“AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL” WELCOMES ANDR LEON TALLEY, ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL MEMBERS OF THE FASHION WORLD, AS A NEW JUDGE IN CYCLE 14 OF THE HIT SERIES

LONG-TIME JUDGE MISS J. ALEXANDER BREAKS FREE FROM THE JUDGES PANEL TO WORK WITH THE THIRTEEN NEW HOPEFULS IN A MENTORING ROLE, WEEKLY GUEST JUDGES ALSO JOIN THE PANEL

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(Burbank, California) AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL welcomes one of the most influential members of the fashion world, Andr Leon Talley, as a new judge during cycle 14 of the hit show on The CW. Thirteen new hopefuls from across the country are given the chance to prove they have what it takes when the competition kicks off with a 90-minute premiere on Wednesday, March 10 (8:00-9:30 p.m. ET).

Talley, who will join Tyra Banks, photographer Nigel Barker and a weekly guest judge on the judges’ panel, is one of the fashion industry’s most influential style-setters. Currently serving as the editor-at-large of Vogue, Talley is prominent in the world of designer fashion and has a front-row seat to runway shows all over the world.

Miss J. Alexander, long-time judge, breaks free from the judges’ desk to take on a mentoring role during challenges with the models. “After cycles of watching the girls not get it right, I thought they would benefit more from my high heels’ and hands-on approach than my sitting in a chair judging their photos,” said Alexander. “And with Andre Leon Talley, this should be the best cycle yet.”

Cycle 14 welcomes a panel of rotating guest judges that include: Sally Hershberger (Salon Owner/Proprietor), Rachel Roy (Runway Fashion Designer), Sean Patterson (President of Wilhelmina Models), Dania Ramirez (CoverGirl Representative), Patricia Cleveland (First African American Supermodel), Ann Shoket (Editor in Chief of Seventeen Magazine), Whitney Port (Star of “The City,” Runway Fashion Designer), Sara Tetro (Owner of 62 Models), Sara McLeod (Actress from “Lord of the Rings”) and “Top Model” photo shoot director Jay Manuel.

“AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL” CYCLE 14 PARTICIPANTS:

BRENDA Hometown: Houston, Texas Age: 23 Occupation: Administrative Assistant

ALASIA Hometown; Marietta, Georgia Age: 18 Occupation: Student

NADUAH Hometown: San Diego, California Age: 22 Occupation Full-time mother

RAINA Hometown: Minnetonka, Minnesota Age: 22 Occupation: Student

TATIANNA Hometown: Ewa Beach, Hawaii Age: 21 Occupation: Student

GABRIELLE Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Age: 18 Occupation: Student

SIMONE Hometown: Lenexa, Kansas Age: 19 Occupation: Student

ANSLEE Hometown: Dacula, Georgia Age: 23 Occupation Bar Tender

ANGELEA Hometown: Buffalo, New York Age: 23 Occupation: Answering Service Operator

JESSICA Hometown: Conway, Arkansas Age: 18 Occupation: Model

ALEXANDRA Hometown: Kerrville, Texas Age: 21 Occupation: Student

REN Hometown: Grand Prairie, Texas Age: 22 Occupation: Living

KRISTA Hometown: Pine Bluff, Arkansas Age: 26 Occupation: Retail Manager

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