The reality competition series HGTV Design Star returns to HGTV on June 9, 2013, with a retooled format and a new name: HGTV Star. 10 hopefuls will vie for a chance to win “life-changing prizes throughout the season, including a product featured on the online shopping resource One Kings Lane, a feature in HGTV Magazine, and their own show on HGTV.”
In addition, viewers at home can win home decor items from the premiere episode.
“This season features the fun intensity and action of real home renovation,” said Kathleen Finch, general manager, HGTV. “There is a lot of hammer-swinging and tile-laying–activities that every home enthusiast has battled during their own home improvement projects.”
The Competitors Are:
Brooks Atwood, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Tiffany Brooks, Antioch, Ill.
Tylor Devereaux; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Boris Eckey, Los Angeles, Calif.
Tobin Green, Tampa, Fla.
Crisermy Mercado, Miami, Fla.
Jessie Miller, St. Louis, Mo.
Jeribai Tascoe, Sonora, Calif.
Anne Rue, Lake Mary, Fla.
Abbey Vasek, Wimberley, Texas
HGTV Star Details:
HGTV Star showcases finalists who must face intense, hands-on challenges in the toughest home renovation competition yet and execute amazing transformations in real homes, college campuses and exotic locations. And new this season–the lucky finalist who is the winner of the premiere episode will have an affordable, original piece of his or her artwork for sale on the One Kings Lane website for viewers to purchase.
During the seven-episode series, host and mentor David Bromstad oversees the 10 creative finalists as they vie to impress the panel of experts, including network stars Genevieve Gorder, Vern Yip, and series newcomer Sabrina Soto.
The finalists, whose expertise ranges from home remodeling to interior design and from architecture to home staging, must demonstrate ingenious creativity and display their star quality on-camera to avoid elimination.
