Updated: Monday, 29 Mar 2010, 11:24 AM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 23 Mar 2010, 2:18 PM CDT
AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL welcomes one of the most influential members of the fashion world, André Leon Talley, as a new judge during cycle 14 of the hit show on The CW.
Currently serving as the editor-at-large of Vogue, Talley is prominent in the world of
designer fashion and has a front-row seat to runway shows all over the world.
Miss J. Alexander, long-time judge, breaks free from the judges’ desk to take on a
mentoring role during challenges with the models. “After cycles of watching the girls not
get it right, I thought they would benefit more from my ‘high heels’ and hands-on
approach than my sitting in a chair judging their photos,” said Alexander. “And with
Andre Leon Talley, this should be the best cycle yet.”
Cycle 14 also welcomes a panel of rotating guest judges that include: Sally
Hershberger (Salon Owner/Proprietor), Rachel Roy (Runway Fashion Designer), Sean
Patterson (President of Wilhelmina Models), Dania Ramirez (CoverGirl Representative),
Patricia Cleveland (First African American Supermodel), Ann Shoket (Editor in Chief
of Seventeen Magazine), Whitney Port (Star of “The City,” Runway Fashion Designer),
Sara Tetro (Owner of 62 Models), Sara McLeod (Actress from “Lord of the Rings”) and
“Top Model” photo shoot director Jay Manuel.
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL airs Wednesdays at 7pm on The CWAustin.