Project Runway season 9

Project Runway
Season 9
No. of tasks12
No. of contestants20
WinnerAnya Ayoung-Chee
No. of episodes14
Release
Original networkLifetime
Original releaseJuly 28 (2011-07-28) –
October 27, 2011 (2011-10-27)
Additional information
Filming datesJune 2011
Season chronology
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Project Runway Season 9 is the ninth season of the television show Project Runway. The season began airing on July 28, 2011, and features 20 designers who hope to become "the next great American designer."

Returning as judges were supermodel Heidi Klum; fashion designer Michael Kors; and Marie Claire fashion director, Nina Garcia. Tim Gunn returned as the workroom mentor.

In 2012, Laura Kathleen Planck, Joshua McKinley, and Anthony Ryan Auld competed in the second season of Project Runway All Stars. Laura Kathleen Planck placed 6th, Joshua McKinley placed 4th, and Anthony Ryan Auld won the competition.

In 2013, Viktor Luna competed in the third season of All-Stars. He placed 5th.

In 2018, Kimberly Goldson and Joshua McKinley (in his second All Stars appearance) competed in the sixth season of All Stars, placing 9th and 7th respectively.

Anthony Ryan Auld, alongside Anya Ayoung-Chee, competed in the seventh season against worldwide winners. Anya Ayoung-Chee placed 10th while Anthony Ryan Auld placed 5th.

In 2023, Viktor Luna competed in Project Runway (season 20). He placed 12th out of 14.

Contestants

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Contestant Age Hometown Finish Outcome
Amanda Perna 25 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Episode 1 20-17
David Chum 29 Morong, Philippines
Gunnar Deatherage 21 La Grange, Kentucky
Serena da Conceicao 31 Kingston, New York
Rafael Cox 27 Alamogordo, New Mexico 16
Fallene Wells 29 Las Vegas, Nevada Episode 3 15
Julie Tierney 35 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Episode 4 14
Cecilia Motwani 34 Cordoba, Argentina Episode 5 13 (quit)
Danielle Everine 26 Minneapolis, Minnesota 12
Joshua Christensen 29 Snohomish, Washington Episode 6 11
Becky Ross 38 Calumet, Michigan Episode 7 10
Bryce Black 26 Twin Falls, Idaho Episode 8 9
Olivier Green 22 Columbus, Ohio Episode 9 8
Anthony Ryan Auld 28 Linden, Texas Episode 10 7
Bert Keeter 57 Washington, D.C. Episode 11 6
Laura Kathleen Planck 26 St. Louis, Missouri Episode 12 5
Kimberly Goldson 35 Brooklyn, New York City, New York Episode 14 4
Viktor Luna 30 Guadalajara, Jalisco 3
Joshua McKinley 25 Cleveland, Ohio 2
Anya Ayoung-Chee 29 Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1

In the first episode, 4 designers were eliminated and 16 continued to participate in the show.[1]

Models

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Model Place Finished
Kenzie Gallo 16th
Ashley Lacamp 15th
Tatjana Sinkevica 14th
Thais Magalhaes 13th
Michel Ann Lienhard-O'Malley 12th
Karin Agstam 11th
Alyssa Pasek 10th
Hannah Gottesman 9th
Carla Barrucci 8th
Chelsea Blackburn 7th
Kerstin Lechner 6th
Meghan Giffin 5th
Bojana Draskovic 4th
Erika Kimberly Jones 3rd
Sonia Nieklasz Runner-up
Sveta Glebova Winner
Model Elimination Table
Model 1 2 31 4 5 6 7 81 91 10 11 12 13 14
Sveta AC AC AC AC AC BR BR AC AC AC AC AC AC WINNER (AC)
Sonia JM JM JM JM JM JM JM JM JM JM JM JM JM JM
Erika VL VL VL VL VL VL VL VL VL VL VL VL VL VL
Bojana KG KG KG KG KG KG KG KG KG KG KG KG KG KG
Meghan BR BR BR BR BR LK LK LK LK LK LK LK OUT
Kerstin BK BK BK BK BK AC AC BK BK BK BK OUT
Chelsea AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA OUT
Carla OG OG OG OG OG OG OG OG OG OUT
Hannah BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB OUT
Alyssa CM CM CM CM JC BK BK OUT
Karin DE DE DE DE DE JC OUT
Michel Ann LK LK LK LK LK OUT
Thais JT JT JT JT OUT
Tatjana FW FW FW OUT
Ashley JC JC OUT
Kenzie RC OUT
  The model won Project Runway Season 9.
  The model wore the winning design that challenge.
  The model wore the losing design that challenge.
  The model was eliminated.
^1 : The models were not used in Episodes 3, 8 & 9

Designer legend

  • Anya Ayoung-Chee: AC
  • Joshua McKinley: JM
  • Viktor Luna: VL
  • Kimberly Goldson: KG
  • Laura Kathleen: LK
  • Bert Keeter: BK
  • Anthony Ryan Auld: AA
  • Olivier Green: OG
  • Bryce Black: BB
  • Becky Ross: BR
  • Joshua Christensen: JC
  • Danielle Everine: DE
  • Cecilia Motwani: CM
  • Julie Tierney: JT
  • Fallene Wells: FW
  • Rafael Cox: RC

Elimination Table

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Designer Elimination Table
Designers 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 4 11 12 135 14 Eliminated Episode
Anya HIGH IN IN HIGH HIGH IN WIN HIGH LOW WIN WIN WIN ADV WINNER 14 – Finale, Part 2
Joshua M. IN HIGH LOW IN WIN HIGH LOW WIN IN LOW HIGH HIGH ADV RUNNER-UP
Viktor IN IN LOW HIGH WIN IN HIGH HIGH WIN HIGH LOW HIGH ADV 3RD PLACE
Kimberly IN IN HIGH WIN IN IN IN IN LOW IN HIGH LOW ADV 4TH PLACE
Laura Kathleen IN IN WIN IN LOW HIGH IN IN HIGH LOW LOW OUT 12 – The Finale Challenge
Bert WIN IN LOW IN IN LOW LOW LOW HIGH HIGH OUT 11 – This Is for the Birds
Anthony Ryan HIGH HIGH HIGH IN LOW WIN IN LOW IN OUT 10 – Sew '70s
Olivier IN WIN IN IN HIGH LOW HIGH IN OUT 9 – Image Is Everything
Bryce IN LOW LOW IN IN IN IN OUT 8 – What Women Want
Becky IN IN HIGH IN HIGH IN OUT 7 – Can't We All Just Get Along?
Joshua C. LOW OUT HIGH OUT 2 – My Pet Project/6 – The Art of the Matter
Danielle IN IN HIGH LOW OUT 5 – Off the Track
Cecilia IN IN HIGH LOW WD
Julie LOW IN LOW OUT 4 – All About Nina
Fallene IN LOW OUT 3 – Go Big or Go Home
Rafael OUT 1 – Come As You Are
^1 : In episode 1, Amanda, David, Gunnar, and Serena were the 4 designers who were eliminated before the final 16 were officially participants of the show.
^2 : After Cecilia withdrew from the competition in episode 5, Olivier and Viktor were allowed to pick any previously eliminated contestant to come back into the competition to join their team. They chose Joshua C.
^3 : In episode 5, although the judges categorized all the clothes into ones they liked and didn't like, their deliberation revealed the ones they liked the most (Joshua M., Olivier, Viktor) and the ones they liked the least (Anthony, Bryce, Danielle). In addition, although Joshua M. was chosen as a winner, the actual winning design from his team was the dress designed and sewn by Anya and Becky, respectively.
^4 : In episode 10, the prize was that the winning designer's garment would be produced and sold on Piperlime. After Anya was declared the winner, it was announced that Bert's garment will also be produced and sold on the site.
^5 : All four contestants went on to compete at Fashion Week, for the first time since season 3.
  The designer won the Project Runway Season 9.
  The designer won the challenge.
  The designer was in the top two, or the first announced into the top 3, but did not win.
  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 was not in the Top 16 and was out of the competition.
  The designer withdrew from the competition.

Episodes

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Episode 1: Come As You Are

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Original Airdate: July 28, 2011

As the season begins and the designers arrive in New York, they are informed that they are not yet part of season 9. For the final stage of their casting session, the 20 designers must go in front of Heidi, Michael, Nina and Tim to make a case as to why they deserve one of the 16 coveted spots this season.[2]

ELIMINATED: Amanda, David, Gunnar & Serena

The next day, the 16 remaining designers are awoken by Tim in the early morning hours and given their first challenge: transform the pajamas they are wearing and one bed sheet into an outfit of their choice. Dyes, trim, and closures are provided.

WINNER: Bert
ELIMINATED: Rafael

Episode 2: My Pet Project

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Original Airdate: August 4, 2011

The designers must create an outfit using only materials found in a pet supply store.

  • Guest Judge: Stacey Bendet [3]
WINNER: Olivier
ELIMINATED: Joshua C.

Episode 3: Go Big or Go Home

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Original Airdate: August 11, 2011

The designers work on a challenge revolving around a theme called "Larger than Life". In teams of two with a budget of $500 and one day to work, they create outfits for professional stilt walkers. The runway show is at Battery Park, making it the first runway show to be held outside.

Pairs: Anthony Ryan & Laura, Bryce & Fallene, Danielle & Cecilia, Joshua M. & Julie, Viktor & Bert, Anya & Olivier, and Kimberly & Becky

Team Result
Anthony Ryan/Laura High/Win
Danielle/Cecilia High/High
Kimberly/Becky High/High
Anya/Olivier In/In
Joshua M/Julie Low/Low
Viktor/Bert Low/Low
Bryce/Fallene Low/Out
WINNER: Laura
ELIMINATED: Fallene

Episode 4: All About Nina

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Original Airdate: August 18, 2011

The designers create a look for judge Nina Garcia that should be wearable by Garcia during work and for an industry event at night. The winning design will be featured in a Marie Claire editorial and on a billboard atop a New York City taxicab.

WINNER: Kimberly
ELIMINATED: Julie

Episode 5: Off the Track

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Original Airdate: August 25, 2011

The designers meet at the New Balance Track and Field Center in New York City and are challenged to create apparel to wear with a new Heidi Klum for New Balance lifestyle sneaker from Klum's collection. The designers work in teams of three, with team leaders chosen by holding a foot race at the Track and Field Center. The winning looks will be sold as part of Klum's collection exclusively on Amazon.com.[4]

Team Leader Team Members
Anthony Ryan Laura, Bert
Joshua M. Anya, Becky
Viktor Olivier, Josh C.
Bryce Kimberly, Danielle
WINNERS: Joshua M. and Viktor
WITHDREW: Cecilia
ELIMINATED: Danielle

Cecilia withdrew from the competition and was replaced by Josh C.

Episode 6: The Art of the Matter

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Original Airdate: September 1, 2011

The designers each work together with an art student to create a painting, and then must design an avant-garde look that reflects their art work. They have a budget of $300 and two days to complete their look.

  • Guest Judge: Kenneth Cole, Zanna Roberts Rassi (in for Nina Garcia)
WINNER: Anthony Ryan
ELIMINATED: Joshua C.

Episode 7: Can't We Just All Get Along?

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Original Airdate: September 8, 2011

The designers plug into computer technology to help create signature fabric designs in a challenge that forces them into working in two teams of five. Wielding video cameras, they also venture out into the city to capture the stories behind their inspirations.

Team CHAOS Team Nuts And Bolts
Anthony Ryan, Anya, Viktor, Olivier, Bryce Josh M., Laura, Kimberly, Becky, Bert
WINNER: Anya
ELIMINATED: Becky

Episode 8: What Women Want

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Original Airdate: September 15, 2011

The contestants are introduced to nine men on the runway and, in a seamless twist, discover they must design for the men's significant others. Actress Malin Akerman is the guest judge.

WINNER: Joshua M.
ELIMINATED: Bryce

Episode 9: Image is Everything

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Original Airdate: September 22, 2011

The outfitters are treated to a special performance from their new client, the up-and-coming band The Sheepdogs. Broken into two teams of four, the designers are charged with creating a look that will establish them as image-makers.

WINNER: Viktor
ELIMINATED: Olivier

Episode 10: Sew 70s

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Original Airdate: September 29, 2011

The remaining designers do the time warp when fashions from the 1970s inspire their creations.

WINNER: Anya
ELIMINATED: Anthony Ryan

Episode 11: This is for the Birds

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Original Airdate: October 6, 2011

Birds serve as the inspiration for the looks in this challenge. Designers are paired up, with each pair assigned a bird. They then learn that they are not competing together, but rather head-to-head. Kimberly and Viktor design head-to-head with a cockatoo as their inspiration, Anya and Laura with a raven, and Bert and Joshua with an Amazon parrot.

WINNER: Anya
ELIMINATED: Bert

Episode 12: The Finale Challenge

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Original Airdate: October 13, 2011

The remaining designers had to create 3 looks from inspirations on Governor's Island. They were assisted by the five most recently eliminated contestants.

ADVANCED: Anya, Viktor, Joshua M., Kimberly
ELIMINATED: Laura

Episode 13: The Finale, Part 1

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Original Airdate: October 20, 2011

The final four designers are critiqued on their collections and compete, for the last time, to show at Fashion Week. In a shock elimination, it is revealed that all of the four designers will be advancing to Fashion Week instead of the usual three.

  • Guest Judge: None
ADVANCED TO FASHION WEEK: Joshua M., Viktor, Kimberly, Anya

Episode 14: The Finale, Part 2

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Original Airdate: October 27, 2011

The four finalists work the last part of preparation for Fashion Week, including model casting and hair and makeup counseling. Each shows their collection pieces before the winner of Project Runway Season 9 is announced.

WINNER: Anya
ELIMINATED: Joshua M., Viktor, Kimberly

Trivia

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 1, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 1, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Blogging Project Runway Season 9, Episode 2.
  4. ^ "Blogging Project Runway - the Original Project Runway Fan Blog: This Week's Challenge: Tim Gunn in Jeans and Sneakers!". August 23, 2011.
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