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.

HGTV Star
Season 8
Release
Original networkHGTV
Original releaseJune 9 (2013-06-09) –
July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21)
Season chronology
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All Stars

Designers

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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
  • Age is at the time of the show's filming

Elimination Table

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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
  (WINNER) The designer won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) The designer received second place.
  (WIN) The designer was selected as the winner of the episode's elimination challenge.
  (HIGH) The designer was selected as one of the top entries in the elimination challenge, but did not win.
  (IN) The designer advanced to the next challenge, but was not selected as a top nor a bottom entry in the elimination challenge.
  (LOW) The designer was selected as one of the bottom entries in the elimination challenge, but was not the final contestant to move on to the next round
  (LOW) The designer was selected as one of the bottom entries in the elimination challenge and was the final contestant to move on to the next round.
  (OUT) The designer was eliminated from the competition.