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Christian Siriano Is The Most Successful Project Runway Alum

Undoubtedly the most successful Project Runway contestant is Christian Siriano, who was named the winner of Project Runway season 4 at 21 years old.

Though she'll no longer be acting as the show's official full-time host, Klossy will be popping in for "guest appearances" over the course of the season.

Iconic phrases like, "What happened to André?" and "Make it work!" were stuck in our heads for hours on end.

While promoting her new project, Heidi told the press (via The Hollywood Reporter) that, "Our imagination was bigger than what we were allowed to do... Everything kind of fell apart.” Heidi and Tim both decided to leave and start a new show when Project Runway was going back to Bravo after a stint on Lifetime.

Kim Kardashian serves as guest judge. The designers are broken into teams of two to create a design that's larger than life--their models are stilt walkers! In the first ever outdoor challenge, the runway show is held outside in New York for all to see.

At age 64, Nancy made history as the oldest ever designer on the show and paved her way to the Project Runway finale through her creativity, determination, and quest for melding sustainability and inclusivity.

She was thisclose to demanding to see “Project Runway's” manager. The next morning the designers learned that she withdrew from the competition because of the strain on her mental health, not that she had any interest in Barlis's mental health the previous evening.

The face of Carolina Herrera's new fragrance, Good Girl, has a few feel-good tricks. Even if you lived under a rock for the past few years, unaware that Karlie Kloss was a top model, entrepreneur, and total tech queen, you'd still be in awe the moment you met her.

She tried out for Season 6 of the show but was told she needed more experience. She returned three years later and was a finalist in Season 9. In Season 6 of Project Runway All Stars, she was eliminated in episode 7. Goldson was one of the creators of LeBron James' women's shoe known as "The Strongest" campaign.

I was a stutterer and faked illnesses to hide away.” In one of his earliest interviews on the subject in 2007, Gunn told Metro Weekly that, “For the first 15 years of my life I had a really terrible, terrible stutter that caused me to shy away from people in general.

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Gunn added that after 16 seasons, he'd grown tired of the show's formulaic approach to episodes. "We couldn't break out of it," he said.

We have been in love ever since! I always say we're the oldest married couple in 18 years, ever. We learned a lot about each other along the way — what works, what doesn't work, and how we can evolve, especially from the TV show we did before [Project Runway].

Brooklyn, N.Y., native Keith Michael, 34, was asked to leave because he had pattern-making books in his room – a violation of the contest's rules – and at one point had gone AWOL from the production.

24. According to a Lifetime press release, Kors is leaving after 10 seasons as judge due to scheduling conflicts (seasons 10 and 11 were filmed back-to-back), but will return as guest judge for the season's finale.

Gunn said he wasn't paid for the first two seasons of "Project Runway." Despite being considered one of the best parts of the show, Gunn said he didn't get paid to be a mentor on the first two seasons of "Project Runway."

Kara continued to design and run her fashion business under her eponymous company, whose designs have been worn by many celebrities. Aside from Zendaya and Snoop Dogg, some of the other celebrities include Heidi Klum, Kevin Hart, Zoe Saldana, Juliana Hough, Eve, TLC, Mary J.

According to Monthly Portland, Project Runway does not pay the contestants and many find themselves having to quit their jobs to be on the show. The winner may get a fashion spread in Marie Claire magazine, a new car, $50,000 in design software, and $100,000 to start a new clothing line.

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Knight died on October 17, 2017, at the age of 39. His cause of death remains a mystery. He had been open about his battle with irritable bowel syndrome and extreme weight loss in recent months, leaving many to wonder if the disease may have played a role in his death. Doctors believe that unlikely, however.