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. The season received critical acclaim including an Emmy nomination for outstanding competitive reality series. Growth in audience popularity was also dramatic from its debut to the season finale, making it a sleeper hit. Project Runway gave Bravo one of its most successful series since Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

The winning designer of the first season was Pennsylvania-based designer Jay McCarroll. 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 model of the first season, selected by McCarroll, was Julia Beynon. McCaroll later turned down both the $100,000 and the mentorship with Banana Republic, stating that the prizes came with too much contractual baggage.

Austin Scarlett later appeared in Project Runway: All Stars in 2012, where he finished runner-up. Wendy Pepper, in the same year, competed in the second season of the All Stars edition placing 12th out of 13.

Season 1 Contestants

The 12 fashion designers competing in the first season were:

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Place Finished
Daniel Franco	32	Los Angeles, California	12th
Mario Cadenas	23	Pembroke Pines, Florida	11th
Starr Ilzhoefer	27	Charlotte, North Carolina	10th
Vanessa Riley	34	London, England	9th
Nora Caliguri	21	Cheshire, Connecticut	8th
Alexandra Vidal	21	Miami, Florida	7th
Kevin Johnn	37	New York, New York	6th
Robert Plotkin	28	New York, New York	5th
Austin Scarlett	22	New York, New York	4th
Wendy Pepper	39	Middleburg, Virginia	3rd
Kara Saun	37	Los Angeles, California	Runner-up
Jay McCarroll	29	Dallas, Pennsylvania	Winner

(ages listed are the designers' ages at the time the show was taped in the summer of 2004.)

The 12 models competing for an ELLE spread in the first season were:

Model	Age	Hometown	Place Finished
Mary Henderson	19	Texas	12th
Alison Zebelian	19	Michigan	11th
Josiane Barboza	21	Brazil	10th
Audrey Chihocky	18	Virginia	9th
Joy Pursell	21	Texas	8th
Morgan Quinn	21	Iowa	7th
Erin Denardo	21	New Jersey	6th
Olga Kononova	18	Czech Republic	5th
Martinique Mitchell	21	California	4th
Melissa Haro	17	California	3rd
Jenny Toth	22	Ohio	Runner-up
Julia Beynon	20	California	Winner

(ages listed are according to the profiles on bravotv.com)

Season 1 Challenges

Elimination Chart
Designer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	11	Episodes
Jay	IN	IN	HIGH	IN	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	LOW	WINNER	11 - Finale
Kara	IN	WIN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	WIN	LOW	RUNNER-UP
Wendy	LOW	LOW	WIN	LOW	IN	LOW	LOW	LOW	WIN	3RD PLACE
Austin	WIN	IN	LOW	LOW	LOW	WIN	LOW	LOW	OUT		9 - Design For The Red Carpet
Robert	IN	HIGH	LOW	IN	IN	HIGH	HIGH	OUT			8 - Postal Uniform Challenge
Kevin	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	OUT				7 - Design A Collection
Alexandra	IN	IN	HIGH	HIGH	IN	OUT					6 - Making A Splash
Nora	HIGH	LOW	IN	LOW	OUT						5 - "Model" Clients
Vanessa	HIGH	IN	IN	OUT							4 - Collaboration
Starr	LOW	LOW	OUT								3 - Commercial Appeal
Mario	IN	OUT									2 - Vision
Daniel	OUT										1 - Innovation

Results: {{colorbox}} Limegreen background and WINNER means the designer won Project Runway.; {{colorbox}} Blue background and WIN means the designer won that challenge.; {{colorbox}} Turquoise background and HIGH means the designer had the second highest score for that challenge.; {{colorbox}} Light blue background and HIGH means the designer had one of the highest scores for that challenge, but did not win.; {{colorbox}} Pink background and LOW means the designer had one of the lowest scores for that challenge, but was not eliminated.; {{colorbox}} Orange background and LOW means the designer was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.; {{colorbox}} Red background and OUT means the designer lost and was out of the competition.

^: : Although Nora's team was voted the best, the judges thought that Nora's teamwork was very poor, therefore she was placed in the bottom two.

Season 1 Fashion Models

Elimination Chart
Model	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Finale
Julia	AV	AV	JM	AS	AS	JM	JM	JM	JM	JM	WINNER
Jenny	JM	KJ	NC	KS	KS	KS	KS	KS	KS	KS	OUT
Melissa	RP	RP	AS	KJ	NC	AS	WP	WP	WP	WP	OUT
Martinique	KJ	AS	KS	AV	RP	WP	KJ	AS	AS	OUT
Olga	AS	MC	KJ	VR	KJ	RP	RP	RP	OUT
Erin	MC	WP	AV	JM	AV	AV	AS	OUT
Morgan	KS	VR	VR	WP	JM	KJ	OUT
Joy	VR	NC	SI	NC	WP	OUT
Audrey	SI	SI	WP	RP	OUT
Josiane	WP	KS	RP	OUT
Alison	NC	JM	OUT
Mary	DF	OUT

{{colorbox}} The model was the winner of Project Runway Season 1

{{colorbox}} The model wore the winning designer's outfit

{{colorbox}} The model wore the losing designer's outfit

{{colorbox}} The model was eliminated

Notes:

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 who was not chosen would be eliminated.
Since models are eliminated at the beginning of the next episode, no model was eliminated in episode 1.
There are only 10 sections for models instead of 11 because no models were out in the reunion episode.

Designer legend

Alexandra Vidal: AV
Austin Scarlett: AS
Daniel Franco: DF
Jay McCarroll: JM
Kara Saun: KS
Kevin Johnn: KJ
Mario Cadenas: MC
Nora Caliguri: NC
Robert Plotkin: RP
Starr Ilzhoefer: SI
Vanessa Riley: VR
Wendy Pepper: WP

Episode Summary

Episode 1: Innovation

Original airdate: December 1, 2004

Designers created a sexy, glamorous outfit for a night on the town made only from materials bought at a Manhattan supermarket. The designers had a budget of $50 USD and one hour to make their purchases. They had one day to complete the design and the winner had immunity for the next challenge and could not be eliminated.

Guest Judge: Patricia Field.

WINNER: Austin

ELIMINATED: Daniel

Episode 2: Vision

Original airdate: December 8, 2004

Designers used plain white cotton jersey to build a garment that conveys "envy." They had a budget of $50 USD and one day to complete the design.

Guest Judges: Constance White & Paul Berman

WINNER: 'Kara

ELIMINATED: Mario

Episode 3: Commercial Appeal

Original airdate: December 15,2004

Designers created a holiday dress to fit with Banana Republic's current line. They had to pick their fabrics at the studios and had two days to complete their designs.

Guest Judge: Deborah Lloyd

WINNER: Wendy

ELIMINATED: Starr

Episode 4: Collaboration

Original airdate: January 5,2005

The designers created a new look for rising rock star Sarah Hudson. A team event with three teams, each with a lead designer and two assistants. Each team had $150 USD and one day to complete the design.

Team	Team Leader	Team Members (in the order of being chosen)
1	Kevin	Nora, Alexandra
2	Jay	Kara, Robert
3	Austin	Wendy, Vanessa

Guest Judge: Sarah Hudson

WINNER: Kevin

ELIMINATED: Vanessa

Episode 5: "Model" Clients

Original airdate: January 12,2005

Working with their chosen models, the designers created a wedding dress for that model. The designers had a budget of $300 USD and two days to complete the design.

Guest Judges: Anne Slowey & Amsale Aberra

WINNER: Kara

ELIMINATED: Nora

Episode 6: Making A Splash

Original airdate: January 19, 2005

Designers made swimsuits, then attended an evening party with their swimsuit-clad models. The winner was the designer who received a mention in the New York Post gossip column "Page Six". The designers had a budget of $75 USD and five hours to complete the design.

Guest Judges: Constance White, Anne Slowey & Richard Johnson

WINNER: Austin

ELIMINATED: Alexandra

Episode 7: Design A Collection

Original airdate: January 26, 2005

Designers created a collection for the year 2055 as one team. Kevin was the team leader for this challenge. Each designer had a budget of $50 USD and one day to complete the collection.

Guest Judge: Betsey Johnson

WINNER: Kara Saun

ELIMINATED: Kevin

Episode 8: Postal Uniform Challenge

Original airdate: February 2, 2005

Designers redesigned the uniform worn by United States Postal Service workers. The designers had a budget of $100 USD and one day to complete the design.

Guest Judge: United States Postal Service worker Becky Negich.

WINNER: Kara

ELIMINATED: Robert

Note: Kara is the first designer to win two challenges in a row.

Episode 9: Design For The Red Carpet

Original airdate: February 9, 2005

Designers created a dress for Access Hollywood reporter Nancy O'Dell to wear to the Grammys. The designers had $300 USD and two days to complete the design.

Guest Judge: Nancy O'Dell

WINNER: Wendy

ELIMINATED: Austin

Episode 10: Reunion

Original airdate: February 16, 2005

All of the participating designers gathered for a reunion hosted by Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn on the eve of New York Olympus Fashion Week at which the final three designers displayed their collections.

Episode 11: Finale

Original airdate: February 23, 2005

The final three designers"Jay, Kara Saun"and Wendy, were visited by Tim Gunn at their homes to show the progress of their collections. Each designer created a twelve piece collection for a showing at New York Olympus Fashion Week.

Guest Judge: Parker Posey

WINNER: Jay

ELIMINATED: Kara (1st Runner-Up), Wendy (2nd Runner-Up)

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