"WGNtv.com Top Model Madness Contestants Chosen at Casting Call"

CHICAGO, August 19, 2009 -- 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 (Cycle 14) will be held in Chicago on Saturday, August 29 at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. Entrants must be 18-27 years of age and 5'7" or over. America's Next Top Model 2-hour season premiere airs Wednesday, September 9 at 7pm on WGN-TV.

OPEN CASTING LOCATION:

Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

2233 S. Martin Luther King Drive Chicago, Illinois, 60616 USA 10:00 a.m.-3 p.m.

* Text CASTING to 97999 for more information * Download the application here: http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/topmodel-cycle14-Casting WGN-TV will hold its own contest during the casting call. Representatives from Chicago's CW affiliate will take pictures at the audition for WGNtv.com's "Top Model Madness Photo Contest." The public will vote for the winner online, whose prize is a commercial produced at the WGN-TV studios to promote the new season of America's Next Top Model.

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 (Hell's Kitchen).

WGN-TV is Chicago's CW network affiliate, programming a strong schedule of news, sports and entertainment, with most WGN Sports telecasts, WGN News and CW programs in high definition on WGN-DT 9.1. WGN-TV is also Chicago's home for LATV, the nation's first bilingual music-entertainment network, on WGN-DT 9.2. Outside the Chicago area, WGN America is carr