo shoot, the girls put a modern twist on one of their baby photos. This week’s guest judge is supermodel Chanel Iman (1301/1302).

“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”).

Source: The CW Press Release