Seeking Latin models Nationwide who want to participate in a modeling competition / modeling contest for a chance at a spot on a reality TV competition and a grand prize worth 25k. Sí TV is holding a Model Latina search for a new show they are developing that follows 15 latin models competing against each other.

Think you have what it takes to be the next Model Latina? We’re casting in Queens, NY! Sí TV is looking for 15 gorgeous Latinas to prove they have it all—style, sophistication, culture and smarts. Contestants on our reality show will live together and compete to see who’s got what it takes to be the next Model Latina.

Hartford, CT
Wednesday, March 31
3PM – 7PM
Comcast Theatre
61 Savitt Way
Hartford, CT 06120

Queens, NY Saturday, April 3
10AM – 2PM
Queens Center Mall
90-15 Queens Blvd
Elmhurst, NY 11373
Go to 92nd St. West Entrance, Level 2

San Jose, CA
Monday, April 5
3PM – 7PM
Hotel Valencia
355 Santana Row
San Jose CA 95128

Los Angeles, CA
Tuesday, April 6
3PM – 7PM
Verizon Wireless Communication Store
8300 Van Nuys Blvd.
Panorama City, CA 91402

New York Model Latina Competition Information

Vice President of Production and Development for TV and Feature Film at the Weinstein Company, Barbara Schneeweiss says, “Technology is what’s next in fashion design. Forward-thinking designers are exploring new ways to use technology in the design process.”

The designers will have the option to utilize these computers to sketch and inspire their designs, while the winner will be given $50,000 prize package from HP and Intel to create, design, and run their own business post Project Runway.

JoAnn Alfano, executive vice president of Entertainment at Lifetime Network, said, “We are excited about HP’s new technology and think it will add a great new element to this season of Project Runway.”

Season 7 premieres today at 10pm ET/PT with Nicole Richie as guest judge.

The Top Model castings will be hitting major cities in the months of August and September 2009. The cities on the list are Atlanta,  Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Houston.

ANTM Auditions cycle 14 To audition for ANTM please download the application and check the casting call dates below.

Atlanta

Saturday, August 22
10am-3pm
The Westin Peachtree Plaza
210 Peachtree St
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Chicago
Saturday, August 29
10am-3pm
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
2233 South Martin L. King Drive
Chicago, Illinois
60616-9985

Denver
Wednesday, September 2
11am-3pm
The Curtis Hotel
1405 Curtis Street
Denver, Co 80202

Las Vegas
Saturday, September 5
11am-3pm

Houston
Saturday, September 12
10am-3pm
Hilton Houston Post Oak
2001 Post Oak Blvd.
Houston, TX 77056

Los Angeles
Saturday, September 19
10am-3pm

more on the ANTM Casting call and here

Tyra and the producers decided to switch it up a bit for cycle 13, maybe the ratings have been dipping. Anyway, ANTM cycle 13 will be all shorter models who are 5′7″ and under. The show also has said that they wanted a diverse bunch in all shapes and sizes.

With that said, you gotta wonder how a short model will fit into the high fashion scene of today. There were a few shorter models that did make supermodel stardom, Kate Moss and Twiggy come to mind, but for the most part the majority have been extremely tall. The reasoning behind that is that many designers feel their clothes look better on taller, leaner women.

So far in the history of the Tyra Banks ANTM show, none of the ladies have made it to supermodel stardom. So maybe it is time for a change.

Cycle 13 had cast short models for the show, so I have yet to find out what this new season of ANTM will be casting for, guess we’ll wait and hear.

In the meantime, below is the audition schedule for ANTM Cycle 14.  ANTM may be coming to a city near you.

Pittsburgh, PA
Friday, June 26
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
The Mall at Robinson
100 Robinson Centre Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15205

Omaha, NE
Saturday, June 27
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Reve Salon & Spa
11025 Elm St
Omaha, NE 68144

Spartanburg, SC
Saturday, June 27
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Westgate Mall
205 West Blackstock Road
Spartanburg, SC 29301

<, Florida
Sunday, June 28
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Courtyard by @ Gulf Coast Town Center
10050 Gulf Center Drive
Fort Myers, Florida 33913

Providence, RI
Thursday, July 2
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Emerald Square Mall
999 South Washington Street
North Attleboro, MA 02760

Charleston/Huntington/Portsmouth, WV
Monday, July 6
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Huntington Mall
1 Mall Rd
Barboursville, WV 25504

Eureka, CA
Tuesday, July 7
3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Arcata Theatre

Huntsville, AL
Wednesday, July 8
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Merrimack Hall – Performing Arts Center
3320 Triana Blvd
Huntsville, AL 35805

Grand Rapids and Lansing, MI
Wednesday, July 8
8:00 AM
Eve Salon
Westnedge Rd.
Portage, MI

Tampa Bay, FL
Wednesday, July 8
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Ritz Theatre
Ybor City
Tampa, FL

Honolulu, HI
Wednesday, July 8 and Thursday, July 9
Salon Bobbi and Guy
Kapolei Commons
4450 Kapolei Parkway
Unit 108
Kapolei, HI 96707

Lake Charles, LA
Wednesday, July 8
Prien Lake Mall
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Madison, WI
Thursday, July 9
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
WBUW TV
2814 Syene Road
Madison, WI 53713

Clarksburg, WV
Thursday, July 9
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Meadowbrook Mall
Bridgeport, WV

Toledo, OH
Thursday, July 9
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
New York Collection
4861 Dorr Street #A
Toledo, OH 43615

Shreveport, LA/Texarkana, AR
Friday, July 10
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
KTBS 3/KPXJ CW 21
4425 Jefferson Avenue
Suite 202
Texarkana, AR 71854

Detroit, MI
Friday, July 10
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
CW50 Studios
26905 W. 11 Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48033

Topeka, KS
Friday, July 10
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Westridge Mall

Washington, DC
Friday, July 10
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturday, July 11
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Potomac Mills Mall
Fashion Centre @ Pentagon City

Lubbock, TX
Registration Saturday, July 11
9:00 AM
Auditions Saturday, July 11
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
South Plains Mall

Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Saturday, July 11
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Seven Sushi Ultralounge
700 Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN

Erie, PA
Saturday, July 11
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Total Tan
2421 Asbury Road
Millcreek, PA

Columbus, GA
Saturday, July 11
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Game Link
6361 Talokas Lane
Columbus, GA

Billings, MT
Saturday, July 11
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
First National Pawn
1142 Grand Avenue

Yakima/Tri Cities, WA
Saturday, July 11
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Valley Mall

Portland, OR
Saturday, July 11
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Cedar Hills Crossing
3205 SW Cedar Hills Blvd # 100
Beaverton, OR 97005-1357

Bakersfield, CA
Saturday, July 11
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Federico’s Career College

Greenville, NC
Saturday, July 11
1:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sun Chase Apartments

Montgomery, AL
Saturday, July 11
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Jack Ingram Volkswagen

Reno, NV
Saturday, July 11
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
The Legends at Sparks Marina

Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, NC
Saturday, July 11
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Ashtae Products Inc.
1325 S. Eugene St.
Greensboro, NC 27406

Columbia, MO
Saturday, July 11
11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Shady Gators
Lake Ozark, Missouri

Birmingham/Homewood, AL
Saturday, July 11
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM PM
Colonial Brookwood Village
780 Brookwood Village
Homewood, AL 35209

Baton Rouge, LA
Saturday, July 11
TBD

Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, VA
Saturday, July 11
12:00 PM – 3:30 PM
The Gallery at Military Circle
880 N. Military Hwy.
Norfolk, VA 23502

Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA
Saturday, July 11
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Holiday Inn Tanglewood
4468 Starkey Road, S.W.
Roanoke, VA 24018

St. Louis, MO
Saturday, July 11
8:00 AM
Patricia Stevens College
330 N. 4th Street
St. Louis, MO 63102

San Diego, CA
Saturday, July 11
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Liberty Station
NTC Promenade
Pt. Loma NTC Command Center
2640 Historic Decatur Rd
San Diego, CA 92106

Davenport, Iowa
Saturday, July 11
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Modern Woodmen Park
209 S. Gaines Street
Davenport, Iowa 52802

St Joseph, MO
Sunday, July 12
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
East Hills Shopping Center

Salt Lake City, UT
Monday, July 13
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Lunatic Fringe Salon
2545 East Parleys Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84109

To audition for America’s Next Top Model, download the application here

ANTM Cycle 13 is now casting for models for Tyra Bank’s hit show. America’s Next Top Model is a reality show that features a dozen new models every season to compete for prizes and a contract with a top modeling agency.

If you believe you have what it takes to make it onto the show and be chosen by Tyra Banks as America’s Next Top Model, check out the America’s Next Top Model casting call.

You must be female and 18 to 27 years of age at the time of application and for some reason 5′7″ or under… go figure.

Lets take a look back through this last season of ANTM

Nikeysha, the anorexic girl, who looked incredibly skinny and made the other size 1 models look plump standing next to her.

Here is Sheena, who really reminds probably everyone of a slim Kimora, maybe it’s the pudgy round face. Anyway, she just kept getting knocked for being a hoochie mama. Her lying to the judges about her fake boobs didn’t help her situation. I mean, you rarely see see the Givenchy runway models flashing a pair of silicone Double D’s.

No matter how hard this girl tried, she alway’s seemed a bit out of place.

Isis, not really a girl, but close enough I guess. What the hell was Tyra Banks even thinking here? maybe… ratings? This one really confused me because I read the requirements for the show and they clearly states a female 17 to 27. Maybe the producers though if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck. Isis is really a man and I watched the swim suit episode where Isis tried to cover her manhood while wearing a bikini. BTW, the huge feet and hands may not have helped her either. I can’t even imagine how the girls felt being beaten by a guy in the first few episodes where Isis was around.

Now, what if Isis did actually win got the Covergirl and squeeky clean Seventeen magazine contract? Would Elite models really sign her? Guess we’ll never know. Too bad.

Anyway, I guess it all makes for great reality TV in the end and congrats to McKey.

Yep, and the winner was…. drum roll please, the lovely Leanne.

I am glad leanne won project runway season 5 and I really loved her collection. I loved the petals and the look was new and something that could not be anyone other than Leanne. All the project runway season 5 collections were awsome, you can check out all the Season 5 Project Runway collections here.

Here is a recap of Leannes Final runway show on Project Runway.

I love the very complicated made simple and effortless look. It is so fancy and ruffled in a demure and refined kind of way. Those ruffles or petals look stylish and give her a signature of her own without even coming close to look like too much. They really catch my attention and obviously the judges and producers who ultimately made Leanne the new Project Runway star and winner. I can’t say I didn’t see it coming, she was the strongest competitor from the start and took quite a few challenges all in a row. I believe she even won a show with immunity.

You go girl!

Just a quick note about tonight’s project runway, poor suede, no more of him talking in the third person about himself because Suede is off the runway. In a way, I really can’t believe that Suede was kicked off instead of Kenley, Her little hip hop abstraction had zero to do with hip hop. I mean come on now, when was the last time you saw Lil’ Kim with her hair in a bun and high waisted jeans?

That Project Runway Elimination challenge looked like a no brainer.

Kenley’s outfit was not only hideaous, but not even remotely close to Hip Hop other than the ugly gold she used for earings.

Judges, please!

Hip Hop is all about looking comfortable and luxurios at the same time. Kenley’s outfit was neither.

Suede’s outfit at least looked a bit Aerosmith and a bit Rock & Roll. The zipper down the front, the vest and the tightness of the thing.

Anyway, It’s getting close to the finally and I have my Fave…