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    Meet the Project Runway Designers

    Get to know the new designers of the eighth season of Project Runway!

    By Kate Schweitzer
    Published 28 July 2010 In Features

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    Get to know the Season 8 contestants, and predict who you think will win it all.

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    Season 8 Contestants

    Let the fashion fun begin! More designers than ever in Project Runway history are competing in this season's expanded 90-minute competition. Alongside host Heidi Klum, mentor Tim Gunn, and judges Michael Kors and Nina Garcia (Marie Claire's fashion director), click through and predict who will be in...and who will be saying "Auf Wiedersehen" each week!

    April Johnston
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    April Johnston

    Age: 21

    Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina

    Current city: Savannah, Georgia

    A.J. Thouvenot
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    A.J. Thouvenot

    Age: 26

    Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri

    Current city: St. Charles, Missouri

    Kristin Haskins-Simms
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    Kristin Haskins-Simms

    Age: 38

    Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Current city: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Casanova
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    Casanova

    Age: 33

    Hometown: Fajardo, Puerto Rico

    Current city: Astoria, New York

    Gretchen Jones
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    Gretchen Jones

    Age: 28

    Hometown: Fairplay, Colorado

    Current city: Portland, Oregon

    Christopher Collins
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    Christopher Collins

    Age: 30

    Hometown: Encinitas, California

    Current city: San Francisco, California

    Andy South
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    Andy South

    Age: 23

    Hometown: Waianae, Hawaii

    Current city: Honolulu, Hawaii

    Peach Carr
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    Peach Carr

    Age: 50

    Hometown: Winfield, Illinois

    Current city: Lake Forest, Illinois

    Michael Drummond
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    Michael Drummond

    Age: 31

    Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri

    Current city: St. Louis, Missouri

    Ivy Higa
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    Ivy Higa

    Age: 30

    Hometown: Seoul, South Korea, and Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

    Current city: New York City

    Mondo Guerra
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    Mondo Guerra

    Age: 32

    Hometown: Denver, Colorado

    Current city: Denver, Colorado

    Jason Troisi
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    Jason Troisi

    Age: 33

    Hometown: Greenwich, Connecticut

    Current city: Greenwich, Connecticut

    Valerie Mayen
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    Valerie Mayen

    Age: 28

    Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas

    Current city: Cleveland, Ohio

    McKell Maddox
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    McKell Maddox

    Age: 29

    Hometown: Brigham City, Utah

    Current city: Layton, Utah

    Nicholas D'Aurizio
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    Nicholas D'Aurizio

    Age: 31

    Hometown: Hackensack, New Jersey

    Current city: New York City

    Sarah Trost
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    Sarah Trost

    Age: 27

    Hometown: Frazier Park, California

    Current city: Toluca Lake, California

    Michael Costello
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    Michael Costello

    Age: 27

    Hometown: Los Angeles

    Current city: Palm Desert, California

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