Project Runway (season 5)
Contestant Age Hometown Place Finished
Janine Bell 24 Maryland 16th
Runa Lucienne 19 Ohio 15th ( Quit )
Leslie Manzano 19 New Hartford , New York 14th
Alex Arace 24 New Jersey 13th
Shannone Holt 21 Brooklyn , New York 12th ( Quit )
Elena Abete 19 Austin , Texas 11th
Alyssa Aparicio 18 Bronx , New York 10th
Kendall Hightower 19 Houston , Texas 9th
Polina Frantsena N/A Boston , Massachusetts 8th
Karalyn West 21 Columbus , Ohio 7th
Germaine Volorioz 27 New Jersey 6th
Xaviera Tytler 22 Phoenix , Arizona 5th
Nicole Zaager 20 New York , New York 4th
Topacio Pena 22 Dominican Republic 3rd
Katarina Munez 20 New Jersey Runner-up
Tia Shipman 21 Maryland Winner
Contestants -- Models
The 16 models in season 5 are ( in order of elimination ) :
Project Runway season 5 began filming the first week of June 2008 and premiered July 16, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. It was the final season of Project Runway that aired on Bravo. Subsequent seasons were shown on Lifetime. Returning as judges were supermodel Heidi Klum, fashion designer Michael Kors, and Elle editor-at-large Nina Garcia. Tim Gunn returned as a mentor to the designers. The final four designers all produced collections for Bryant Park Fashion Week. The winner of this season of Project Runway, Leanne Marshall, received an editorial feature in an issue of Elle magazine, a cash prize of $100,000 from TRESemmé hair care to start her own line, the opportunity to sell a fashion line on Bluefly.com, and a new 2009 Saturn Vue automobile. Jerell Scott and Kenley Collins later appeared in Project Runway: All Stars in 2012, with Jerell coming 5th, and Kenley 4th. Stephen Suede Baum, in the same year, competed in the second season of the All Stars edition placing 11th out of 13. Korto Momolu competed in the third season of All Stars, placing 2nd of 11. Stella Zotis appeared in the fifth season of All Stars, placing 11th of 13.