'Project Runway' Season 14: Meet the Designers

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Season 14 Designers
Ashley Tipton, Amanda Perna, Blake Patterson, Edmond Newton, David Giampiccolo, Lindsey Creel, Kelly Dempsey, Candice Marie Cuoco, Duncan Chambers-Watson, Laurie Underwood, Jake Wall, Joseph Poli, Swapnil Shinde, Gabrielle Arruda, Haniamo Yang, and Merline Labissiere
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Amanda Perna
Age: 28
Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Resides in: Delray Beach, FL
Favorite Designers: Alber Albex, Christian Lacroix, Sophia Webster, Valentino, and Aexander Wang
Style Icon: Anna Dello Russo, and Rachel Zoe
Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Anthony Williams, and Mondo Guerra
3/17
Ashley Tipton
Age: 23
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Resides in: San Diego, CA
Favorite Designers: Awake, Victor and Rolf, Marc Jacobs, Jeffery Scott, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, and Christian Doir
Style Icon: Kelly Osburn, Pharrell William, Kanye West, Gsbi Feah, Azalea Banks, Lupita Nyong'o, Janelle Monae, and Beth Ditto
Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Mondo Guerra
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4/17
Blake Patterson
Age: 24
Hometown: Chardon, OH
Resides in: Los Angeles, CA
Favorite Designers: Charles James and John Galliano
Style Icon: Carmen Dell'Orefice
Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Christian Siriano
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Candice Cuoco
Age: 27
Hometown: Hayward, CA
Resides in: Oakland, CA
Favorite Designers: Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Gautier, Tom Ford, Zac Posen, and Sarah Burton
Style Icon: Lady Gaga, Tom Ford, the Olsen Twins, Rihanna, Boy George, and The Queen
Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Elena Slivnyak
6/17
David Giampiccolo
Age: 30
Hometown: Brussels, Belgium
Resides in: Los Angeles, CA
Favorite Designer: Martin Margiela
Style Icon: Björk
Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Sean Kelly
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Duncan Chambers-Watson
Age: 25
Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand
Resides in: Auckland, New Zealand
Favorite Designers: Lucy Orta, Hussein Chalayan, Aiter Throup, Carol Christian Poell, and Iris van Herpen
Style Icon: Isabella Blow
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Edmond Newton
Age: 36
Hometown: Union, SC
Resides in: Atlanta, GA
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Gabrielle Arruda
Age: 27
Hometown: River Forest, IL
Resides in: Brooklyn, NY
Favorite Designers: Simone Rochas, Olivier Theyskens, and Tanya Taylor
Style Icon: Leandra Medine
Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Mondo Guerra and Helen Castillo
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10/17
Hanmiao Yang
Age: 26
Hometown: Chengdu, China
Resides in: New York, NY
Favorite Designers: Givenchy, Balenciaga, The Row, and Celine
Style Icon: Qiejia Zhang
Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Christian Siriano
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Jake Wall
Age: 35
Hometown: San Luis Obispo, CA
Resides in: San Francisco, CA
Favorite Designers: Gordon Henderson, Marc Foster Grant, Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Desmond Merrion, Thom Browne, and Neil Barret
Style Icon: Ms. Piggy
Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Daniel Vosovic
12/17
Joseph Poli
Age: 36
Hometown: Imperial Beach, CA
Resides in: Las Vegas, NV
Favorite Designers: Vivienne Westwood, Balenciaga, Dior, and Oscar de la Renta
Style Icon: Wallace Simpson
Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Christian Siriano
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Kelly Dempsey
Age: 31
Hometown: Monson, MA
Resides in: Malden, MA
Favorite Designers: Alexander McQueen, Betsy Johnson, and Vivienne Westwood
Style Icon: Madonna
Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Mondo Guerra
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Laurie Underwood
Age: 29
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Resides in: Chicago, IL
Favorite Designers: Victoria Beckham
Style Icon: Tacee Ellis Ross, Solange Knowles, Janelle Monae, and Victoria Beckham
Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Christian Siriano, Michael Costello, and Sonja Williams
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Lindsey Creel
Age: 28
Hometown: Austin, TX
Resides in: Austin, TX
Favorite Designers: Marni, Lyell, Umit Benan, Rag & Bone, Dries Van Noten, and Rachel Comey
Style Icon: Jean Seberg
Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Michelle Lesniak
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Merline Labissiere
Age: 32
Hometown: Miami, FL
Resides in: Savannah, GA
Favorite Designers: Gareth Pugh, Iris van Herpen, Theirry Mugler, and Mugatu from "Zoolander"
Style Icon: Lucinda Chambers
Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Dmitry Sholokhov and Jeffrey Sebelia
17/17
Swapnil Shinde
Age: 33
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Resides in: Mumbai, India

Ashley Tipton, Amanda Perna, Blake Patterson, Edmond Newton, David Giampiccolo, Lindsey Creel, Kelly Dempsey, Candice Marie Cuoco, Duncan Chambers-Watson, Laurie Underwood, Jake Wall, Joseph Poli, Swapnil Shinde, Gabrielle Arruda, Haniamo Yang, and Merline Labissiere

Age: 28<br>Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, FL<br>Resides in: Delray Beach, FL<br>Favorite Designers: Alber Albex, Christian Lacroix, Sophia Webster, Valentino, and Aexander Wang<br>Style Icon: Anna Dello Russo, and Rachel Zoe<br>Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Anthony Williams, and Mondo Guerra

Age: 23<br>Hometown: San Diego, CA<br>Resides in: San Diego, CA<br>Favorite Designers: Awake, Victor and Rolf, Marc Jacobs, Jeffery Scott, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, and Christian Doir<br>Style Icon: Kelly Osburn, Pharrell William, Kanye West, Gsbi Feah, Azalea Banks, Lupita Nyong'o, Janelle Monae, and Beth Ditto<br>Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Mondo Guerra

Age: 24<br>Hometown: Chardon, OH<br>Resides in: Los Angeles, CA<br>Favorite Designers: Charles James and John Galliano<br>Style Icon: Carmen Dell'Orefice<br>Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Christian Siriano

Age: 27<br>Hometown: Hayward, CA<br>Resides in: Oakland, CA<br>Favorite Designers: Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Gautier, Tom Ford, Zac Posen, and Sarah Burton<br>Style Icon: Lady Gaga, Tom Ford, the Olsen Twins, Rihanna, Boy George, and The Queen<br>Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Elena Slivnyak

Age: 30<br>Hometown: Brussels, Belgium<br>Resides in: Los Angeles, CA<br>Favorite Designer: Martin Margiela<br>Style Icon: Björk<br>Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Sean Kelly

Age: 25<br>Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand<br>Resides in: Auckland, New Zealand<br>Favorite Designers: Lucy Orta, Hussein Chalayan, Aiter Throup, Carol Christian Poell, and Iris van Herpen<br>Style Icon: Isabella Blow

Age: 36<br>Hometown: Union, SC<br>Resides in: Atlanta, GA

Age: 27<br>Hometown: River Forest, IL<br>Resides in: Brooklyn, NY<br>Favorite Designers: Simone Rochas, Olivier Theyskens, and Tanya Taylor<br>Style Icon: Leandra Medine<br>Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Mondo Guerra and Helen Castillo

Age: 26<br>Hometown: Chengdu, China<br>Resides in: New York, NY<br>Favorite Designers: Givenchy, Balenciaga, The Row, and Celine<br>Style Icon: Qiejia Zhang<br>Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Christian Siriano

Age: 35<br>Hometown: San Luis Obispo, CA<br>Resides in: San Francisco, CA<br>Favorite Designers: Gordon Henderson, Marc Foster Grant, Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Desmond Merrion, Thom Browne, and Neil Barret<br>Style Icon: Ms. Piggy<br>Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Daniel Vosovic

Age: 36<br>Hometown: Imperial Beach, CA<br>Resides in: Las Vegas, NV<br>Favorite Designers: Vivienne Westwood, Balenciaga, Dior, and Oscar de la Renta<br>Style Icon: Wallace Simpson<br>Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Christian Siriano

Age: 31<br>Hometown: Monson, MA<br>Resides in: Malden, MA<br>Favorite Designers: Alexander McQueen, Betsy Johnson, and Vivienne Westwood<br>Style Icon: Madonna<br>Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Mondo Guerra

Age: 29<br>Hometown: Detroit, MI<br>Resides in: Chicago, IL<br>Favorite Designers: Victoria Beckham<br>Style Icon: Tacee Ellis Ross, Solange Knowles, Janelle Monae, and Victoria Beckham<br>Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Christian Siriano, Michael Costello, and Sonja Williams

Age: 28<br>Hometown: Austin, TX<br>Resides in: Austin, TX<br>Favorite Designers: Marni, Lyell, Umit Benan, Rag & Bone, Dries Van Noten, and Rachel Comey<br>Style Icon: Jean Seberg<br>Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Michelle Lesniak

Age: 32<br>Hometown: Miami, FL<br>Resides in: Savannah, GA<br>Favorite Designers: Gareth Pugh, Iris van Herpen, Theirry Mugler, and Mugatu from "Zoolander"<br>Style Icon: Lucinda Chambers<br>Favorite past "Project Runway" Designer: Dmitry Sholokhov and Jeffrey Sebelia

Age: 33<br>Hometown: Mumbai, India<br>Resides in: Mumbai, India

July 7, 2015, 5:11 PM

Lifetime's Emmy nominated "Project Runway" returns as sixteen new hopefuls compete for fashion glory, starting Thursday, August 6, at 9 p.m. With New York as their canvas for inspiration, the fashion adventure of their lives will only last as long as they continue to impress judges Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia and Zac Posen and mentor Tim Gunn. But no decision is ever final as Tim will once again have an opportunity to "save" one designer from being eliminated.

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Season 14 Designers

Amanda Perna

Ashley Tipton

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Blake Patterson

Candice Cuoco

David Giampiccolo

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Duncan Chambers-Watson

Edmond Newton

Gabrielle Arruda

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Hanmiao Yang

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Joseph Poli

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