Continuing the trend established in recent seasons, the cast of CBS' "Big Brother 5" is young, attractive and eager to do anything to win the show's $500,000 prize.

Following a season in which the show's cast was criticized for being young and homogenous, the "Big Brother" casting department has a strange sense of how to set things right. No contestant is older than 41 and only one other person is over 30. Needless to say that both of the House's near-senior residents are men.

The players come from all over the country, from Boston to Pittsburgh to Los Angeles to Tupelo, Mississippi. Their occupations range from cocktail waitresses to models to morticians. Early bets for high drama include Holly, whose bio declares that cruel people are "closed-minded freaks," and Marvin, who already warns "I'm too real for some people."

As always, the 13 shut-ins will face an array of physical and semi-mental challenges on the road to the big prize. Last year, the early episodes were dominated by talk of "The Ex-Factor," which found four of the constants living with a former boyfriend or girlfriend. CBS has yet to unveil any shocking twists for this season.

The immortal and inevitably bare-shouldered Julie Chen returns as host.

"Big Brother 5" debuts with a special 90-minute broadcast on Tuesday, July 6 at 8 p.m. ET before moving into its standard airings on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Here are the particulars for 13 "Big Brother 5" contestants:

Name: Adria Okins
Age: 30
Occupation: Web Designer
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.

Name: Lori Valenti
Age: 26
Occupation: Yoga Instructor
Hometown: Boston

Name: Karen O'Neil Ganci
Age: 30
Occupation: Portrait Artist
Hometown: Saddle Brook, N.J.

Name: Jennifer Dedmon
Age: 21
Occupation: Restaurant Hostess
Hometown: San Antonio

Name: Diane Henry
Age: 22
Occupation: Cocktail Waitress
Hometown: Burlington, Ky.

Name: Holly King
Age: Nebulously in her 20s
Occupation: Model
Hometown: Los Angeles

Name: Scott Long
Age: 26
Occupation: Sales Representative
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.

Name: Drew Daniel
Age: 22
Occupation: Recent College Graduate
Hometown: Urbana, Ohio

Name: Michael Ellis
Age: 23
Occupation: Security Officer
Hometown: Durant, Okla.

Name: Marvin Latimer
Age: 36
Occupation: Mortician
Hometown: Conway, S.C.

Name: Mike Lubinski
Age: 41
Occupation: Commercial Painter
Hometown: Eastpointe, Mich.

Name: Will Wikle
Age: 26
Occupation: Registered Nurse
Hometown: Tupelo, Miss.

Name: Jase Wirey
Age: 28
Occupation: Volunteer Firefighter
Hometown: Decatur, Ill.