ATTITUDE IS BACK ON THE CW WITH 14 NEW FINALISTS WHO HOPE TO BECOME "AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL" WHEN THE TENTH CYCLE HEADS TO NEW YORK CITY ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20

January 17, 2008 (Burbank, California) - The competition goes back to where it all started, New York City, for the tenth cycle of The CW's hit series AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL, as 14 finalists from across the country fight to make their dreams of becoming a top model into reality. Supermodel Paulina Porizkova joins the panel of judges when the season premiere of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL hits The CW on Wednesday, February 20 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET).

"AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL"

CYCLE 10 PARTICIPANTS:

Aimee

Age: 18

Occupation: Hostess

Hometown: Spanaway, Washington

Allison

Age: 19

Occupation: Hostess

Hometown: Waunakee, Wisconsin

Amy (a.k.a. "Amis")

Age: 20

Occupation: Waitress

Hometown: Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Anya

Age: 19

Occupation: Retail Sales

Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii

Atalya

Age: 18

Occupation: Student

Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Claire

Age: 24

Occupation: Production Coordinator

Hometown: New York, New York

Dominique

Age: 23

Occupation: Receptionist

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Fatima

Age: 22

Occupation: Student

Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts

Katarzyna

Age: 22

Occupation: Finance

Hometown: Roslyn, New York

Kimberly

Age: 20

Occupation: Customer Service

Hometown: Worcester, Massachusetts

Lauren

Age: 22

Occupation: Artist

Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Marvita

Age: 23

Occupation: Retail Sales

Hometown: San Francisco, California

Stacy Ann

Age: 22

Occupation: Student

Hometown: Miami, Florida

Whitney

Age: 20

Occupation: Student

Hometown: Atlantic Beach, Florida

During this cycle, the 14 participants live together and ferociously vie for the grand prize, competing in a highly accelerated modeling boot camp. The participants' abilities are tested each week as they strive to master the runway and fashion photo shoots, perfect publicity skills and learn the business aspects of becoming a supermodel, all under 24-hour-a-day surveillance of the AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL cameras. Throughout the series, supermodel Tyra Banks, art director of photo shoots Jay Manuel, and runway guru J. Alexander mentor the participants.

Banks leads the panel of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL judges, comprised of leading fashion industry experts. Joining the panel this cycle is supermodel Paulina Porizkova, along with returning judges photographer Nigel Barker and runway expert J. Alexander, who closely evaluate the progress of the models to narrow the field each week. In addition, special guest judges appear to critique the participants within his or her area of expertise.

The winner of The CW's AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL will be managed by Elite Model Management. She also receives a $100,000 contract with cosmetics giant CoverGirl. Finally, the winner will appear on the cover and six-page fashion spread in 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").