Todd Homme a finalist in Lifetime's "Blush: The Search for the Next Great Makeup Artist" has been found dead in his Manhattan apartment.  He was 23.

Todd died just before the finale of the reality show.  He knew he had not won but friends say he had everything going for him and was looking forward to life.  Todd's partner, Neal Krogh,  said both were making plans to move from New York to Los Angeles in a month.  "He was happy and exuberant and his usual full-of-life self and excited about the move"

Todd's mother, Marianne Amster said,  "They don't know what happened to him.  He was at the height of life.  It's very hard. Very, very hard."

Homme died in his sleep and an autopsy has been unable to confirm cause of death.

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