<Tr> <Td> Shannon Stewart </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) </Td> <Td> Franklin, Ohio </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Adrianne Curry </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) </Td> <Td> Joliet, Illinois </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> First aired May 20, 2003 </P> <P> Twenty semi-finalists, chosen from thousands of hopefuls, arrived in Los Angeles for the preliminary round of the competition . The contestants were told that only ten of them would make it to the finals, but after their meetings with Tyra Banks and the producers, only eight advanced . Two more contestants, Giselle and Tessa, were added to the final cast following a separate audition . </P>

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