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We'll start covering the Heidi Klum-hosted competition when it comes back for season nine on July 28. Earlier today, the network released the first cast photo and a brief description of each of the 20 contestants. Get to know them below:

• Amanda Perna, 25. Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Resides in: New York City
• Anthony Ryan Auld, 28. Hometown: Linden, Texas; Resides in: Baton Rouge, LA
• Anya Ayoung-Chee, 29.  Hometown/resides: Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
• Becky Ross, 38. Hometown: Calumet, Mich.; Resides in: Portland, Oregon
• Bert Keeter, 57. Hometown: Washington, D.C.; Resides in: Los Angeles
• Bryce Black, 26. Hometown: Twin Falls, Idaho; Resides in: Portland, Oregon
• Cecilia Motwani, 34. Hometown: Cordoba, Argentina; Resides in: Woodside, NY
• Danielle Everine, 26 Hometown/resides: Minneapolis
• David Chum, 29. Hometown: Merong, Battaan, Philippines; Resides in: Boston
• Fallene Wells, 29. Hometown: Las Vegas; Resides in: Denver
• Gunnar Deatherage, 21. Hometown: La Grange, Ky.; Resides in: Louisville, KY
• Joshua McKinley, 25. Hometown: Cleveland; Resides in: New York City
• Joshua Christensen, 29. Hometown: Snohomish, Wash.; Resides in: Los Angeles
• Julie Tierney, 35. Hometown: Baton Rouge, La.; Resides in: Grand Junction, CO
• Kimberly Goldson, 35. Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.; Resides in: White Plains, MD
• Laura Kathleen , 26. Hometown/resides: St. Louis
• Olivier Green, 22. Hometown: International; Resides in: New York City
• Rafael Cox, 27. Hometown: Alamogordo, N.M.; Resides in: Atlanta
• Serena da Conceicao, 31. Hometown: Kingston, N.Y.; Resides in: Brooklyn, NY
• Viktor Luna, 30 Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico; Resides in: New York City

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