'Top Model' Goes to School

Zap2It.com | February 1, 2007

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Some of the 'America's Next Top Model' cycle eight finalists
Some of the 'America's Next Top Model' cycle eight finalists
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Season eight kicks off Feb. 28

Whether the latest group of "America's Next Top Model" hopefuls is actually smarter than those from previous seasons remains to be seen, but the number of self-described students is a little higher than usual.

Five of the 13 contestants on the latest edition of the show, which debuts Wednesday, Feb. 28 on The CW, list their occupation as "college student," and a sixth says she's an online admissions adviser for a college. Four of last season's finalists were still furthering their education, though one of those, Brooke, was still in high school.

The new group also includes a stay-at-home mom, a band manager, a photographer and a bartender. They hail variously from Brooklyn, Dallas, Montgomery, Ala., Maui, New Jersey and Chicago and range in age from 19 to 24.

The finalists will once again call Los Angeles home for the first part of the season. Host Tyra Banks returns (of course), as do judges Twiggy, Nigel Barker and J. Alexander.

Here's a look at the 13 finalists:

Name: Brittany
Age: 21
Occupation: Bartender
Hometown: Savannah, Ga.

Name: Cassandra
Age: 24
Occupation: College student
Hometown: Seattle

Name: Diana
Age: 21
Occupation: College student
Hometown: Garfield, N.J.

Name: Dionne
Age: 20
Occupation: College student
Hometown: Montgomery, Ala.

Name: Felicia
Age: 19
Occupation: Sales associate
Hometown: Houston

Name: Jael
Age: 22
Occupation: Band manager
Hometown: Detroit

Name: Jaslene
Age: 20
Occupation: Online college admissions adviser
Hometown: Chicago

Name: Kathleen
Age: 20
Occupation: Hairstylist
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Name: Natasha
Age: 21
Occupation: College student
Hometown: Dallas

Name: Renee
Age: 20
Occupation: Stay-at-home mom
Hometown: Maui, Hawaii

Name: Samantha
Age: 19
Occupation: Sales associate
Hometown: Pinson, Ala.

Name: Sarah
Age: 20
Occupation: Photographer
Hometown: Lake Zurich, Ill.

Name: Whitney
Age: 21
Occupation: College student
Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.
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