Nigel Barker of ‘America’s Next Top Model’ and Make-A-Wish Foundation® Turn Fashion Dreams into Reality

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Event date: Friday, Nov. 16, 2007

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NEW YORK (Nov. 16, 2007) — Nigel Barker, renowned photographer and judge on the hit television show America's Next Top Model, is teaming up with the Make-A-Wish Foundation®, Seventeen magazine and the CW11 (WPIX-TV Channel 11) to grant four young women their wishes to be fashion models.

Gabrielle, Emily, Ramona and Kayla will spend a day with Barker at Industria Superstudio in New York City to get a taste of life as fashion models. The girls, each diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition, will receive makeovers and pose in a Make-A-Wish® fashion photo shoot with Barker behind the lens.

Caridee English, winner of cycle 7 of America's Next Top Model will make an appearance and help coach the girls throughout the photo shoot and a representative from Q Model Management will be present to offer tips and answer any questions the girls may have about modeling.

The event will be documented by CW11 News at Ten and featured in the pages of Seventeen magazine. The CW11 news team will feature behind-the-scenes footage from the photo shoot on Friday night's CW11 News at Ten (10 p.m. EST).

About the Wish Kids:

Her wish — to be a fashion model
Home state — Arizona
Medical condition — cerebral astrocytoma (brain tumor)

Her wish — to meet and be photographed by Nigel Barker
Home state — Florida
Medical condition — brain tumor

Her wish — to be a fashion model and learn about the industry from experts
Home state — Maryland
Medical condition — Crohn's disease
Will receive expert advice on being a model from Nigel Barker and a model agent from Q Model Management (Jeffery Kolsrud), make-up artists, hair stylists, fashion stylists and other crewmembers on-set

Her wish — to be a model in Seventeen magazine
Home state — Georgia
Medical condition — cystic fibrosis
Will spend the day with Seventeen magazine stylist Betsy Mullinix and Nigel Barker

Nigel Barker has been involved with the Make-A-Wish Foundation since 2004. For Barker, taking part in wish experiences has become even more special to him with every wish kid he meets.

"You are at once humbled, overjoyed and blessed to spend a day with these young heroes," he said.

About the Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Born in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 67 chapters in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and more than 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 41 minutes and has granted more than 153,000 wishes in the U.S. since inception. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visit www.wish.org and discover how you can share the power of a wish®.

About Nigel Barker
The British-born Nigel Barker was a successful model in Europe before turning to photography and has since become a world-renowned fashion and celebrity photographer and judge on the hit television show America's Next Top Model. The show is syndicated in more than 117 countries with a weekly global audience of over 100 million people. Currently, the tenth cycle is being filmed. Nigel Barker is also the creator of the new show, The Shot, airing on VH1 (November 2007). Visit his blog at www.nigelbarker.tv

About Seventeen
Seventeen is the best-selling monthly teen magazine, reaching more than 13 million readers every month. In each issue, Seventeen reports on the latest in fashion, beauty, health and entertainment, as well as information and advice on the complex real-life issues that young women face every day. Readers can also interact with the brand on the digital front, with Seventeen mobile (m.Seventeen.com). In addition to its U.S. flagship, Seventeen publishes 15 editions around the world. Seventeen is published by Hearst Magazines, a unit of Hearst Corporation (hearst.com) and one of the world's largest publishers of monthly magazines, with nearly 200 editions around the world, including 19 U.S. titles and 20 magazines in the United Kingdom, published through its wholly owned subsidiary, The National Magazine Company Limited. Hearst reaches more adults than any other publisher of monthly magazines (74.1 million total adults, according to MRI, spring 07).

About CW11 News
New York's CW11 (WPIX-TV Channel 11), is the flagship station of The CW Television Network. Founded in 1948 and owned by Tribune Broadcasting, a division of the Tribune Company, WPIX has long been regarded as a groundbreaking station in New York. In September 2006, WPIX became The CW11, and its successful Network programming, award winning news, extensive library of hit movies, first-run programs, off-network sitcom favorites, quality children's programming and public affairs shows, as well as outstanding event coverage, have contributed to the station's success. The CW11 has earned over 160 Emmy Awards, including multiple Emmy Awards for Outstanding Morning News Program and Outstanding Newscast. The station has been honored with numerous other awards for excellence in reporting, news coverage, public affairs, specials and features. In addition, The CW11 has been the official broadcast home of the New York Mets since 1999.