'American Idol' Top 13 :Wild Card Winners!

"American Idol" went wild Thursday night as three of the eight wild-card hopefuls made it into the Top 12 -- but in a shocking, last-minute turn of events, the judges allowed a fourth contestant through.Jasmine Murray, Megan Corkrey and Matt Giraud became the final three singers to get the judges' blessing -- that is, until Simon told Anoop Desai right before the show went off the air: "We decided recently we're going to make this a Top 13."

So, this season it will be Jasmine, Megan, Matt and Anoop joining Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, Jorge Nuñez, Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver, Danny Gokey, Allison Iraheta, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert in the Top 13.

Thursday night's wild-card round concluded with one of the most dramatic last-second turn-arounds in the show's history -- a decision to expand the final group from 12 to 13 to accommodate UNC-Chapel Hill student Desai. Earlier in the show, he performed Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative," earning generally positive marks from the judges.

"You slayed it," Randy Jackson said, although fellow judge Simon Cowell was more measured."You're like an enthusiastic dog," Cowell said. "Not the best singer we'll hear, but people like you."After his performance, Desai got in a shout-out to his hometown and the memory of Eve Carson, the late student-body president who was murdered a year ago today.

"It's been a tough day, we're all thinking of Eve and I love you, Chapel Hill," Desai said.As the judges announced their decisions at the end of the show, Desai was pitted against Matt Giraud for the 12th and final spot. Giraud was awarded the last spot, until Cowell announced that the final group would be a top-13 this year.

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Stylista Season Finale :Johanna is the Winner

Tonight's finale comes down to three aspiring Elle editors: Megan, Johanna, and Dyshaun. Every reality show must have its "I'm not here to make friends" moment, and Megan's had about a dozen, alienating almost every contestant along the way. Johanna's had her share of nastiness (she was pretty harsh with poor Danielle), but she has a pretty interesting back story — military analyst! — and clearly sees this job as her last shot at a fashion career. And then there's Dyshaun, who's just a big blank to me. Has he done anything notable in the competition? Have I just blocked it out? So I guess that all adds up to me rooting for Johanna as we roll into the final episode.

Stylista's been its most fun (and train wreck-ish) when the contestants really get to yelling at each other, so it should be interesting tonight when all of the eliminated folks return to help the finalists with their last task. Is anyone else still hanging in there with this show?

Stylista Winner:Who Won Stylista? Megan Or Johanna?Johanna is the winner of Stylista on the CW.She will get a paid editorial position at Elle magazine, a luxurious apartment in Manhattan, and a clothing allowance at H&M, all for one year, valued at $100,000.HBIC and Megan were first eliminated while DyShaun came in second.

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