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HGTV Design Star
Season Three Kicks off Competition with Online Vote
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Viewers decide the last finalist
via online vote from February 18 - March 3; Series Premiere on
Sunday, June 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 13
/PRNewswire/ -- The nation's premiere interior design show is
back for a third season that's kicking off with a twist. From
12 p.m. ET, Monday, February 18 to 5 p.m. ET, Monday, March 3,
America can vote online once per day for their favorite
semi-finalist to join the HGTV Design Star juggernaut. After
receiving thousands of submissions from the most accomplished
and talented designers yet, Kimberly Lewis -- a 26-year-old
behind-the-scenes designer for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
in Los Angeles, Calif., and Stephanie Cook -- a 27-year-old
owner of Cal Coast Designs in Irvine, Calif., were selected by
HGTV to compete in the online vote. To cast a vote for
Kimberly or Stephanie, online users can go to www.HGTV.com/designstar
to see the semifinalists' bios, photos, audition videos and
slide shows of their design work. The lucky winner will then
join the show's cast, which includes professional architects,
interior designers, business owners and artists. The new
season of HGTV Design Star, hosted by Clive Pearse, premieres
on Sunday, June 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
"The high caliber of talent that applied for this season was
tremendous," said James Bolosh, vice president of HGTV event
programming. "Both Kimberly and Stephanie are so talented and
deserving of this opportunity that it became extremely
difficult to make a choice. So, we're leaving it up to America
to decide."
The Competition
Viewers can expect the most difficult design challenges yet
for the new group of finalists who dream of hosting their own
HGTV show. By the end of the competition, only two finalists
will remain to battle it out to become the next HGTV Design
Star.
During the competition, the finalists must deal with the real
demands of working on a weekly television show, including
mastering time and budget restrictions, a rigorous production
schedule and discriminating clients' needs. In addition to
showcasing their design talents and hosting abilities, each
finalist also must contend with the ever-present camera crews
following their every move.
The finalists already have overcome significant odds for the
chance to participate in HGTV's search for its next star.
Network executives and show producers culled through more than
2,000 essays, portfolios and videos to select those who
appeared to have the skills and "it" factor to compete in this
year's show. Thirty-eight semifinalists presented their work
in-person to the distinguished HGTV Design Star judging panel,
including designers Vern Yip and Cynthia Rowley and In Style
executive editor Martha McCully. The live presentations were
documented for the first episode, which will show how the
finalists managed to measure up to the exacting standards of
the judges and the network.
The Judges
Vern Yip is an award-winning architectural and interior
designer who gained national recognition transforming homes
and restaurants in his private design practice and on several
television series. Vern -- whose HGTV series, Deserving
Design, airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT -- also has his own
line of top-quality products and has authored his own design
manual, Designing Spaces (Regan Books/Harper Collins, New
York).
Cynthia Rowley is a highly-acclaimed international designer
whose collection includes women's wear, shoes, handbags,
eyewear, belts, dishes, baby wear, leg wear, color cosmetics
and a signature fragrance. She also is co-creator of the
bestselling line of Swell books, has a home products line at
Target, and is the author of Slim: A Fantasy Memoir (Rizzoli,
New York).
Martha McCully is executive editor of In Style Magazine. She
is a trend- watcher and style-maker, whose interest in home
and design is second only to her interest and expertise in
beauty and fashion. Martha also is a writer -- her work has
appeared in Travel & Leisure and The New York Times Style
section. She also co-authored a book on heart disease with her
father titled The Heart Revolution.
About HGTV
HGTV, America's leader in home and lifestyle programming, is
distributed to more than 95 million U.S. households and is one
of cable's top-rated networks. HGTV's website, www.HGTV.com,
is the nation's leading online home- and-garden destination
that attracts an average of 5.2 million unique visitors per
month. HGTV owns 33 percent of HGTV Canada and provides much
of the Canadian network's daily programming. The network's
branded programming also can be seen in 124 territories across
all seven continents and its selected programming is available
to service men and women on board Navy ships and through
American Forces Radio & Television Service (AFRTS) which
services more than 1,000 outlets in over 175 countries.
Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., with offices in Atlanta,
Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York,
HGTV is wholly owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP) ,
which also operates Food Network (www.foodnetwork.com), DIY
Network (www.diynetwork.com), Fine Living TV Network (www.fineliving.com),
and Great American Country (www.gactv.com).
Source: HGTV
CONTACT: Lynne Davis, of HGTV, +1-212-549-8612,
ldavis@hgtv.com ; or
Eileen Campion of Dera, Roslan & Campion Public Relations,
+1-212-966-4600,
eileen@drcpublicrelations.com
Web site:
http://www.hgtv.com/designstar
http://www.hgtv.com/
http://www.foodnetwork.com/
http://www.diynetwork.com/
http://www.fineliving.com/
http://www.gactv.com/ |
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