PProject Runway season 5 began filming the first week of June 2008 and premiered July 16, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. It was the final season of Project Runway to air on Bravo, due to purchase of the show by Lifetime. It was also the last season filmed in New York City; the as-yet unaired season 6 was filmed in Los Angeles.

Returning as judges were supermodel Heidi Klum, fashion designer Michael Kors, and Elle editor-at-large Nina Garcia. Tim Gunn returned as a mentor to the aspiring designers.

The final four designers all produced collections for Bryant Park Fashion Week. The winner of this season of Project Runway, Leanne Marshall, received an editorial feature in an issue of Elle magazine, a cash prize of $100,000 from TRESemmé hair care to start her own line, the opportunity to sell a fashion line on Bluefly.com, and a brand new 2009 Saturn Vue Hybrid.


Contestants
Designers
The 16 designers in season 5 were (in order of elimination):

Jerry Tam, 32 from Butte, Montana
Wesley Nault, 23, from Blackstone, Massachusetts
Emily Brandle, 27, from Sacramento, California
Jennifer Diederich, 27, from East Syracuse, New York
Kelli Martin, 27 from Columbus, Ohio
Daniel Feld, 25, from Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Keith Bryce, 26, from Salt Lake City, Utah
Stella Zotis, 42, from Astoria, New York
Blayne Walsh, 23, from Yakima, Washington
Terri Stevens, 39, from Chicago, Illinois
Joe Faris, 41 from Troy, Michigan
Stephen "Suede" Baum, 37, from Seven Hills, Ohio
Jerell Scott, 28, from Houston, Texas
Kenley Collins, 25, from New York, New York
Korto Momolu, 33, from Little Rock, Arkansas
Winner:

Leanne Marshall, 27, from Portland, Oregon
Models
The 16 models in season 5 are (in order of elimination):

Janine Bell, 24, from Maryland
Runa Lucienne, 19, from Ohio
Leslie Manzano, 19, from New Hartford, New York
Alex Arace, 24, from New Jersey
Elena Abete, 19, from Austin, Texas
Shannone Holt, 21, from Brooklyn, New York
Alyssa Aparicio, 18, from Bronx, New York
Kendall Hightower, 19, from Houston, Texas
Germaine Volorioz, 27, from New Jersey
Karalyn West, 21, from Columbus, Ohio
Polina Frantsena, from Boston, Massachusetts
Xaviera Tytler, 22, from Phoenix, Arizona [[1]]
Nicole Zaager, 20, from New York, New York
Topacio Pena, 22, from Dominican Republic
Katarina Munez, 20, from New Jesey
Winner:

Tia Shipman, from Maryland
 

Challenges

Designer elimination chart
Contestants 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Episodes
Leanne IN LOW HIGH IN LOW IN WIN WIN HIGH LOW LOW HIGH HIGH WINNER 14 - Finale, Part 2
Korto HIGH LOW IN WIN IN HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH WIN LOW LOW OUT
Kenley IN HIGH WIN IN HIGH IN IN HIGH LOW HIGH LOW LOW HIGH OUT
Jerell IN IN IN LOW HIGH LOW HIGH IN WIN WIN HIGH WIN OUT   13 - Finale, Part 1
Suede IN WIN IN IN IN IN IN LOW LOW LOW OUT   11 - Rock N' Runway
Joe IN IN IN HIGH IN WIN IN LOW HIGH OUT   10 - Transformation
Terri IN IN HIGH HIGH IN HIGH IN IN OUT   9 - What's Your Sign?
Blayne LOW IN IN IN LOW IN LOW IN OUT  
Stella LOW HIGH IN IN HIGH IN LOW OUT   8 - Double 0 Fashion
Keith IN IN LOW IN WIN LOW OUT   7 - Fashion That Drives You
Daniel HIGH IN IN LOW LOW OUT   6 - Good Queen Fun
Kelli WIN IN IN IN OUT   5 - Welcome To The Jungle
Jennifer IN IN LOW OUT   4 - Rings of Glory
Emily IN IN OUT   3 - Bright Lights/Big City
Wesley IN OUT   2 - The Grass Is Always Greener
Jerry OUT   1 - Let's Start from the Beginning
     Green background and WINNER means the designer won Project Runway.
     Blue background and WIN means the designer won that challenge.
     Light blue background and HIGH means the designer had one of the highest scores for that challenge, but did not win.
     Pink background and LOW means the designer had one of the lowest scores for that challenge, but was not eliminated.
     Orange background and LOW means the designer was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
     Red background and OUT means the designer lost and was out of the competition.

Note 1: Instead of winning immunity for this challenge, Suede's design was manufactured and sold on Bluefly.com.

Note 2: Instead of winning immunity for this challenge, Keith's design will be worn by Brooke Shields on the second season of Lipstick Jungle.

Note 3: Instead of winning immunity for this challenge, Leanne's design was manufactured and sold to American Express cardholders.

Note 4: From this challenge onward, immunity was no longer given to the winners of each challenge.

Note 5: All 4 of the remaining designers will create collections for New York Fashion Week, but only 3 designers will actually be showing their collections at Fashion Week.

Model elimination chart
Contestants 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Tia IN WIN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN WINNER
Katarina IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT
Topacio IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT
Nicole IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN WIN IN OUT
Xaviera IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT  
Germaine WIN IN IN IN IN IN IN2 IN IN IN OUT  
Karalyn IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN WIN IN IN OUT  
Polina IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT  
Kendall IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT  
Alyssa IN IN IN1 IN IN IN IN OUT  
Elena IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT  
Shannone IN IN WIN IN WIN IN WD2  
Alex IN IN IN IN OUT  
Leslie IN IN IN OUT  
Runa IN IN WD1  
Bell 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 challenge.
     Red background and IN means the model wore the losing design that challenge.
     Grey background and OUT means the model was eliminated.
     Grey background and IN means the model was originally eliminated but was brought back due to another model's withdrawal.
     Yellow and WD means the model withdrew from the competition.

Note 1: Alyssa was originally eliminated, but was brought back after Runa withdrew from the competition.

Note 2: Germaine was originally eliminated, but was brought back after Shannone withdrew from the competition.

Note 3: Due to the number of designers eliminated in the previous two episodes, the remaining designers were allowed to re-pick their models for this challenge.

Note 4: Karalyn, Shannone, Polina and Alex were used in this challenge to show off the designers' bridesmaid dresses. However, they will not be in contention for the finale win.



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