Project Runway ( season 16 ) - wikipedia Project Runway ( season 16 ) Project Runway ( season 16 ) Country of origin United States Release Original network Lifetime Original release August 17, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 17 ) -- present ( present ) Additional information No. of contestants 16 Season chronology ← Previous Season 15 Next → Season 17 Project Runway Season 16 is the sixteenth season of the television show Project Runway, appearing on Lifetime. The season began on Thursday, August 17, 2017. There are 16 designers competing to become `` the next great American designer. '' Supermodel Heidi Klum, Marie Claire creative director Nina Garcia, and fashion designer Zac Posen are all returning as judges this season. Tim Gunn maintains his role as the workroom mentor. Season 16 will be the first time the show will emphasize diversity and inclusivity in the size of its models who will range from sizes 0 to 22. In May 2016, Lifetime renewed Project Runway through its eighteenth season, in a deal with The Weinstein Company. Contents 1 Designers 2 Models 3 Designer Progress 4 Model Assignments 5 Episodes 5.1 Episode 0 : Road to the Runway 5.2 Episode 1 : One Size Does Not Fit All 5.3 Episode 2 : An Unconventional Recycling 5.4 Episode 3 : A Leap of Innovation ! 5.5 Episode 4 : We 're Sleeping Wear ? 5.6 Episode 5 : Descending into Good and Evil 5.7 Episode 6 : Models Off Duty 5.8 Episode 7 : The Ultimate Faceoff 5.9 Episode 8 : Client on the Go 5.10 Episode 9 : A `` Little '' Avant Garde 5.11 Episode 10 : Driving Miss Unconventional 5.12 Episode 11 : Warrior Fashion 5.13 Episode 12 : There 's Snow Business like Sew Business 6 References 7 External links Designers Sources : Name Age Hometown Placement ChaCha 24 Taipei, Taiwan 16th Sentell McDonald 33 New York City, NY 15th Kudzanai Karidza 32 Atlanta, GA 14th Deyonté Weather 36 Lynnwood, WA 13th Aaron Myers 23 Brooklyn, NY 12th Samantha Rei 36 Minneapolis, MN 11th Shawn Buitendorp 27 Grand Ledge, Michigan 10th Claire Buitendorp 27 Grand Ledge, Michigan 9th ( DQ ) Batani - Khalfani 32 Inglewood, CA 8th Amy Bond 46 Los Angeles, CA 7th Michael Brambila 25 Oakland, CA 6th Margarita Alvarez 30 San Juan, Puerto Rico Kenya Freeman 37 Atlanta, GA Ayana Ife 27 Salt Lake City, UT Kentaro Kameyama 38 Los Angeles, CA Brandon Kee 24 San Francisco, CA Models Sanita Anderson Meisha Brooks Jazzmine Carthon Liris Crosse Samantha Gomez Colleen KM Katie Kope Marsha Larose Sian Osborne Christina Palavra Monique Robinson Yordanos Teshager Janine Tondu Lena Vostrikova Kylie Frink Liz Anne Designer progress Designer Elimination Table Designers 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Eliminated Episode Ayana IN WIN IN IN IN IN IN IN HIGH WIN HIGH Brandon HIGH HIGH WIN IN WIN IN HIGH IN HIGH HIGH WIN Kentaro IN IN LOW HIGH IN WIN HIGH HIGH IN LOW LOW Kenya HIGH HIGH IN LOW HIGH HIGH LOW HIGH IN HIGH HIGH Margarita IN IN HIGH IN IN LOW WIN LOW HIGH HIGH SAFE Michael IN IN IN WIN HIGH IN IN LOW WIN OUT 10 - Driving Miss Unconventional Amy IN LOW IN IN IN IN LOW IN OUT 9 - A `` Little '' Avant Garde Batani LOW HIGH HIGH IN IN IN HIGH LOW OUT Claire IN LOW IN IN LOW LOW LOW DQ 8 - Client on the Go Shawn LOW LOW IN HIGH IN HIGH OUT 7 - The Ultimate Faceoff Samantha IN LOW IN IN LOW OUT 6 - Models Off Duty Aaron IN HIGH IN LOW OUT 5 - Descending into Good and Evil Deyonté WIN IN LOW OUT 4 - We 're Sleeping Wear ? Kudzanai IN IN OUT 3 - A Leap of Innovation ! Sentell IN OUT 2 - An Unconventional Recycling ChaCha OUT 1 - One Size Does Not Fit All ^ 1 : In episode 2, Samantha 's outfit received positive critiques despite being on the losing team ^ 2 : Claire and Shawn were the losing team, but the judges were unable to decide who to eliminate, so they were tasked with creating a look in one hour to decide who is eliminated. Shawn forfeited the challenge to Claire and was eliminated. ^ 3 : Claire won the challenge but was caught breaking the rules and was disqualified. The losing designer, Batani, was spared elimination. The designer won Project Runway Season 16. The designer advanced to Fashion Week. The designer won the challenge. The designer came in second but did not win the challenge. The designer had one of the highest scores for that challenge, but did not win. The designer had one of the lowest scores for that challenge, but was not eliminated. The designer was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated. The designer lost and was eliminated from the competition. The designer lost, but was brought back to the competition by Tim Gunn. The designer was disqualified from the competition. The designer quit the competition Model assignments Model Progress Table Model 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Christina SB AM AB AI BK MA BK - KF MB AI Jazzmine BT BK CB DW MA SR MB - AB BK KT Liris BK CB DW KT MB MB SB - AI KT KF Meisha AB AI BT BK KT KT MA - MB AI BK Sanita MB SM AM AB BT KF CB - BK KF MA Janine KF MA MB SB AI SB KT - KT MA OUT Sian AM AB AI BT CB CB KF - MA OUT Monique DW KF KD MB AM BT AI - BT OUT Colleen CB KT KF MA SB BK AB - OUT Lena KT KD MA SR AB AI BT - OUT Marsha AI BT BK CB KF AB OUT Yordanos CC DW KT KF SR OUT Samantha MA SR SB AM OUT Liz KD MB SR OUT Kylie SM SB OUT Katie SR OUT ^ 1 : In episode 8, the designers had other clients as their models. The model was paired with the winning designer of Project Runway Season 16. The model wore the winning design. The model wore the design with the second - highest score. The model wore the design with one of the highest scores but did not win. The model wore the design with one of the lowest scores. The model wore the design that landed in the bottom 2. The model wore the losing design. The model was eliminated. Designer Legend Aaron Myers : AM Amy Bond : AB Ayana Ife : AI Batani - Khalfani : BT Brandon Kee : BK ChaCha : CC Claire Buitendorp : CB Deyonté Weather : DW Kentaro Kameyama : KT Kenya Freeman : KF Kudzanai Karidza : KD Margarita Alvarez : MA Michael Brambila : MB Samantha Rei : SR Sentell McDonald : SM Shawn Buitendorp : SB Episodes Sources : Episode 0 : Road to the Runway Original airdate : August 10, 2017 Episode 1 : one size does not fit all Original airdate : August 17, 2017 The designers enter Season 16 in style as they must create a red carpet look that demonstrates their fashion point of view. But the real surprise comes when the designers learn they will be working with models of all sizes ! Challenge : Create a red carpet look with your own signature style. Guest Judge : Olivia Munn WINNER : Deyonté ELIMINATED : ChaCha Episode 2 : an unconventional recycling Original airdate : August 24, 2017 In their first team challenge, the designers struggle to make their voices heard. However, this is an unconventional materials challenge and many of them stumble when forced to create a fashion forward look out of recyclable materials. Team Name Team Members Ballin ' on a Budget Batani, Aaron, Kenya, Brandon, Ayana Wabi - Sabi Margarita, Kentaro, Deyonté, Kudzanai, Michael Tsunami Sentell, Samantha, Amy, Shawn, Claire Challenge : Create a high fashion mini collection from recycled materials. Guest Judge : Maggie Q, Anne Fulenwider WINNER : Ayana ELIMINATED : Sentell Episode 3 : a Leap of innovation ! Original airdate : August 31, 2017 The designers are treated to a private screening of the film Leap ! as well as a performance by Hiplet and must draw inspiration for an innovative and edgy design in order to survive another week. Challenge : Create a look inspired by dance, movement and innovation. Guest Judge : Maddie Ziegler WINNER : Brandon ELIMINATED : Kudzanai Episode 4 : we 're sleeping wear ? Original airdate : September 7, 2017 It 's the Heidi Klum Sleepwear Challenge and the designers are feeling on top of the world, literally. If a slumber party on the roof of the Empire State Building does n't bring them the inspiration they need to impress Heidi, nothing will ! Challenge : Create a sleepwear look for Heidi Klum Intimates. Guest Judge : Demi Lovato WINNER : Michael ELIMINATED : Deyonté Episode 5 : descending into good and evil Original airdate : September 14, 2017 Drawing inspiration from the hit film Descendants 2, the designers visit Lyndhurst Castle and are tasked with creating a look that represents `` Good '' or `` Evil. '' Most of the results are angelic, but as always, the devil is in the details. Inspiration Assigned Designers Good Amy, Brandon, Kentaro, Aaron, Ayana, Claire Evil Michael, Kenya, Samantha, Shawn, Margarita, Batani Challenge : Create an evening wear look inspired by good or evil. Guest Judge : Dove Cameron, China Anne McClain WINNER : Brandon ELIMINATED : Aaron Episode 6 : models off duty Original airdate : September 21, 2017 The models become much more than runway eye candy as they serve for inspiration to the designers to create a street style look, to be featured in a photo shoot. But ceding creative control to the models proves to be a difficult chore for some designers. Challenge : Create a streetwear look for models on their day off. Guest Judge : Georgina Chapman, Kelsea Ballerini WINNER : Kentaro ELIMINATED : Samantha Episode 7 : the ultimate faceoff Original airdate : September 28, 2017 It 's the JC Penney Challenge and the designers must use men 's fabrics and designs to create a fashion forward look for their female models. Not only that, they must work in teams to do it, leading to a runway elimination that no one saw coming ! Teams Kentaro & Brandon Amy & Kenya Claire & Shawn Margarita & Batani Michael & Ayana Challenge : Create a stylish fall outfit inspired by menswear. Guest Judge : Asia Kate Dillon WINNER : Margarita ELIMINATED : Shawn In a twist, after Claire and Shawn are declared the losing team, they are given one hour to create all - new looks, in competition against each other. Shawn forfeited the challenge and was eliminated. Episode 8 : client on the go Original airdate : October 5, 2017 The designers are tasked with creating an on - the - go look for friends and family of the Project Runway crew, but the good spirited challenge takes an ugly turn when accusations of cheating cloud the results of a contentious runway. Challenge : Create a print and head - to - toe look. Guest Judge : Sophia Stallone, Yolanda Hadid DISQUALIFIED : Claire Claire was disqualified for breaking the rules and her win was rescinded. Although Brandon 's print was announced to be put into print for Dixie, there was no replacement winner for the challenge and Batani was spared elimination. Episode 9 : a `` little '' avant garde Original airdate : October 12, 2017 The dramatic fallout from the cheating scandal rocks the designers and leaves everyone wondering how they 'll move forward in the competition. But the show must go on and the designers rally to create an Avant Garde look inspired by Shopkins characters. Challenge : Create an avant garde look inspired by Shopkins Shoppies. Guest Judge : Kate Upton WINNER : Michael ELIMINATED : Batani & Amy Episode 10 : driving miss unconventional Original airdate : October 19, 2017 It 's the Lexus Challenge, but this one is Unconventional and nobody is safe ! The designers must use safety materials to create a look that wows the judges as Fashion Week is right around the corner. Challenge : Create a runway look using unconventional materials. Guest Judge : Carly Chaikin WINNER : Ayana ELIMINATED : Michael Episode 11 : Warrior fashion Original airdate : October 26, 2017 It 's an emotional Runway as the designers create looks inspired by `` Warrior Women '' -- women who have battled breast cancer. Challenge : Create an editorial look inspired by Warrior Women. Guest Judge : Rachel Brosnahan WINNER : Brandon SAVED : Margarita Episode 12 : there 's snow business like sew business Original airdate : November 2, 2017 The runway is converted into a Winter Wonderland as the designers are tasked with creating a winter - themed look that will decide who goes to NY Fashion Week and who gets left out in the cold. Challenge : Guest Judge : Katie Holmes WINNER : ELIMINATED : References Jump up ^ Rovenstine, Dalene ( July 12, 2017 ). `` Project Runway : Meet the season 16 designers ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` About Season 16 ''. mylifetime.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( 26 May 2016 ). `` ' Project Runway ' Renewed By Lifetime For 3 Seasons In Big Deal With Weinstein Co. That Includes ' All Stars ', ' Jr ' & ' Fashion Inc ' ''. Jump up ^ `` Project Runway Bios ''. myLifetime.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017. 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Question: who wins project runway season 16 episode 7
Answer: Margarita