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| HGTV Star | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
| Release | |
| Original network | HGTV |
| Original release | June 9 – July 21, 2013 |
| Season chronology | |
The eighth and final season of the American reality television competition series HGTV Star premiered on June 9, 2013. The series had been renamed from "Design Star" for this new edition. David Bromstad returned for his second season as host, and Sabrina Soto joined the show, along with returning judges Vern Yip and Genevieve Gorder.
| Designer | Age1 | Current City | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobin Green | 36 | Tampa, Florida | 10th |
| Jessie Miller | 31 | St. Louis, Missouri | 9th |
| Tylor Devereaux | 42 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 8th |
| Cris Mercado | 27 | Miami, Florida | 7th |
| Abby Vasek | 35 | Wimberley, Texas | 6th |
| Boris Eckey | 35 | Los Angeles, California | 5th |
| Anne Rue (Fan Favorite) | 41 | Lake Mary, Florida | 4th |
| Brooks Atwood | 39 | Brooklyn, New York | 2nd/3rd |
| Jeribai Tascoe | 33 | Sonora, California | 2nd/3rd |
| Tiffany Brooks | 33 | Antioch, Illinois | 1st |
| Place | Contestant | Episodes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 1 | Tiffany | IN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | WIN | WIN | WINNER |
| 2-3 | Brooks | WIN | HIGH | WIN | IN | LOW | LOW | RUNNER-UP |
| Jeribai | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |
| 4 | Anne | LOW | WIN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | OUT | |
| 5 | Boris | HIGH | LOW | LOW | IN | OUT | ||
| 6 | Abby | HIGH | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||
| 7 | Cris | LOW | IN (+) | OUT | ||||
| 8 | Tylor | IN | IN (-) | OUT | ||||
| 9 | Jessie | IN | OUT | |||||
| 10 | Tobin | OUT | ||||||
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