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List Of Project Runway Contestants
'' Project Runway'' is an American reality television show in which contestants compete to be the best fashion designer, as determined by the show's judges. The series first broadcast in 2004, and seventeen regular seasons and seven all-stars seasons have aired as of June 2019. The first five seasons aired on Bravo, while the succeeding seasons aired on Lifetime. ''Project Runway'' contestants are chosen by the show's producers through an application process that includes a videotape submission and "virtual portfolio" of sketches and completed designs, semi-final interviews at select cities, and a final interview. Two hundred contestants have competed, three of whom have competed twice— Daniel Franco competed in both Season 1 and Season 2 and Kate Pankoke in Season 11 and Season 12 in addition to Amanda Valentine in Season 11 and Season 13. Angela Keslar and Vincent Libretti were originally eliminated in Episodes 8 and 9, respectively, of Season 3, but were brought back du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Runway
''Project Runway'' is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on December 1, 2004. The series focuses on fashion design. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted by time, materials and theme. Their designs are judged by a panel, and one or more designers are typically eliminated from the show each week. During each season, contestants are progressively eliminated until only a few contestants remain. These finalists prepare complete fashion collections for New York Fashion Week. After the runway shows, the judges choose the winner. ''Project Runway'' was created by Eli Holzman and was hosted by Heidi Klum from 2004 to 2017. It has a varied airing history, with Bravo originating the first five seasons, followed by Lifetime for eleven more. In 2018, during the wake of The Weinstein Company's bankruptcy, the show then returned to Bravo. Klum and the designers' mentor Tim Gunn both left the show in 2018 to helm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Mackenroth
Jack Mackenroth (born April 29, 1969) is an American swimmer, model, gay pornographic film actor, and fashion designer who competed in the fourth season of American reality show ''Project Runway.'' Mackenroth was the first openly HIV-positive contestant in the show's history. Life Mackenroth was pre-med at the University of California, Berkeley for the first two years, following in the footsteps of his mother, who was a nurse at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center, but later graduated with a double degree in Fine Arts and Sociology. Career Design In 1991, Mackenroth moved to New York City to study Fashion Design at Parsons School of Design. After Parsons, Jack opened a menswear store on Bleecker Street in New York City's West Village called "Jack". In 1997, Mackenroth went to work for Tommy Hilfiger and then designed for Levis Slates brand. From 2003 to 2007, he was the Design Director at Weatherproof Active Wear. On October 15, 2008, Mackenroth unveiled a custom-designed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anya Ayoung-Chee
Anya Ayoung-Chee (born October 17, 1981) is a Trinidadian fashion designer, Model (person), model and television host. She was Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago 2008 and was a contestant in the Miss Universe 2008 pageant. She was the winner of ''Project Runway''s Project Runway (season 9), ninth season in 2011. She founded the fashion lines Anya de Rouge and Pilar and the online fashion retailer cANYAval. Early life Anya Ayoung-Chee was born to Trinidadian parents in New York City but moved to Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad at the age of two; she therefore holds dual Trinidadian and United States, American citizenship. She is the only daughter in a family of eight. From an early age she pursued classical ballet training. During her attendance at an all-girls secondary school, St. Joseph's Convent, Port of Spain, that she became passionate about art and design. She continued her education in London and New York City, New York, studying graphic and interior design at Parsons Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gretchen Jones
Gretchen Jones is an American fashion designer, who won the eighth season of ''Project Runway''. ''Project Runway'' During her run in ''Project Runway'', Jones placed in the top two in the first three challenges, winning the first two. She was accused of manipulating and bullying her team during one of the challenges. Throughout the season, she admitted she got tired, and lost some of her inspiration. After struggling to regain her position at the top of the competition midway through the season, her collection at New York Fashion Week made her the winner of Season 8 in October 2010. The finale became memorable due to the longer-than-usual judging process and the heated debate between judges Michael Kors and Nina Garcia, who were clearly in favor of Gretchen's collection, and Heidi Klum and Jessica Simpson, who favored Mondo's collection over Gretchen's. Jones is regarded as the most controversial winner of the series since Project Runway's inception. Tim Gunn among others has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Aaron Henderson
Seth Aaron Henderson (born July 11, 1971) is an American designer and reality television personality. He was the winner of the seventh season of ''Project Runway'' along with his model, Kristina Sajko. ''Project Runway'' Seth Aaron Henderson was the first designer to become a two-time Project Runway winner, reigning supreme on the 7th season of Project Runway and also winning the 3rd season of Project Runway: All-Stars. Most recently, he has launched his online store www.sethaaron.la and works out of his space in West Hollywood, CA where some projects include DC’s Doom Patrol Season 4 on HBO. SethAaron’s designs also have appeared on the red carpet, worn by celebrities such as Kylie Jenner, Alyssa Milano, Lady Gaga, Grace Jones, Nicki Minaj, Kristin Chenoweth and Katy Perry, to name a few. He has also been featured in magazines and publications such as Marie Claire, Zink, People, Entertainment Weekly, and Lucky. Henderson also filled in for Tim Gunn as the head "casting jud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Shabayeva
Irina Shabayeva (russian: Ирина Шабаева, ka, ირინა შაბაევა) is the winner of the sixth season of ''Project Runway'' along with her model, Kalyn Hemphill. Personal life Shabayeva is originally from Georgia and is of Georgian, Jewish and Russian heritage. She has stated her favorite designer is Jean Paul Gaultier, and credits her success to her feminine instincts and her diverse heritage. ''Project Runway'' Shabayeva appeared in season six of ''Project Runway'' and won three challenges (Episode 5, "Fashion Headliners", Episode 7 "The Sky is the Limit", and Episode 10 "Around the World in Two Days). She ultimately won the season with her New York-inspired woman warrior collection. The season six finale notably featured three designers (Shabayeva along with Carol Hannah Whitfield and Althea Harper) that had not been in the bottom three during the whole season. After ''Project Runway'' Shabayeva has created many ready to wear and couture colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leanne Marshall
Leanne Marshall (born October 10, 1980 in Yuba City, California) is a fashion designer in Portland, Oregon. She was the winner of Project Runway (season 5), season 5 of ''Project Runway''. Project Runway Leanne Marshall and Wesley Nault were the bottom two design contestants in Episode 2 of Project Runway, "The Grass Is Always Greener". In Episode 3, "Bright Lights, Big City", Marshall was among the top three design contestants. She maintained a good stride throughout the rest of the competition, consecutively winning two challenges: "Fashion that Drives You" and "Double 0 Fashion". Marshall was chosen as one of the final top three design contestants and designed a wave-inspired collection for the final competition. Her collection was judged against collections by Collins with some of Collins' personally hand-painted fabrics, and with hints of African inspiration. Leanne Marshall's feminine waves captured the judges and she became the winner of Season 5. Design career Marsha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Siriano
Christian Vincent Siriano (born November 18, 1985) is an American fashion designer and member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). Siriano first gained attention after winning the fourth season of American design competition show ''Project Runway'' in 2007, becoming the series' youngest winner. He launched his namesake "Christian Siriano" collection in 2008, which brought in revenue of over $1.2 million by 2010 and was estimated to have reached $5 million by 2012. Siriano was included in ''Time'' magazine's ''100 Most Influential People of 2018.'' Early life Siriano was born and raised in Annapolis, Maryland, where he spent a year at Broadneck Senior High School before transferring to Baltimore School for the Arts. The school allowed Siriano to choose fashion design as his course of study. He has one older sister, Shannon, who is a community builder and founder of Rebelle Con. They are of Italian and German descent. Siriano has said that his parents support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Sebelia
Jeffrey Sebelia is an American fashion designer and founder of the clothing label Cosa Nostra, which he headed from a loft on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. He is best known as the winner of the third season of American reality show ''Project Runway''. Early career In the early 1990s Sebelia was a member of the band Lifter, which was signed by Interscope Records. They had a minor radio hit with the song "402," but they disbanded. Lifter's song "Swing" was featured in Jeffrey's runway show at Olympus Fashion Week. After a successful drug rehabilitation at the age of 31, Sebelia enrolled in sewing classes at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. It was there that he immediately fell in love with design, and shortly after he started the clothing line Cosa Nostra. Among the label's celebrity clients were Dave Navarro, Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Marilyn Manson, Elton John, Madonna, and Tommy Lee. The Cosa Nostra label was available in about twenty stores w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloe Dao
Chloe Dao ( lo, ໂຄລອີ ດາວ) (born June 15, 1972) is an American fashion designer and television personality who lives and works in Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ..., U.S. She was the winner of Project Runway (season 2), the second season of the reality show ''Project Runway#Season 2, Project Runway'' with a collection of women's evening wear. Many of the pieces in her finale collection featured billowing, voluminous sleeves, removable shrugs and strong brocade prints. Biography Dao was born in Pakse, Laos to an ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh) family. During the Vietnam War, Vietnamese civil war Dao's parents moved to Thailand to escape the conflict. The family, including Dao, her parents and seven sisters, emigrated to the United States in 1979. Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay McCarroll
Jay McCarroll (born October 11, 1974) is a fashion designer who gained fame after winning the debut season of the competitive reality show ''Project Runway'' in 2005. Career McCarroll lists Alexander McQueen as his favorite designer. He originally hailed from the Back Mountain, Pennsylvania, area before moving to London to study at the London College of Fashion. He lived in London selling clothes in Camden Market after he graduated, and he sold clothing in Amsterdam before moving back to the U.S. Like the show's other participants, McCarroll was struggling to get recognition as a fashion designer before the show began airing on December 1, 2004, on the Bravo cable television network. When McCarroll won the show's first season, becoming the only winner so far to never win a challenge, he was awarded $100,000, a mentorship from Banana Republic, and a spot in the prestigious 2005 New York Fashion Week event. However, Jay turned down the money and the mentorship, citing a contrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Runway (season 10)
''Project Runway Season 10'' is the tenth season of the television show ''Project Runway'', appearing on Lifetime. The season began airing on July 19, 2012 with 16 designers competing to become "the next great American designer." The series began filming on June 15, 2012, launching the season with a fashion show in front of a live audience. Returning as judges were supermodel Heidi Klum; fashion designer Michael Kors; and Marie Claire fashion director Nina Garcia. Tim Gunn returned as the workroom mentor. This would be the final season that Michael Kors would be a full-time judge, as he later decided he wanted to spend more of his time as a fashion designer as opposed to judging Project Runway. Lord & Taylor was the exclusive retail sponsor for Project Runway's 10th season and has merchandised the accessory wall with an assortment of products. In addition, Lord & Taylor hosted a challenge episode for the designers and for consumers on Fashion's Night Out at its flagship store on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
