Meet the New "Project Runway" Designers
Lifetime announced today the names of the 20 contestants who will compete in the ninth season of “Project Runway”…
And yes, you read that right. 20 contestants—the most in series history. But there’s a bit of a twist. In a “Runway” first, the 20 designers will go before Heidi, Michael, Nina and Tim to make their case as to why they should get one of the 16 contestant spots. Once the 16 are chosen, they’ll jump right into what Lifetime promises to be “one of the toughest first challenges in the series’ history.”
Here they are:
· Amanda Perna, 25 - Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Resides in: New York, NY
· Anthony Ryan Auld, 28 - Hometown: Linden, TX; Resides in: Baton Rouge, LA
· Anya Ayoung-Chee, 29 - Hometown: Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; Resides in: Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
· Becky Ross, 38 - Hometown: Calumet, MI; Resides in: Portland, OR
· Bert Keeter, 57 - Hometown: Washington, D.C.; Resides in: Los Angeles, CA
· Bryce Black, 26 - Hometown: Twin Falls, ID; Resides in: Portland, OR
· Cecilia Motwani, 34 - Hometown: Cordoba, Argentina; Resides in: Woodside, NY
· Danielle Everine, 26 - Hometown: Minneapolis, MN; Resides in: Minneapolis, MN
· David Chum, 29 - Hometown: Merong, Battaan, Philippines; Resides in: Boston, MA
· Fallene Wells, 29 - Hometown: Las Vegas, NV; Resides in: Denver, CO
· Gunnar Deatherage, 21 - Hometown: La Grange, KY; Resides in: Louisville, KY
· Joshua McKinley, 25 - Hometown: Cleveland, OH; Resides in: New York, NY
· Joshua Christensen, 29 - Hometown: Snohomish, WA; Resides in: Los Angeles, CA
· Julie Tierney, 35 - Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA; Resides in: Grand Junction, CO
· Kimberly Goldson, 35- Hometown: Brooklyn, NY; Resides in: White Plains, MD
· Laura Kathleen , 26 - Hometown: St. Louis, MO; Resides in: St. Louis, MO
· Olivier Green, 22 - Hometown: International; Resides in: New York, NY
· Rafael Cox, 27 – Hometown: Alamogordo, New Mexico; Resides in: Atlanta, GA
· Serena da Conceicao, 31 – Hometown: Kingston, NY; Resides in: Brooklyn, NY
· Viktor Luna, 30 – Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico; Resides in: New York, NY
“Project Runway” premieres Thursday, July 28th at 9 p.m. on Lifetime…
