

The model who was not chosen would be eliminated. Designers chose their models prior to each challenge, with the winner of the previous challenge choosing first and the other designers choosing in random order.The model wore the losing designer's outfit (ages listed are according to the profiles on ) The 12 models competing for an ELLE spread in the first season were: (ages listed are the designers' ages at the time the show was taped in the summer of 2004.) The 12 fashion designers competing in the first season were: Wendy Pepper, in the same year, competed in the second season of the All Stars edition placing 12th out of 13. McCaroll later turned down both the $100,000 and the mentorship with Banana Republic, stating that the prizes came with too much contractual baggage.Īustin Scarlett later appeared in Project Runway: All Stars in 2012, where he finished runner-up. The winning model of the first season, selected by McCarroll, was Julia Beynon. As his prize for winning the competition among 12 designers, McCarroll won $100,000, a mentorship with Banana Republic to aid in developing his own fashion label, and a feature of his work in the American edition of ELLE magazine. The winning designer of the first season was Pennsylvania-based designer Jay McCarroll.
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Project Runway gave Bravo one of its most successful series since Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Growth in audience popularity was also dramatic from its debut to the season finale, making it a sleeper hit. The season received critical acclaim including an Emmy nomination for outstanding competitive reality series. Project Runway 1 (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Project Runway Season 1 was the first season of Project Runway, Bravo's reality competition show for fashion designers.
