LAUREN CONRAD AND KIM KARDASHIAN TO APPEAR AS GUEST JUDGES DURING CYCLE 13 OF "AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL," PREMIERING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 ON THE CW

Each Week Features A Member Of The Fashion Community Serving On The Panel Of Judges With Tyra Banks, Nigel Barker and J. Alexander

August 4, 2009 (Burbank, California) � AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL welcomes guest judges from the fashion community during cycle 13's search for America's Next Petite Model, premiering Wednesday, September 9 from 8:00-10:00 p.m. on The CW. For the first time ever, the show features a crop of fourteen girls with one thing in common: they are all 5'7" and under, well below the industry standard.

The guest judges include:

CHANEL IMAN one of the world's most in-demand models, having walked in runway shows for Dolce & Gabana and Valentino. Episode airs September 9.

LAUREN CONRAD is a television personality best known for "The Hills," and debuts the LC � Lauren Conrad fashion line this fall. Episode airs September 16.

JAIME RISHAR is a famous petite model (5'7 �"), having appeared on the cover of Italian, German and Australian Vogue, in addition to walking in fashion shows for designers such as John Galliano and Dolce & Gabana. Episode airs September 23.

CHINA CHOW is an actress and model for such designers as Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein. Episode airs September 30.

JOSIE MARAN is a famous petite model (5'7") who has appeared on the cover of Glamour and was featured as the Guess Girl in a summer/fall 1998 campaign. She is most recognizable as the face of Maybelline Cosmetics. Episode airs October 7.

JESSICA WHITE has been the face of CoverGirl, Chloe and Gap, in addition to walking the runway for Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta and Marc Jacobs. White recently signed a contract with Maybelline Cosmetics. Episode airs October 14.

KIM KARDASHIAN is a television personality who started her career as a fashion stylist. With her sisters, she opened a designer clothing store, DASH, in Los Angeles and Miami. She also has an online shoe company and will soon launch her own fragrance. 90210's JESSICA LOWNDES also appears in the episode to test the girls' interviewing skills. Episode airs October 21.

KIRSTY HUME has walked the catwalk for Christina Dior, Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan and Louis Vuitton among others, while modeling for campaigns including Chanel, Versace and Gucci. Episode airs October 28.

MARISA MILLER is a Victoria's Secret Angel, has worked on such campaigns at Tommy Hilfiger and has appeared in the pages of Vogue, Elle, Vanity Fair, and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue from 2002-2008. Episode airs November 4.

ANN SHOKET is the editor-in-chief of Seventeen Magazine. The winner of cycle 13, as in previous cycles, will appear in a six-page spread and on the cover of Seventeen Magazine. Episode airs November 11.

The winner of Cycle 13 will receive a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl Cosmetics, a contract with Wilhelmina Models and a cover and six-page 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").