‘Project Runway' Season Seven Cast Revealed!

The "Project Runway" season seven cast has been revealed – who will be in? And who will be out?

The Lifetime series returns to New York City with host Heidi Klum, mentor Tim Gunn and judges Michael Kors and Nina Garcia dishing out the fashion advice and critiques to 16 new designers vying for a shot to make their way to Bryant Park and make a splash at Fashion Week.

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The designers will be competing for an editorial feature in Marie Claire magazine, the opportunity to sell their line on Bluefly.com, a $50,000 technology suite by HP and Intel to create, design and run their business, and a cash prize of $100,000.

Season seven of the hit reality series premiers on January 14, 2010, at 10 PM EST, followed once again by the premiere of season two of "Models of the Runway," where 16 aspiring models paired with the designers will compete for $25,000.

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The "Project Runway" Season Seven designers are:


Amy Sarabi, 26 - Hometown: Plano, TX; Resides in Oakland, CA
Anna Lynett, 23 - Hometown: Whitefish Bay, WI; Resides in Los Angeles, CA
Anthony L. Williams, 28 - Hometown: Birmingham, AL; Resides in Atlanta, GA
Ben Chmura, 30 - Hometown: South Meriden, CT; Resides in Tampa, FL
Christiane King, 30 - Hometown: Abidjan, Cote d' Ivorie/Resides in Los Angeles, CA
Emilio Sosa, 43 - Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Resides in New York, NY
Jay Nicolas Sario, 31 - Hometown: The Philippines; Resides in San Francisco, CA
Janeane Marie Ceccanti, 28 -Hometown: Willows, CA; Resides in Portland, OR
Jesse LeNoir, 25 - Hometown: Painesville, OH; Resides in Orlando, FL
Jesus Estrada, 21- Hometown: Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico; Resides in San Diego, CA
Jonathan Joseph Peters, 29 - Hometown: Woonsocket, RI; Resides in Providence, RI
Maya Luz, 22 - Hometown: Santa Fe, NM; Resides in New York, NY
Mila Hermanovski, 40 - Hometown: Dallas, TX; Resides in Los Angeles, CA
Pamela Ptak, 47 - Hometown: Pittsfield, MA; Resides in Riegelsville, PA
Ping Wu, 33- Hometown: Chendu, Sichuan Province, China; Resides in Chicago, IL
Seth Aaron Henderson, 38 - Hometown: San Diego, CA; Resides in Vancouver, WA


The "Models of the Runway" Season Two contestants are:


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Alexis Broker - Hometown: Denver, CO; Resides in Highlands Ranch, CO
Alison Gingerich - Hometown: Leesburg, OH; Resides in Los Angeles, CA
Brandise Danesewich - Hometown: Saskatchewan, Canada; Resides in Los Angeles, CA
Brittany Oldehoff - Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL; Resides in Miami, FL
Cerri McQuillan - Hometown: Dublin, Ireland; Resides in New York, NY
Elizaveta Melnitchenko - Hometown: Salzburg, Austria; Resides in Los Angeles, CA
Holly Ridings - Hometown: Roscoe, IL; Resides in Los Angeles, CA
Kasey Ashcraft - Hometown: Salisbury, MD; Resides in Los Angeles, CA/Miami, FL
Kelly Gervais - Hometown: Livingston, NJ; Resides in Haledon, NJ
Kristina Sajko - Hometown: Zagreb, Croatia; Resides in Los Angeles, CA
Lorena Angjeli - Hometown: Albania; Resides in New York, NY
Megan Davis - Hometown: Des Moines, IA; Resides in Los Angeles, CA
Monique Darton – Hometown: Brainerd, MN; Resides in New York, NY
Sarah Bell - Hometown: Cincinnati, OH; Resides in Los Angeles, CA
Sophia Lee - Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan; Resides in Los Angeles, CA
Valeria Leonova - Hometown: Tula, Russia; Resides in New York, NY

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