The sixth season of the American

United States

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 reality television

Reality television

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 competition series HGTV Design Star

HGTV Design Star

HGTV Design Star is an American reality competition show airing on the cable television network HGTV. It premiered July 23, 2006, and has been renewed for a sixth season.Clive Pearse served as host for Seasons 1-4...

 is scheduled to premiere July 11, 2011. The two major additions to the show were Tanika Ray

Tanika Ray

Tanika Ray is an American television personality. She was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Los Angeles. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Arts from Spelman College in Atlanta and studied theater at New York University....

 as host, and David Bromstad

David Bromstad

David Reed Bromstad is an American designer and television personality. In 2006, he became the winner of the debut season of HGTV Design Star...

 as mentor.

Designers

• Meg Caswell, 33, Chicago, Illinois -- Winner
• Karl Sponholtz, 42, Chicago, Illinois -- Runner-Up
• Mark Diaz, 33, Miami, Florida
  Miami, Florida
  Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
  
   -- Third Place
• Kellie Clements, 33, Edmond, Oklahoma
  Edmond, Oklahoma
  Edmond is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area in the central part of the state. As of the 2010 census, the population was 81,405, making it the sixth largest city in the state of Oklahoma....
  
   -- Fan Favorite
• Kevin Grace, 42, Chicago, Illinois
• Leslie Ezelle, 43, Dallas, Texas
  Dallas, Texas
  Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
  
  
• Cathy Hobbs
  Cathy Hobbs
  Cathy Hobbs is an American television host, interior designer and lifestyle expert based in New York City.-Broadcasting career:Hobbs began her broadcast career at KGET-TV in Bakersfield, California, while still a student at the University of Southern California. In 1991, she joined WOLO-TV in...
  
  , 42, Brooklyn, New York
• Tyler Wisler, 35, Orange, New Jersey
  Orange, New Jersey
  The City of Orange is a city and township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 30,134...
  
  
• Bret Ritter, 30, Brooklyn, New York
• Doug Hines, 44, Atlanta, Georgia
  Atlanta, Georgia
  Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
  
  
• J Allen, 31, Chevy Chase, Maryland
  Chevy Chase, Maryland
  Chevy Chase is the name of both a town and an unincorporated census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland. In addition, a number of villages in the same area of Montgomery County include "Chevy Chase" in their names...
  
  
• Blanche Garcia, 32, Montclair, New Jersey
  Montclair, New Jersey
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,977 people, 15,020 households, and 9,687 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,183.6 people per square mile . There were 15,531 housing units at an average density of 2,464.0 per square mile...
  
  

Contestant progress

Place	Contestant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Comments
1	Meg	IN	LOW	IN	WIN	IN	IN	LOW	WIN	IN	WINNER	Winner of Design Star Season 6
2	Karl	WIN	IN	HIGH	HIGH	IN	LOW	WIN	LOW	IN	RUNNER-UP	Runner-up of Design Star Season 6
3	Mark	LOW	WIN	LOW	HIGH	HIGH	WIN	HIGH	LOW	OUT		Elimin: Tiny Houses
4	Kellie	HIGH	IN	HIGH	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	OUT			Elimin: The Look For Less
5	Kevin	LOW	HIGH	WIN	LOW	LOW	HIGH	OUT				Elimin: HGTV'd
6	Leslie	HIGH	IN	IN	IN	IN	LOW	OUT				Elimin: HGTV'd
7	Cathy	HIGH	LOW	IN	LOW	WIN	OUT					Elimin: Wedding Reception
8	Tyler	IN	HIGH	IN	IN	OUT						Elimin: Dream Kitchen
9	Bret	LOW	IN	LOW	OUT							Elimin: Bed & Breakfast
10	Doug	IN	IN	OUT								Elimin: Old Room, New Life
11	J	IN	OUT									Elimin: White Box Challenge
12	Blanche	OUT										Elimin: Make Over Your Living Space

(WINNER) The designer won the competition.

(RUNNER-UP) The designer received second place.

(WIN) The designer was selected as the winner of the episode's Elimination Challenge.

(WIN) The designer was selected as the winner of the episode's Camera Challenge.

(HIGH) The designer was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win.

(IN) The designer was not selected as either top entry or bottom entry in the Elimination Challenge, and advanced to the next challenge.

(LOW) The designer was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, but was not deemed the worst of the designers who advanced in that particular week.

(LOW) The designer was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, and was deemed the worst of the designers who advanced in that particular week.

(OUT) The designer was eliminated from the competition.

Make Over Your Living Space

The designers get into 6 teams of two and design bedrooms, a great room, and a bonus room.

• First Aired: July 11, 2011
• ELIMINATED: Blanche

White Box Challenge

The eleven remaining designers design white rooms.

• First Aired: July 18, 2011
• ELIMINATED: J

Old Room, New Life

The ten remaining designers design rooms in their first homeowner challenge.

• First Aired: July 25, 2011
• ELIMINATED: Doug

Bed & Breakfast

The nine remaining designers design rooms at a home.

• First Aired: August 1, 2011
• ELIMINATED: Bret

Dream Kitchen

The eight remaining designers design dream kitchens.

• First Aired: August 8, 2011
• ELIMINATED: Tyler

Wedding Reception

The seven remaining designers design a wedding reception.

• First Aired: August 15, 2011
• ELIMINATED: Cathy

HGTV'd

The six remaining designers design a home as part of another HGTV show, HGTV'd.

• First Aired: August 22, 2011
• ELIMINATED: Leslie, Kevin

Look For Less

The four remaining designers design rooms with a budget of $2,500

• First Aired: August 29, 2011
• ELIMINATED: Kellie

Tiny Houses

The three remaining designers must transform an 86 sq. ft. house into a home with a kitchen, bathroom, living area, bedroom, and dining area.

• First Aired: September 5, 2011
• ELIMINATED: Mark

The Next Design Star Is?

The two finalists must each redesign a room in a Harlem brownstone while shooting a pilot episode for their proposed HGTV series.

• First Aired: September 12, 2011
• ELIMINATED (RUNNER-UP): Karl
• Winner: Meg Caswell