Project Runway season 20
Season of television series
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The twentieth season of Project Runway was announced to air with a two-part premiere on Bravo on June 15, 2023. To mark the milestone, the show brought back 14 past designers for an All-Stars competition,[1] replacing the retired spin-off after its production company, The Weinstein Company, went bankrupt. This was the last season to air on Bravo after three seasons, before it was picked up by Disney to be aired on Freeform, Disney+, and Hulu.[2][3][4]
| Project Runway | |
|---|---|
| Season 20 | |
| No. of tasks | 13 |
| No. of contestants | 14 |
| Winner | Bishme Cromartie |
| Release | |
| Original network | Bravo |
| Original release | June 15 – September 7, 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
Editor-in-chief of Elle, Nina Garcia, fashion designer Brandon Maxwell, and journalist Elaine Welteroth all returned as judges, and season 4 winner Christian Siriano returned as mentor on the show. They were joined by guest judges on the panel each week, including: Billy Porter, Law Roach, Julia Fox, former judge Zac Posen, and Council of Fashion Designers of America CEO Steven Kolb.[5] Fashion designers Sergio Hudson and Willy Chavarria filled in for Garcia in two episodes. The season did not feature a host; all on-air duties were fulfilled by Siriano and the judges.[6]
The winner was Bishme Cromartie, who returned after previously competing on season 17, and received a cash prize of $250,000, a mentorship with the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and a spread in Elle magazine. Brittany Allen and Laurence Basse, from seasons 18 and 15 respectively, finished as runners-up.
Contestants
| Contestant[7] | Age | Hometown | Original season(s) |
Original placement(s) |
Finish | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nora Pagel | 39 | Metuchen, New Jersey | Season 1 | 8th place | Episode 2 | 14th place |
| Mila Hermanovski | 54 | Los Angeles, California | Season 7 | 3rd place | Episode 3 | 13th place |
| All Stars 1 | 6th place | |||||
| Viktor Luna | 41 | Los Angeles, California | Season 9 | 3rd place | Episode 4 | 12th place |
| All Stars 3 | 5th place | |||||
| Hester Sunshine | 38 | New York City, New York | Season 17 | Runner-up | Episode 5 | 11th place |
| Kayne Gillaspie | 44 | Nashville, Tennessee | Season 3 | 5th place | Episode 6 | 10th place |
| All Stars 2 | 9th place | |||||
| Fabio Costa | 39 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Season 10 | Runner-up | Episode 7 | 9th place |
| All Stars 4 | 5th place | |||||
| All Stars 6 | Runner-up | |||||
| Anna Yinan Zhou | 33 | San Francisco, California | Season 19 | 7th place | Episode 9 | 8th place |
| Kara Saun | 54 | Los Angeles, California | Season 1 | Runner-up | Episode 10 | 7th place |
| Korto Momolu | 47 | Little Rock, Arkansas | Season 5 | Runner-up | Episode 11 | 6th place |
| All Stars 3 | Runner-up | |||||
| Prajjé Oscar Jean-Baptiste | 38 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Season 19 | 8th place | Episode 12 | 5th place |
| Rami Kashou | 46 | New York City, New York | Season 4 | Runner-up | Episode 13 | 4th place |
| All Stars 1 | 8th place | |||||
| Brittany Allen | 32 | Austin, Texas | Season 18 | 5th place | Episode 14 | Runners-up |
| Laurence Basse | 47 | Los Angeles, California | Season 15 | 3rd place | ||
| Bishme Cromartie | 32 | Los Angeles, California | Season 17 | 4th place | Winner |
Designer progress
| Designer | Episodes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2[8] | 3[9] | 4[10] | 5[11] | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
| Bishme | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | WINNER | |
| Brittany | IN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | LOW | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | RUNNER-UP | |
| Laurence | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | WIN | LOW | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | HIGH | RUNNER-UP | |
| Rami | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | SAVE | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | OUT | ||
| Prajjé | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||
| Korto | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | IN | OUT | ||||
| Kara | LOW | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||
| Anna | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||||
| Fabio | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | OUT | ||||||||
| Kayne | WIN | HIGH | LOW | IN | OUT | |||||||||
| Hester | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
| Viktor | LOW | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||
| Mila | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Nora | OUT | |||||||||||||
- Designer won Project Runway Season 20.
- Designer won the challenge.
- Designer was in the top two.
- Designer had one of the highest scores but did not win.
- Designer was safe and advanced to the next round.
- Designer had one of the lowest scores but was not eliminated.
- Designer was in the bottom two.
- Designer was eliminated from the competition.
- Designer was saved from elimination using the "Siriano Save."
Model progress
| Model | Episodes | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Jessica M | LB | PB | KM/PB | KS | KS | RK | - | - | BC | LB | - | BC | BC | |||||||||
| Mimi | FC | LB | HS/FC | BA | LB | BC | BC | - | RK | PB | - | LB | BA | |||||||||
| Roberta | RK | VL | KS/LB | KM | PB | - | AZ | - | KM | - | - | - | LB | |||||||||
| Luz | PB | KM | - | PB | RK | BA | KM | - | PB | BA | - | RK | OUT | |||||||||
| Shanae | AZ | - | - | AZ | BC | KS | RK | - | KS | BC | - | BA | OUT | |||||||||
| Ren | - | BA | VL/KG | KG | FC | - | LB | - | BA | KM | - | OUT | ||||||||||
| Emilee | NP | AZ | - | - | KM | - | PB | - | - | RK | - | OUT | ||||||||||
| Jessica Z | VL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | LB | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Liris | KS | RK | - | - | KG | - | KS | - | OUT | |||||||||||||
| DD | KM | MH | - | HS | AZ | KM | BA | - | OUT | |||||||||||||
| Mariel | BA | HS | - | RK | BA | - | OUT | |||||||||||||||
| Elise | KG | FC | BA/AZ | BC | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| Sarah | MH | KG | RK/BC | LB | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| Anastasiia | HS | BC | - | FC | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| Naimah | BC | KS | - | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
- Anna Yinan Zhou - AZ
- Bishme Cromartie - BC
- Brittany Allen - BA
- Fabio Costa - FC
- Hester Sunshine - HS
- Kayne Gillaspie - KG
- Kara Saun - KS
- Korto Momolu - KM
- Laurence Basse - LB
- Mila Hermanovski - MH
- Nora Pagel - NP
- Prajjé Oscar Jean Baptiste - PB
- Rami Kashou - RK
- Viktor Luna - VL
Guest judges
Guest judges this season included, in chronological order;[12]
- Alicia Silverstone, actress
- Stacey Bendet, "Alice + Olivia" CEO & founder
- Wes Gordon, Carolina Herrera creative director
- Lena Waithe, actor
- Jennie Garth, actress
- Sergio Hudson, designer
- Paulina Porizkova, model
- Willy Chavarria, designer
- Julia Fox, actress
- Kate Chastain, from Below Deck
- Luann de Lesseps, from The Real Housewives of New York City
- Batsheva Hay, designer
- Coleman Domingo, Emmy-winning actor
- Law Roach, image architect
- Steven Kolb, Council of Fashion Designers of America CEO
- Zac Posen, fashion designer
- Billy Porter, actor
Episodes
Episode 1: Meet the All-Stars
Original airdate: June 14, 2023
- Judges: Nina Garcia, Elaine Welteroth, Brandon Maxwell
Episode 2: Project Redemption
Original airdate: June 15, 2023
- Judges: Nina Garcia, Elaine Welteroth, Brandon Maxwell
- Guest Judge: Alicia Silverstone
- WINNER: Kayne Gillaspie
- ELIMINATED: Nora Pagel
Episode 3: Toying With Fashion
Original airdate: June 22, 2023
- Judges: Nina Garcia, Elaine Welteroth, Brandon Maxwell
- Guest Judge: Stacey Bendet
- WINNER: Viktor Luna
- ELIMINATED: Mila Hermanovski
Episode 4: Coronation Day
Original airdate: June 29, 2023
| Teams |
|---|
| Kayne & Viktor |
| Brittany & Anna |
| Hester & Fabio |
| Kara & Laurence |
| Prajje & Korto |
| Rami & Bishme |
- Judges: Nina Garcia, Elaine Welteroth, Brandon Maxwell
- Guest Judge: Wes Gordon
- WINNER: Korto Momolu
- ELIMINATED: Viktor Luna
Episode 5: Seeing Red
Original airdate: July 6, 2023
- Judges: Nina Garcia, Elaine Welteroth, Brandon Maxwell
- Guest Judge: Lena Waithe
- WINNER: Brittany Allen
- ELIMINATED: Hester Sunshine
Episode 6: Like Totally '90s
Original airdate: July 13, 2023
| Team Blue | Team Red |
|---|---|
| Laurence, Bishme, Prajje, Korto, and Rami | Kayne, Brittany, Fabio, Kara, and Anna |
- Judges: Nina Garcia, Elaine Welteroth, Brandon Maxwell
- Guest Judge: Jennie Garth
- WINNER: Laurence Basse
- ELIMINATED: Kayne Gillaspie
Episode 7: Fashion, Inside Out
Original airdate: July 20, 2023
- Judges: Elaine Welteroth, Brandon Maxwell
- Guest Judge: Sergio Hudson (sitting in for Nina Garcia) & Paulina Porizkova
- WINNER: Kara Saun
- ELIMINATED: Fabio Costa
Episode 8: Uncut Hems
Original airdate: July 27, 2023
| Kara Saun vs. Anna | Brittany vs. Laurence | Rami vs. Korto | Bishme vs. Prajje |
- Judges: Elaine Welteroth, Brandon Maxwell
- Guest Judge: Willy Chavarria (sitting in for Nina Garcia) & Julia Fox
- WINNER: Laurence Basse
- Saved: Rami Kashou
Episode 9: Below Decked Out
Original airdate: August 3, 2023
- Judges: Nina Garcia, Elaine Welteroth, Brandon Maxwell
- Guest Judge: Kate Chastain & Luann de Lesseps
- WINNER: Bishme Cromartie
- ELIMINATED: Anna Yinan Zhou
Episode 10: Freedom
Original airdate: August 10, 2023
- Judges: Nina Garcia, Elaine Welteroth, Brandon Maxwell
- WINNER: Bishme Cromartie
- ELIMINATED: Kara Saun
Episode 11: Double Bind
Original airdate: August 17, 2023
- Judges: Nina Garcia, Elaine Welteroth, Brandon Maxwell
- Guest Judge: Batsheva Hay
- WINNER: Laurence Basse
- ELIMINATED: Korto Momolu
Episode 12: Let Me See Your Peacock
Original airdate: August 24, 2023
- Judges: Nina Garcia, Elaine Welteroth, Brandon Maxwell
- Guest Judge: Colman Domingo
- WINNER: Rami Kashou
- ELIMINATED: Prajjé Oscar Jean Baptiste
Episode 13: The Sky's the Limit
Original airdate: August 31, 2023
Avant-garde looks inspired by the SUMMIT One Vanderbilt observation deck / interactive art installation by Kenzo Digital.
- Judges: Nina Garcia, Elaine Welteroth, Brandon Maxwell
- Guest Judge: Steven Kolb & Law Roach
- WINNER: Bishme Cromartie
- ELIMINATED: Rami Kashou
Episode 14: The Finale
Original airdate: September 7, 2023
- Judges: Nina Garcia, Elaine Welteroth
- Guest Judge: Zac Posen (sitting in for Brandon Maxwell), Billy Porter
- WINNER OF PROJECT RUNWAY: Bishme Cromartie
- Runners Up: Laurence Basse, Brittany Allen