NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2008
Oregon Designer Wins ‘Project Runway’
Winner Beat Out Two Other Women For Top Pizes
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"Project Runway" designer Leanne Marshall is shown backstage before presenting her collection during Fashion Week in New York in September. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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A quartet of judges picked Leanne Marshall in the season finale that aired Wednesday night. Show mentor Tim Gunn served as a guest judge after Jennifer Lopez dropped out because of a foot injury.
Marshall showed a wave-inspired collection draped in large panels of white, cream and shades of turquoise.
She beat out Korto Momolu and Kenley Collins and won $100,000 to start her own line, among other prizes.
“Project Runway” pits fashion designers against each other in weekly challenges hosted by supermodel Heidi Klum.
The three-way design-off marked the first all-female lineup at the series finale.
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