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

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

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
Age: 21
Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina
Current city: Savannah, Georgia

A.J. Thouvenot
Age: 26
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Current city: St. Charles, Missouri

Kristin Haskins-Simms
Age: 38
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Current city: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Casanova
Age: 33
Hometown: Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Current city: Astoria, New York

Gretchen Jones
Age: 28
Hometown: Fairplay, Colorado
Current city: Portland, Oregon

Christopher Collins
Age: 30
Hometown: Encinitas, California
Current city: San Francisco, California

Andy South
Age: 23
Hometown: Waianae, Hawaii
Current city: Honolulu, Hawaii

Peach Carr
Age: 50
Hometown: Winfield, Illinois
Current city: Lake Forest, Illinois

Michael Drummond
Age: 31
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Current city: St. Louis, Missouri

Ivy Higa
Age: 30
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea, and Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Current city: New York City

Mondo Guerra
Age: 32
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Current city: Denver, Colorado

Jason Troisi
Age: 33
Hometown: Greenwich, Connecticut
Current city: Greenwich, Connecticut

Valerie Mayen
Age: 28
Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas
Current city: Cleveland, Ohio

McKell Maddox
Age: 29
Hometown: Brigham City, Utah
Current city: Layton, Utah

Nicholas D'Aurizio
Age: 31
Hometown: Hackensack, New Jersey
Current city: New York City

Sarah Trost
Age: 27
Hometown: Frazier Park, California
Current city: Toluca Lake, California

Michael Costello
Age: 27
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current city: Palm Desert, California
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