CHICAGO, September 4, 2008 –Think you have what it takes to be America’s Next Top Model? An open casting call for WGN-TV’s CW hit America’s Next Top Model will be held at The Congress Plaza Hotel And Convention Center (520 South Michigan Avenue), on Saturday, September 6th from 10am-3pm. Casting is looking for females, ages 18 to 27, of diverse backgrounds, shapes, sizes and with a minimum height requirement of 5’7” tall. America’s Next Top Model airs locally on WGN-TV, Chicago’s CW Wednesdays at 7pm CT.

CASTING LOCATION:

The Congress Plaza Hotel and Convention Center
520 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605

10am – 3pm

**Line up starts at the Harrison entrance**

* Download the application: http://www.cwtv.com/images/topmodel/antm_cycle12_app.pdf

America’s Next Top Model follows a group of young women of various backgrounds, shapes and sizes who live together and vie for a grand prize, which will include a modeling contract. The dramality exposes the transformation of everyday young women into potentially fierce top models, as they face weekly tests that determine who can make the cut. The finalists compete in a highly accelerated modeling boot camp, a crash course to modeling fame that includes mentoring by supermodel Tyra Banks and exposure to high-profile fashion industry gurus, all under 24-hour-a-day surveillance of the America’s Next Top Model cameras, which chronicle every move.

America’s 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 (American Inventor).