The seven FIT students chosen as finalists were selected from a pool of FIT entrants. "Selecting the seven students was much tougher than we expected," comments Atmore.
"We were blown away by the level of passion and hard work these budding shoe designers put into their entry packages."
The finalists are Kristin Baker, Ryan Baker, Melissa Cordero, Pei-Jung Karen Hsieh, Lana Keymeyer, Melanie Maggio, and Kerry Norton.
Profiles of each contestant and videos of each challenge and elimination can be viewed at www.NineWest.com/ShoeStar, as well as sketches and images of the designs and blog entries each contestant keeps while working on the challenges.