Project Runway Canada Designers Revealed

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Project Runway Canada Designers Revealed

Fri., Dec. 5, 2008 6:01 AM PST by EOL Canada Staff

Canwest Media Inc.

Are you ready for the tantrums, the tears, the divas—fashion isn't always pretty...

Style icon and international supermodel, Iman, returns as host of the new season of Project Runway Canada, and leads a panel of expert industry insiders who will judge the talent and skills of 14 promising new designers from across the country.

Respected Canadian fashion designer Brian Bailey will once again act as mentor to the designers as they take on weekly fashion challenges.

Keep reading for the full list of contestants…

The Project Runway Canada Designers are:

Adejoké Taiwo, 24, from Calgary, AB
Baylor Orlando, 37, from Montreal, QC
Brandon R. Dwyer, 22, from Barrie, ON
Camille Prins, 28, from Toronto, ON
Christie Clayton, 30, from Vancouver, BC
Danio Frangella, 33, from LaSalle, ON
Genevieve Graham, 30, from Vancouver, BC
Jaclyn Murray, 26, from Winnipeg, MB
Jason Meyers, 31, from Hamilton, ON
Jeff MacKinnon, 41, from Toronto, ON
Jessica Biffi, 25, from Toronto, ON
Kim Cathers, 29, from Vancouver, BC
Margarita Voultsos, 24, from Montreal, QC
Sunny Fong, 32, from Toronto, ON

Resident judges Rita Silvan, Editor-in-Chief of ELLE Canada, and Shawn Hewson, Creative Director of Bustle Clothing will be joined by an exciting line-up of celebrity guest judges each week, including actress Elisha Cuthbert, fashion model Coco Rocha, and designer Wayne Clark.

Project Runway Canada premieres Tuesday, January 27 on Global TV with encore presentations on Slice.

Our scissors are ready, are yours?