Project Runway Season 3 was the third season of Project
Runway, Bravo's successful reality competition for fashion
designers. The third season of the show, with Heidi Klum
returning as the host and Tim Gunn as the designers' guide,
began airing on July 12, 2006. This broke tradition from the
previous two seasons, which premiered in December, with the
finales taking place at Olympus Fashion Week in February.
Season 3 brought in a new set of sponsors, notably Macy's
replacing Banana Republic. NBC re-aired the first two
episodes of Project Runway 3 five days after their original
Bravo airings. The third season also introduced live viewer
poll questions. During the second half-hour of the first
airing of each episode, Bravo posed a question to viewers
pertaining to the current episode. Viewers could answer
through the BravoTV.com website or through cell phone text
message.
The winner, Jeffrey Sebelia, received a spread in Elle
magazine, a mentorship with INC (Inter-National Concepts)
Design, a year of representation by Designers Management
Agency, a 2007 Saturn Sky Roadster, and $100,000 to start a
clothing line (furnished by TRESemmé haircare).
Season 3 contestants
Designers
| Name |
Age |
Notable background |
Residence |
| Bradley Baumkirchner |
32 |
Designed for Speedo |
Los Angeles, California |
| Robert Best |
36 |
Barbie designer who also worked for Isaac
Mizrahi |
West Hollywood, California |
| Laura Bennett |
42 |
Architect and mother of six |
New York, New York |
| Malan Breton |
32 |
Rejected applicant for Project Runway
season 1; turned down offer to appear on Project
Runway season 2 |
Long Island City, New York |
| Bonnie Dominguez |
31 |
Athletic apparel designer; has designed tennis
outfits for Serena Williams |
San Diego, California |
| Stacey Estrella |
40 |
Has MBA from Harvard |
San Francisco, California |
| Katherine Gerdes |
23 |
Design coordinator at Target and certified
snowboarding instructor |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Kayne Gillaspie |
27 |
Rejected applicant for Project Runway
season 2;
Owns a pageant boutique |
Norman, Oklahoma |
| Uli Herzner |
35 |
Stylist, Trained as a physical therapist and is
originally from (East) Germany |
Miami Beach, Florida |
| Alison Kelly |
25 |
Designs for her own label called Dahl Clothes |
Brooklyn, New York |
| Angela Keslar |
33 |
Organic farmer |
Amesville, Ohio |
| Michael Knight |
28 |
Rejected applicant for Project Runway
season 2 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
| Vincent Libretti |
49 |
Retired designer |
Santa Monica, California |
| Keith Michael |
34 |
Menswear designer |
New York, New York |
| Jeffrey Sebelia |
36 |
Designed for rock musicians |
Los Angeles, California |
- (ages listed are the designers' ages at the time the
show was taped in the spring of 2006.)
Models
Camilla Barungi modeling for Grey Ant, September
2006
The 15 models competing for an Elle spread in the
third season were:
- Amanda Fields
- Alexandra Donhoeffner
- Camilla Barungi
- Candace Pritchard
- Clarissa Anderson
- Danielle Schriffen
- Javi Hairston
- Jia Santos
- Katia Biassou
- Katie Champion
- Lindsay Bien Aime
- Marilinda Rivera
- Moon Yung
- Nazri Segaro
- Toni Heath
Winner in bold
Season 3 challenges
Designer Elimination Chart
| |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
Episode |
|
Jeffrey |
LOW |
IN |
IN |
HIGH |
IN |
HIGH |
LOW |
WIN |
WIN |
LOW |
LOW |
WINNER |
Winner |
|
Uli |
IN |
HIGH |
WIN |
LOW |
IN |
IN |
HIGH |
LOW |
HIGH |
IN |
WIN |
OUT |
1st Runner-Up |
|
Laura |
HIGH |
IN |
IN |
HIGH |
IN |
HIGH |
LOW |
HIGH |
LOW |
WIN |
HIGH |
OUT |
2nd Runner-Up |
|
Michael |
IN |
IN |
IN |
HIGH |
WIN |
WIN |
HIGH |
HIGH |
LOW |
HIGH |
LOW |
OUT |
3rd Runner-Up |
| Kayne |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
LOW |
HIGH |
LOW |
LOW |
LOW |
LOW |
OUT |
|
10 - Black and
White**** |
| Vincent |
LOW |
LOW |
IN |
LOW |
LOW |
LOW |
WIN |
IN |
OUT |
OUT |
|
9 - Couture du Jour*** |
| Angela |
IN |
LOW |
LOW |
WIN |
HIGH |
IN |
LOW |
OUT |
|
OUT |
|
8 - High Flying
Fashion*** |
| Robert |
HIGH |
HIGH |
IN |
LOW |
LOW |
IN |
OUT |
|
7 - Everyday Woman |
| Alison |
IN |
IN |
HIGH |
HIGH |
IN |
OUT |
|
6 - Waste Not, Want
Not |
| Bradley |
IN |
IN |
HIGH |
LOW |
OUT |
|
5 - Iconic Statement |
| Bonnie |
IN |
HIGH |
IN |
OUT |
|
4 - Reap
What You Sew** |
| Keith |
WIN |
IN |
LOW |
DQ1 |
|
| Katherine |
IN |
LOW |
OUT |
|
3 - Designer's Best
Friend |
| Malan |
IN |
OUT |
|
2 - Fit for a Queen |
| Stacey |
OUT |
|
1 - Wall to Wall
Fashion |
-
Light green background and WINNER means
designer won Project Runway.
-
Blue background and WIN means the designer
won that challenge.
-
Red background and OUT means the designer
was eliminated.
-
Light blue background and HIGH means the
designer had one of the highest scores for that
challenge.
-
Pink background and LOW means the designer
had one of the lowest scores for that challenge.
-
Orange background means the designer was in
the bottom two.
-
Dark red background and DQ means the
designer was disqualified.
Note 1: Keith Michael was
disqualified.
Note 2: Designers previously
eliminated who won a challenge were brought back to compete
in this challenge.
Note 3: No contestants were
eliminated, and all went on to compete at Fashion Week.
Fashion Model Competition
Model Elimination Chart
| Model |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Finale |
|
Marilinda |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
IN |
WIN |
|
Nazri |
WIN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
WIN |
WIN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
WIN |
OUT |
|
Camilla |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
OUT |
|
Clarissa |
IN |
IN |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
|
IN |
IN |
OUT |
| Lindsay |
IN |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
OUT |
| Amanda |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
OUT |
| Javi |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
OUT |
|
|
|
|
IN |
OUT* |
| Jia |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
OUT |
| Alexandra |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
OUT |
| Danielle |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
OUT |
| Katie |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
OUT |
| Katia |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
IN |
OUT |
| Toni |
IN |
IN |
IN |
OUT |
| Moon |
IN |
IN |
OUT |
| Candace |
IN |
OUT |
-
Light green background and WIN means the
model won Project Runway.
-
Blue background and WIN means the model wore
the winning design that episode.
-
Red background and IN means the model wore
the losing design that episode.
-
Dark gray background and OUT means the model
was not picked and was out of the competition.
-
Yellow background means the model withdrew
from the competition.
*Javi replaced Jia.
Model selection process:
- Episode 2: Models were randomly assigned to
designers.
- Episodes 3 and 4: Designers chose their models, with
the winner of the previous challenge choosing first and
the other designers choosing in random order.
- Episodes 4 and 6: The winner of the previous
challenge was allowed to change his model. All other
designers kept their previous model.
- Episode 5: Models were chosen in random order and
picked their designers. Two models were eliminated in
this episode to match the elimination of one designer
and the disqualification of another in the previous
episode.
- Episode 6: Models are the designers' mothers and
sisters; designers could not choose their own family
member.
- Episode 7: Designers chose their models, with the
winner of the previous challenge choosing first and the
other designers choosing in random order. Two models
were eliminated because no models were used in the
previous episode.
- Episode 8: New models were randomly assigned in
Paris, and designers used their models chosen in Episode
7 when they returned to New York.
- Episode 9: Jia Santos was involved in a bicycle
accident and was not able to walk down the runway for
Vincent. Javi Hairston, a previously eliminated model,
took her place. Jia was out for the rest of the
competition while she recovered. All other designers
used their models chosen in Episode 7.
- Episode 10: Designers chose their models from the
remaining seven, with the winner of the previous
challenge choosing first and the other designers
choosing in random order. Because three designers were
eliminated in the previous challenge, three models were
eliminated for this challenge.
- Finale: Two previously eliminated models, Amanda
Fields and Alexandra Donhoeffner, were used in two of
the final designers' collections. Amanda was used in
Uli's final collection, and Alexandra was used in
Michael's final collection.
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