Bravo has announced that the second edition of its Project Runway reality series will premiere in December and revealed the identities of the contestants who will be competing in the Emmy-nominated fashion reality show's new season.
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Unlike last season, Project Runway 2 will feature sixteen contestants -- an increase from the first season's cast of twelve. First season judge Anne Slowey will also not return, with her role filled by a rotating series of challenge-specific guest judges. The show's first season success also means that the new season will be packed with product placements, with L'Oreal Paris, Saturn, TRESemme, Banana Republic and Orbitz having all signed on as Project Runway 2 sponsors.
Like its first season, Project Runway's second season winner will receive a photo spread in Elle Magazine, $100,000 in seed money (donated by Saturn) to help them launch their own fashion line, and a mentorship from the Banana Republic Design Team. Taking a page from Survivor, Project Runway 2 will also award a 2007 Saturn Sky Roadster to its winner.
Project Runway's sixteen second season designers (half of which are from Los Angeles) are:
• Raymundo Baltazar, a 24-year-old from Los Angeles, CA
• Kara Janx, a 29-year-old from Johannesburg, South Africa
• Chloe Dao, a 33-year-old from Houston, TX
• Emmett McCarthy, a 42-year-old from New York, NY
• Marla Duran, a 51-year-old from Allentown, PA
• Santino Rice, a 30-year-old from Los Angeles, CA
• Kirsten Ehrig, a 37-year-old from Los Angeles, CA
• Heidi Standridge, a 25-year-old from Atlanta, GA
• Diana Eng, a 22-year-old from Jacksonville, FL
• Nick Verros, a 38-year-old from Los Angeles, CA
• Daniel Franco, a 31-year-old from Los Angeles, CA
• Guadalupe Vidal, a 29-year-old from Los Angeles, CA
• Andrae Gonzalo, a 32-year-old from Los Angeles, CA
• Daniel Vosovic, a 24-year-old from New York, NY
• Zulema Griffin, a 28-year-old from New York, NY
• John Wade, a 24-year-old from Los Angeles, CA