The N to Premiere Fashion-Themed Reality Series

NEW YORK, May 15: This June, The
N, the nighttime network for teens, will launch Star Stylist, a new fashion-themed, multiplatform reality series
that will be hosted by South of Nowhere's Valery Ortiz.

The new series will premiere on The N and online at the
network’s website, The-N.com, on Friday, June 15. Star Stylist will feature eight fashion-forward young thinkers as
they vie for the chance to be named Star Stylist and win a shopping spree at an
elite boutique in New York City, a top spot to attend Teen Vogue's Fashion U and the chance to become a real-life
stylist on an upcoming series on The N this fall.

The eighth contestant for the series will be chosen from an
online initiative that launched on the network’s website yesterday. Through May
31, aspiring stylists aged 13 years and older may upload a video to the website
of what they think is the perfect post-prom look. Then, from Friday, June 1
through Thursday, June 14, The N's online viewers will vote and decide who will
be the final eighth contestant to compete for the title of Star Stylist. On Friday, June 15, The N will announce the eight
contestants for the series on air and online. The eight contestants will then
compete in six styling challenges presented over six consecutive weeks
including: "All About Astrology," "Schizolebrity,"
"Accessories Gone Bad," "Something For Nothing,"
"Blast From the Past" and "Heaven vs. Hell." Three top
stylists will also serve as "fashion gurus" to the eight contestants
throughout the style competition: Mark Jacobs, Louis Johnson and Jamie
Rosenthal. On Friday, July 27, The N will reveal the final three contestants as
they continue on to the final round of competition in New York City.

Continuing its interactive component, each week, beginning
June 15, the competition will play out in contestant blogs, on-air shorts and
online videos that will recap how each contestant is holding up against the
competition.

"Star Stylist
provides us with an exciting opportunity to communicate with our teen audience
week after week via online," said Sarah Tomassi Lindman, the senior VP and
general manager of The N.
"Teens are all about personal style and expression and this series
successfully blends individual creativity with sharp competition."