Contestants
The 16 contestants in Season 2 were:
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Place Finished |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wade | 24 | Los Angeles, CA | 16th |
| Heidi Standridge | 25 | Atlanta, GA | 15th |
| Kirsten Ehrig | 37 | Los Angeles, CA | 14th |
| Raymundo Baltazar | 24 | Los Angeles, CA | 13th |
| Daniel Franco | 24 | Los Angeles, CA | 12th |
| Guadalupe Vidal | 29 | Los Angeles, CA | 11th |
| Marla Duran | 51 | Allentown, PA | 10th |
| Diana Eng | 22 | Jacksonville, FL | 9th |
| Emmett McCarthy | 42 | New York, NY | 8th |
| Zulema Griffin | 28 | New York, NY | 7th |
| Andrae Gonzalo | 32 | Los Angeles, CA | 6th |
| Nick Verreos | 38 | Los Angeles, CA | 5th |
| Kara Janx | 29 | Johannesburg, South Africa | 4th |
| Santino Rice | 30 | Los Angeles, CA | 3rd |
| Daniel Vosovic | 24 | Grand Rapids, MI | Runner-up |
| Chloe Dao | 33 | Houston, TX | Winner |
(ages listed are the designers' ages at the time the show was taped in the summer of 2005.)
Daniel F. had been a competitor in the first season and was eliminated in that season's first episode. Determined to show that the judges "made a mistake" in eliminating him so soon, he returned to the nationwide tryouts with samples from his own design line. The evaluation panel at the tryouts decided to give him one more chance and brought him back as a contestant for season two.
The 16 models competing for an ELLE spread in the second season were:
| Contestant | Hometown | Place Finished |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Lucia Santiago | 16th (Quit) | |
| Alyssa Daugherty | Oil City, PA | 15th |
| Melissa Braiser | New York, NY | 14th |
| Allison McAtee | Erie, PA | 13th |
| Claudia | Germany | 12th |
| Eliza Jane | San Francisco, CA | 11th |
| Cara Roberts | Darien, CT | 10th |
| Lesley Ann Williams | 9th | |
| Shannon Fluet | Boston, MA | 8th |
| Tarah Rodgers | North Carolina | 7th |
| Danyelle Vilmenay | Baltimore, MD | 6th |
| Rachael Hartzog | 5th | |
| Eden Henderson | Queens, NY | 4th |
| Heather Brown | 3rd | |
| Rebecca Holliday | Savannah, GA | Runner-up |
| Grace Kelsey | San Diego, CA | Winner |
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