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HGTV Design Star is an American reality competition show airing on the cable television network HGTV. It premiered July 23, 2006, and has completed seven seasons.

Clive Pearse served as host for Seasons 1-4. Vern Yip (Deserving Design) and Genevieve Gorder (Dear Genevieve) currently serve as the show's two judges and were co-hosts, with Candice Olson ("Divine Design", "Candice Tells All"), for Season 5. Starting with Season 7, a third rotating judge was brought in, to fill the spot left by Candice Olson. Previous judges include Cynthia Rowley, a designer of fashion and home accessories; Martha McCully, Executive Editor of InStyle magazine; and Mary Jo Wardle.

The contestants compete for their own design show on HGTV, which follows the format of The Next Food Network Star on sister channel Food Network. Each week, the judges decide whom to eliminate; and, in Seasons 1-4, Clive Pearse would tell the contestant(s) who had been eliminated, "Your show has been cancelled...please exit the studio."

Each week, the remaining contestants participate in an interior design challenge such as designing a living space with a specific purpose (bedroom, livingroom, garage) or creating a space in an empty room, using unconventional items from a pet store, mechanics store, or a discount store. The designers are given a specified amount of time and cash to create their designs, sometimes working alone and sometimes in teams.

Cast

Presenters

Presenters	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Clive Pearse	?	?	?	?
Vern Yip					?
Tanika Ray						?
David Bromstad							?

Mentors

Mentors	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
David Bromstad						?	?

Judges

Judges	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Vern Yip	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Cynthia Rowley	?	?	?
Martha McCully	?	?	?
Genevieve Gorder				?	?	?	?
Candice Olson				?	?	?

Seasons

Season	No. of designers	Premiere Date	Finale Date	Location	{{colorbox}} Winner	Winner's Show	{{colorbox}} Runner-up	{{colorbox}} Third Place
1 - 2006	10	July 23	September 10	New York City	David Bromstad	Color Splash	Alice Fakier	Tym De Santo
2 - 2007	11	July 29	September 16	Las Vegas	Kim Myles	Myles of Style	Todd Davis	Will Smith
3 - 2008	9	June 8	August 3	Nashville	Jennifer Bertrand	Paint-Over!	Matt Locke	Trish Beaudet
4 - 2009	11	July 19	September 13	Los Angeles	Antonio Ballatore	The Antonio Treatment	Dan Vickery	Lonni Paul
5 - 2010	12	June 13	August 22	New York City	Emily Henderson	Secrets from A Stylist	Michael Moeller	Casey Noble
6 - 2011	12	July 11	September 12	New York City	Meg Caswell	Meg's Great Rooms	Karl Sponholtz	Mark Diaz
7 - 2012	12	May 29	July 24	Los Angeles	Danielle Colding	Shop This Room	Brittany Simon	Hilari Younger
All Stars - 2012	6	July 31	August 28	Los Angeles	Leslie Ezelle	N/A	Hilari Younger	Tom Vecchione

Season 1

• Winner: David Bromstad
• Location: Miami, Florida
• Host: Clive Pearse
• Judges: Vern Yip, Cynthia Rowley, Martha McCully

Season 2

• Winner: Kim Myles
• Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
• Host: Clive Pearse
• Judges: Vern Yip, Cynthia Rowley, Martha McCully

Season 3

• Winner: Jennifer Bertrand
• Location: Nashville, Tennessee
• Host: Clive Pearse
• Judges: Vern Yip, Cynthia Rowley, Martha McCully

Season 4

This was Clive Pearse's final season as host, and two new judges (Olson and Gorder) joined the panel.

• Winner: Antonio Ballatore
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Host: Clive Pearse
• Judges: Vern Yip, Candice Olson, Genevieve Gorder

Season 5

Season 5 featured a new producer and a new format. Prop stylist Emily Henderson won the competition; and her show, Secrets from a Stylist, premiered August 29, 2010.

• Winner: Emily Henderson
• Location: New York City, New York
• Host: Vern Yip
• Judges: Vern Yip, Candice Olson, Genevieve Gorder

Season 6

See HGTV Design Star (season 6) for more information This season features Tanika Ray as host and David Bromstad as mentor. It premiered July 11, 2011.

• Winner: Meg Caswell
• Location: New York City, New York
• Host: Tanika Ray
• Judges: Vern Yip, Candice Olson, Genevieve Gorder
• Mentor: David Bromstad

Season 7

See HGTV Design Star (Season 7) for more information This season features David Bromstad as host and mentor. It premiered May 29, 2012.

• Winner: Danielle Colding
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Host: David Bromstad (Tanika Ray was originally announced as host)
• Judges: Vern Yip, Genevieve Gorder
• Mentor: David Bromstad

All Stars

See HGTV Design Star All Stars for more information

• Winner: Leslie Ezelle
• Location: Dallas, Texas
• Host: David Bromstad
• Judges: Vern Yip, Genevieve Gorder
• Mentor: David Bromstad

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