Project Runway season 20

The twentieth season of Project Runway was announced to air with a two-part premiere on Bravo on June 15, 2023. To mark the milestone, the show brought back 14 past designers for an All-Stars competition,^[1] replacing the retired spin-off after its production company, The Weinstein Company, went bankrupt. This was the last season to air on Bravo after three seasons, before it was picked up by Disney to be aired on Freeform, Disney+, and Hulu.^[2][3][4]

Project Runway
Season 20
No. of tasks	13
No. of contestants	14
Winner	Bishme Cromartie
Release
Original network	Bravo
Original release	June 15 (2023-06-15) – September 7, 2023 (2023-09-07)
Season chronology

Editor-in-chief of Elle, Nina Garcia, fashion designer Brandon Maxwell, and journalist Elaine Welteroth all returned as judges, and season 4 winner Christian Siriano returned as mentor on the show. They were joined by guest judges on the panel each week, including: Billy Porter, Law Roach, Julia Fox, former judge Zac Posen, and Council of Fashion Designers of America CEO Steven Kolb.^[5] Fashion designers Sergio Hudson and Willy Chavarria filled in for Garcia in two episodes.

The winner was Bishme Cromartie, who returned after previously competing on season 17, and received a cash prize of $250,000, a mentorship with the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and a spread in Elle magazine. Brittany Allen and Laurence Basse, from seasons 18 and 15 respectively, finished as runners-up.

Contestants

Contestant[6]	Age	Hometown	Original season(s)	Original placement(s)	Finish	Outcome
Nora Pagel	39	Metuchen, New Jersey	Season 1	8th place	Episode 2	14th place
Mila Hermanovski	54	Los Angeles, California	Season 7	3rd place	Episode 3	13th place
			All Stars 1	6th place
Viktor Luna	41	Los Angeles, California	Season 9	3rd place	Episode 4	12th place
			All Stars 3	5th place
Hester Sunshine	38	New York City, New York	Season 17	Runner-up	Episode 5	11th place
Kayne Gillaspie	44	Nashville, Tennessee	Season 3	5th place	Episode 6	10th place
			All Stars 2	9th place
Fabio Costa	39	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Season 10	Runner-up	Episode 7	9th place
			All Stars 4	5th place
			All Stars 6	Runner-up
Anna Yinan Zhou	33	San Francisco, California	Season 19	7th place	Episode 9	8th place
Kara Saun	54	Los Angeles, California	Season 1	Runner-up	Episode 10	7th place
Korto Momolu	47	Little Rock, Arkansas	Season 5	Runner-up	Episode 11	6th place
			All Stars 3	Runner-up
Prajjé Oscar Jean-Baptiste	38	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Season 19	8th place	Episode 12	5th place
Rami Kashou	46	New York City, New York	Season 4	Runner-up	Episode 13	4th place
			All Stars 1	8th place
Brittany Allen	32	Austin, Texas	Season 18	5th place	Episode 14	Runners-up
Laurence Basse	47	Los Angeles, California	Season 15	3rd place
Bishme Cromartie	32	Los Angeles, California	Season 17	4th place		Winner

Progress

Legend:

  Bishme won Project Runway season 20.

  Brittany and Laurence were the runners-up.

  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.

  HIGH indicates that the contestant had one of the highest score but did not win.

  IN indicates that the contestant was declared safe in the competition.

  SAVE indicates that the contestant was declared saved in the competition.

  LOW indicates that the contestant had one of the lowest score but was not eliminated.

  OUT indicates that the contestant was eliminated.

Progress of contestants including placements in each episode

Designer	Episodes
	2[7]	3[8]	4[9]	5[10]	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Bishme	HIGH	IN	IN	IN	HIGH	IN	HIGH	WIN	WIN	LOW	HIGH	WIN	Winner
Brittany	IN	HIGH	LOW	WIN	LOW	IN	IN	HIGH	IN	HIGH	HIGH	LOW	Runner-up
Laurence	IN	LOW	HIGH	IN	WIN	LOW	WIN	IN	HIGH	WIN	LOW	HIGH	Runner-up
Rami	IN	LOW	IN	LOW	IN	HIGH	SAVE	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	WIN	OUT
Prajjé	IN	HIGH	HIGH	IN	HIGH	HIGH	LOW	LOW	LOW	LOW	OUT
Korto	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	LOW	HIGH	IN	IN	OUT
Kara	LOW	IN	HIGH	HIGH	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	OUT
Anna	IN	IN	LOW	HIGH	IN	IN	LOW	OUT
Fabio	HIGH	IN	IN	LOW	LOW	OUT
Kayne	WIN	HIGH	LOW	IN	OUT
Hester	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Viktor	LOW	WIN	OUT
Mila	IN	OUT
Nora	OUT

Model progress

Model	Episodes
	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Jessica M	LB	PB	KM/PB	KS	KS	RK	-	-	BC	LB	-	BC	BC
Mimi	FC	LB	HS/FC	BA	LB	BC	BC	-	RK	PB	-	LB	BA
Roberta	RK	VL	KS/LB	KM	PB	-	AZ	-	KM	-	-	-	LB
Luz	PB	KM	-	PB	RK	BA	KM	-	PB	BA	-	RK	OUT
Shanae	AZ	-	-	AZ	BC	KS	RK	-	KS	BC	-	BA	OUT
Ren	-	BA	VL/KG	KG	FC	-	LB	-	BA	KM	-	OUT
Emilee	NP	AZ	-	-	KM	-	PB	-	-	RK	-	OUT
Jessica Z	VL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	LB	OUT
Liris	KS	RK	-	-	KG	-	KS	-	OUT
DD	KM	MH	-	HS	AZ	KM	BA	-	OUT
Mariel	BA	HS	-	RK	BA	-	OUT
Elise	KG	FC	BA/AZ	BC	OUT
Sarah	MH	KG	RK/BC	LB	OUT
Anastasiia	HS	BC	-	FC	OUT
Naimah	BC	KS	-	OUT

• Anna Yinan Zhou - AZ
• Bishme Cromartie - BC
• Brittany Allen - BA
• Fabio Costa - FC
• Hester Sunshine - HS
• Kayne Gillaspie - KG
• Kara Saun - KS
• Korto Momolu - KM
• Laurence Basse - LB
• Mila Hermanovski - MH
• Nora Pagel - NP
• Prajjé Oscar Jean Baptiste - PB
• Rami Kashou - RK
• Viktor Luna - VL

Guest judges

Guest judges this season included, in chronological order;^[11]

• Alicia Silverstone, actress
• Stacey Bendet, "Alice + Olivia" CEO & founder
• Wes Gordon, Carolina Herrera creative director
• Lena Waithe, actor
• Jennie Garth, actress
• Sergio Hudson, designer
• Paulina Porizkova, model
• Willy Chavarria, designer
• Julia Fox, actress
• Kate Chastain, from Below Deck
• Luann de Lesseps, from The Real Housewives of New York City
• Batsheva Hay, designer
• Coleman Domingo, Emmy-winning actor
• Law Roach, image architect
• Steven Kolb, Council of Fashion Designers of America CEO
• Zac Posen, fashion designer
• Billy Porter, actor

Episodes

Episode 1: Meet the All-Stars

Original airdate: June 14, 2023

Episode 2: Project Redemption

Original airdate: June 15, 2023

• Guest Judge: Alicia Silverstone
• WINNER: Kayne Gillaspie
• ELIMINATED: Nora Pagel

Episode 3: Toying With Fashion

Original airdate: June 22, 2023

• Guest Judge: Stacey Bendet
• WINNER: Viktor Luna
• ELIMINATED: Mila Hermanovski

Episode 4: Coronation Day

Original airdate: June 29, 2023

Teams
Kayne & Viktor
Brittany & Anna
Hester & Fabio
Kara & Laurence
Prajje & Korto
Rami & Bishme

• Guest Judge: Wes Gordon
• WINNER: Korto Momolu
• ELIMINATED: Viktor Luna

Episode 5: Seeing Red

Original airdate: July 6, 2023

• Guest Judge: Lena Waithe
• WINNER: Brittany Allen
• ELIMINATED: Hester Sunshine

Episode 6: Like Totally '90s

Original airdate: July 13, 2023

Team Blue	Team Red
Laurence, Bishme, Prajje, Korto, and Rami	Kayne, Brittany, Fabio, Kara, and Anna

• Guest Judge: Jennie Garth
• WINNER: Laurence Basse
• ELIMINATED: Kayne Gillaspie

Episode 7: Fashion, Inside Out

Original airdate: July 20, 2023

• Guest Judge: Sergio Hudson (sitting in for Nina Garcia) & Paulina Porizkova
• WINNER: Kara Saun
• ELIMINATED: Fabio Costa

Episode 8: Uncut Hems

Original airdate: July 27, 2023

Kara Saun vs. Anna	Brittany vs. Laurence	Rami vs. Korto	Bishme vs. Prajje

• Guest Judge: Willy Chavarria (sitting in for Nina Garcia) & Julia Fox
• WINNER: Laurence Basse
• Saved: Rami Kashou

Episode 9: Below Decked Out

Original airdate: August 3, 2023

• Guest Judge: Kate Chastain & Luann de Lesseps
• WINNER: Bishme Cromartie
• ELIMINATED: Anna Yinan Zhou

Episode 10: Freedom

Original airdate: August 10, 2023

• WINNER: Bishme Cromartie
• ELIMINATED: Kara Saun

Episode 11: Double Bind

Original airdate: August 17, 2023

• Guest Judge: Batsheva Hay
• WINNER: Laurence Basse
• ELIMINATED: Korto Momolu

Episode 12: Let Me See Your Peacock

Original airdate: August 24, 2023

• Guest Judge: Colman Domingo
• WINNER: Rami Kashou
• ELIMINATED: Prajjé Oscar Jean Baptiste

Episode 13: The Sky's the Limit

Original airdate: August 31, 2023

Avant-garde looks inspired by the SUMMIT One Vanderbilt observation deck / interactive art installation by Kenzo Digital.

• Guest Judge: Steven Kolb & Law Roach
• WINNER: Bishme Cromartie
• ELIMINATED: Rami Kashou

Episode 14: The Finale

Original airdate: September 7, 2023

• Guest Judge: Zac Posen (sitting in for Brandon Maxwell) & Billy Porter
• WINNER OF PROJECT RUNWAY: Bishme Cromartie
• Runners Up: Laurence Basse, Brittany Allen

Notes