Project Runway season 6 is a reality competition show about fashion design that premiered on August 20, 2009. It is the first season of Project Runway to be aired on Lifetime. The pilot was preceded by a two-hour special episode of Project Runway: All-Star Challenge where eight past contestants (Daniel Vosovic, Santino Rice, Jeffrey Sebelia, Uli Herzner, Mychael Knight, Chris March, Sweet P, and Korto Momolu) competed in one challenge with a cash prize of $100,000. Daniel Vosovic won, with Korto Momolu in second place. Sweet P came third, while Chris March came fourth. The production of this season started in September, 2008 and finished the pre-finale filming on October 17, 2008. It is the first season of Project Runway filmed at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles.

Returning as judges are supermodel Heidi Klum, fashion designer Michael Kors, and Marie Claire fashion director Nina Garcia. Tim Gunn returned as a mentor to the aspiring designers.

The winner of this season of Project Runway will receive an editorial feature in an issue of Marie Claire magazine, a cash prize of $100,000 to start their own line, and an an all-expenses-paid trip for two to Paris. Furthermore, the winning model of this season will receive a $25,000 cash prize from L’Oreal and take part in the winning designer's fashion spread in Marie Claire.



 

Contestants

Still in competition

Name Age Place of residence
Althea Harper 24 Dayton, Ohio
Carol Hannah Whitfield 24 Charleston, South Carolina
Christopher Straub 30 Shakopee, Minnesota
Gordana Gelhausen 45 Charleston, South Carolina
Irina Shabayeva 27 New York, New York
Logan Neitzel 26 Seattle, Washington
Louise Black 32 Dallas, Texas
Nicolas Putvinski 27 New York, New York
Ra'mon Lawrence Coleman 31 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Rodney Epperson 50 New York, New York
Shirin Askari 24 Richardson, Texas

In order of elimination

Name Age Place of residence Place finished
Ari Fish 26 Kansas City, Missouri 16th
Malvin Vien 24 Brooklyn, New York 15th
Mitchell Hall 26 Savannah, Georgia 14th
Qristyl Frazier 42 Brooklyn, New York 13th
Johnny Sakalis 30 West Hollywood, California 12th

Models

Still in competition

Name From Place of residence
Celine Chua Singapore New York, New York
Ebony Jointer United States Hacienda Heights, California
Fatma Dabo Gambia Los Angeles, California
Kalyn Hemphill United States New York, New York
Katie Sticksel United States Los Angeles, California
Kojii Helnwein Ireland Los Angeles, California
Lisa Blades United States Los Angeles, California
Matar Cohen Israel New York, New York
Tanisha Harper United States Los Angeles, California
Tara Egan United States Chicago Illinois
Vanessa Fitzgerald United States New York, New York

In order of elimination

Name From Place of residence Place finished
Yosuzi Sylvester Venezuela Los Angeles, California 16th
Erika Macke United States Las Vegas, Nevada WITHDREW
Erica Milde United States Chicago, Illinois 14th
Valerie Roy United States New York, New York 13th
Emarie Wiltz United States New York, New York 12th
 

Challenges

Designer elimination chart
Designer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Episode
Althea IN HIGH IN WIN HIGH                    
Carol Hannah IN IN IN HIGH IN                    
Christopher WIN IN IN IN HIGH                    
Epperson IN IN LOW HIGH IN                    
Gordana IN IN LOW IN LOW                    
Irina IN IN HIGH IN WIN                  
Logan IN IN IN LOW IN                    
Louise IN HIGH IN IN IN                    
Nicolas IN IN LOW IN LOW                    
Ra'mon HIGH LOW WIN IN IN                    
Shirin IN WIN IN IN IN                  
Johnny HIGH IN HIGH LOW OUT   5 - Fashion Headliners
Qristyl LOW IN LOW OUT   4 - What A Woman Wants
Mitchell LOW LOW OUT   3 - Rumble on the Runway
Malvin IN OUT   2 - We Expect Fashion
Ari OUT   1 - Welcome to Los Angeles!
     The designer won Project Runway Season 6.
     The designer won the challenge.
     The designer had one of the highest scores for that challenge, but did not win.
     The designer had one of the lowest scores for that challenge, but was not eliminated.
     The designer was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
     The designer lost and was out of the competition.
     The designer had one of the highest scores but was eliminated.
Model elimination chart
Model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Episode
Celine IRS IRS NIP NIP NIP NIP                  
Ebony SHA NIP SHA SHA SHA SHA                  
Fatma LON LON MIH LOB LOB LOB                  
Kalyn QRF MIH IRS IRS IRS IRS                  
Katie CHS CHS CHS CHS CHS CHS                  
Kojii CAW CAW LON LON LON LON                  
Lisa LOB LOB LOB CAW CAW CAW                  
Matar NIP SHA QRF EPR EPR EPR                  
Tanisha ALH ALH ALH ALH ALH ALH                  
Tara GOG GOG GOG GOG GOG GOG                  
Vanessa RAC RAC RAC RAC RAC RAC                  
Emarie JOS JOS JOS JOS JOS OUT   5 - Fashion Headliners
Valerie MAV MAV CAW QRF OUT   4 - What a Woman Wants
Erica EPR EPR EPR OUT   3 - Rumble on the Runway
Erika ARF QRF WD   2 - We Expect Fashion
Yosuzi MIH OUT   1 - Welcome to Los Angeles!
     The model won Project Runway Season 6.
     The model wore the winning design that challenge.
     The model wore the losing design that challenge.
     The model was eliminated.
     The model was brought back into the competition.
     The model withdrew from the competition.

Note 1: The aftershow "Models of the Runway" fully reveals the eliminated model of a future challenge.

Designer legend

  • Althea: ALH
     
  • Ari: ARF
     
  • Carol Hannah: CAW
     
  • Christopher: CHS
     
  • Epperson: EPR
     
  • Gordana: GOG
     
  • Irina: IRS
     
  • Johnny: JOS
     
  • Logan: LON
     
  • Louise: LOB
     
  • Malvin: MAV
     
  • Mitchell: MIH
     
  • Nicolas: NIP
     
  • Qristyl: QRF
     
  • Ra'mon: RAC
     
  • Shirin: SHA
     

 


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