Kimberly goldson, project runway season 9 project runway. Project seamstress dilemma crept up once again in this episode. A just learned how to sew according to her only 4 months prior top arriving in nyc for the season 9 shooting. The project runway season 9 finale collections just showed at mercedesbenz fashion week on sept. After anya was declared the winner, it was announced that berts garment will also be produced and sold on the site. Nine project runway season 9 designers showed at mercedesbenz fashion week on september 9, 2011. Anya ayoungchee is a fashion designer on the ninth season of project runway. Ive always loved her and thought she was a good choice as mentor on tim gunns new show, project runway. After winning she showcased her collection at jamaica fashion. Past careers include beauty queen, graphic designer and stylist. Anya ayoung chee is a fashion entrepreneur, creative consultant and activist from trinidad and tobago. Anya ayoungchee won season 9 of project runway, and now celebrities are already contacting her for clothing. Regardless of her serious lack of sewing skills, beauty queen anya was a fan favorite from the beginning, so it wasnt much of a.
A model walks the runway wearing a design by anya ayoung chee at the project runway spring 2012 fashion show during mercedesbenz fashion week at. Behind the seams of season 9 at 9pm on lifetime tv. Tonight, the winner of project runway season 9 was announced. The best explanation why and how anya chee won project runway season 9 is that everyone from heidi klum to michael kors has a bit of a girl crush on anya. The showand seasonended with another controversial ending and winner we had barely gotten over the whole gretchen thang. Project runway season 9 is the ninth season of the television show project runway. Overall, i think it was with more of a whimper than a bang. This time, the designer, activist, and former beauty queen will be competing against other project runway winners on the seventh and final. In 2008 she competed at the miss universe pageant in vietnam for her native trinidad and tobago, during which she had the opportunity to design some of her wardrobe. But it was really frustrating that so much of this season focused on anya ayoungchee having no sewing experience and not even. Below you will see images of the designers in the order that their. Anya ayoungchee, the winner of project runway season 9. Get to know the season 9 contestants, and predict who you think will win it all.
Every season of project runway, ranked from worst to best. Two of her fave designers are yohji yamamoto and dries van noten. All four contestants went on to compete at fashion week, for the first time since season 3. Project runway allstars just ended its premiere in a wild. Anya ayoungchee project runway wiki fandom powered by. Alrighty kids, last night was the project runway season 9 finale and yes, it was a doozy. She was the winner of project runway s ninth season in 2011. Anya ayoungchee, one of project runway s final four designers, had sex tapes surface when she was a miss universe contestant, representing. Winning season nine of project runway was just the beginning for this former beauty queen. Catch a sneak peek of the project runway all stars season finale. Season 9 of the emmynominated competition reality series project runway kicks off, where each week budding fashion designers face challenges and elimination as they compete for cash and prizes. The season began airing on july 28, 2011 and features 20 designers who hope to become the next great american designer.
Shes pretty, tall, and shes got a fancy vocab interwoven with a really cool british island accent. Appearances, hosting events, red carpets and commentary for e the fashion end of it, just like before, but amplified 203 times lifetime invited me to be the head casting judge for project runway season 9, which was a huge honor and a fantastic experience. B has little construction knowledge and sometimes forgets to put an opening. Project runway finale, and sew it goes 10312011 11. Anya ayoungchee project runway season 9 carifrique.
Every season of project runway, ranked from worst to. Her future is so bright and im really excited for the future of caribbean fashion as a whole. Anya ayoung chee, project runway season 9 winner project. Having gained an even larger fan base after the show, chee. In 2019, she competed in season 7 of project runway.
A look from the final collection of uli herzner from project runway season 3. Anya ayoungchee born october 17, 1981 is a trinidadian fashion designer, model and television host. Heres what the winners of the past 16 seasons are up to now. Check out the project runway season 9 finale collections. But tim does admit anya was all over the place and floundering.
Born in new york city, raised in trinidad and tobago, anya ayoungchee is one of the most memorable designers. She is the winner of project runway season 9, former miss trinidad and tobago universe, and under the gunn mentor. I know theyre out there and they are many but ive never jumped on the anya didnt deserve to win season 9 bandwagon now gretchens win from season 8 is a whole different story. A lot has been made of the fact that miss anyaor as i call her cinanyarella.
A vertical stack of three evenly spaced horizontal lines. Project runway season 9 contestants project runway. Anya ayoung chee from trinidad and tobago wins hit reality show. Anya is a founding member of the together wi foundation, spokesperson for the tall. Kimberly goldson, project runway season 9 with all the judges raving about kimberly goldsons musthave pants, its a surprise that she was not the winner of season nine.
Project runway finalist anya ayoungchees sex tapes. In allstars season 2 became even more pronounced than it was in season 9. I hope anya makes the most of her opportunity from project runway. The fact she was able to overcome her lack of sewing. The afrobella interview project runway, season 9 winner. In 2011, anya ayoung chee was cast as the underdog in season 9 of lifetime televisions project runway, she emerged the victor after showing a stunning springsummer 2012 collection named tobago love at mercedes benz fashion week in new york. Anya ayoung chee is a fashion designer, entrepreneur, activist, and winner of project runway season 9. Representing trinidad and tobago in miss universe, she only learned to sew a few months before competing on project runway. Seth aaron henderson, season 7 henderson was the first project runway contestant to win both a regular season of the show as well as season three of. I fail to see how anya and josh managed to be the last two finalists and anya ended up winning this season.
Having gained an even larger fan base after the show, chee signed a oneyear contract with tourism. Every season of project runway has delivered a talented designer. What makes a great season of project runway, as always, is a good mix of big, bitchy personalities and some great design. Anya ayoung chee is heading back to project runway. After dethroning gretchen jones as the most controversial winner in project runway history, season nine winner anya ayoungchee is talking about whats next for the budding designer as well as. And the other designers resent her not because she comes from such a privileged background while most of them are struggling to get by, but because she cant seem to resist bringing it up in conversation. Thats at least how things feel following the premiere, which featured not one. In my world, it would have been viktor for the win, josh for second and kim in third because anya would have left last week. Remember this lover of flowy fabrics and luscious prints.
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