Similar to the show's first season, Bravo is once again giving Make Me A Supermodel viewers the chance to vote two contestants into the into the show's second season, which is currently scheduled to premiere in the first quarter of 2009.
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Online voting for the America's Next Top Model-like reality competition, which pits a co-ed group of models against each other as they compete for $100,000 and the chance to become a model, began on bravotv.com on September 10 and will continue through September 24.
Viewers get to choose from six contestants -- three male and three female -- and vote for one male and one female contestant.
Bravo premiered the first season of Make Me A Supermodel, which is based on a U.K. show of the same name that debuted in 2005 and aired two seasons on Britain's Five network, in January.
Bravo renewed Make Me A Supermodel for a second season in July.
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Holly Kiser, a 21-year-old from Coeburn, VA, took home Make Me a Supermodel's first-season title, which included $100,000 and a modeling agency contract with New York Model management.
The six finalists -- as well as their Bravo-supplied biographical information -- that viewers will be able to vote for are:
- Brent, a 21-year-old from
Brent, a pumpkin farmer, grew up in a tiny town in
- Ken, a 24-year-old from
Ken was born in
- Zohnell, a 20-year-old from
In his short 20 years, Zohnell has had a hard life. He was taken away from his mother when he was 18 days old and raised by his aunt, where he grew up in the "hood" of
- Megan, a 19-year-old from
Megan is a college student with a passion for what she studies, claiming she might be a bit of a math and science "nerd." To Megan, modeling is an art and the ultimate form of self-expression. She is very outgoing, and even finds ways to strike up conversations with complete strangers. She admits she can be immature and clumsy on occasion, but when it comes to modeling she is determined and focused.
- Jessica, a 20-year-old from
Jessica was raised primarily by her grandmother while her mother worked late nights as a bartender, the two still have a close-knit relationship. Jessica joined a modeling agency at age 15 but stopped because she refused to sacrifice her style when she went through a hard-core punk stage. Although she is still heavily into punk, she is willing to make changes in order to model again. She currently lives with her 18-year-old fiancé and she hopes that this show will reopen doors for her modeling career.
- Karen, a 21-year-old from
Karen's drive and determination to become a model and win this competition stems from a heartbreaking family tragedy – last year one of her twin brothers died in a tragic accident. She is focused on winning this competition in order to lift her family's spirits and give them something to be happy about again. She is a fierce competitor with a strong drive and a heart of gold.
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