<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Next → Season 2 </Td> </Tr> <P> Project Runway Season 1 was the first season of Project Runway, Bravo's reality competition show for fashion designers . The season received critical acclaim including an Emmy nomination for outstanding competitive reality series . Growth in audience popularity was also dramatic from its debut to the season finale, making it a sleeper hit . Project Runway gave Bravo one of its most successful series since Queer Eye for the Straight Guy . </P> <P> The winning designer of the first season was Pennsylvania - based designer Jay McCarroll . As his prize for winning the competition among 12 designers, McCarroll won $100,000, a mentorship with Banana Republic to aid in developing his own fashion label, and a feature of his work in the American edition of ELLE magazine . The winning model of the first season, selected by McCarroll, was Julia Beynon . McCaroll later turned down both the $100,000 and the mentorship with Banana Republic, stating that the prizes came with too much contractual baggage . </P> <P> Austin Scarlett later appeared in Project Runway: All Stars in 2012, where he finished runner - up . Wendy Pepper, in the same year, competed in the second season of the All Stars edition placing 12th out of 13 . In 2016, Daniel Franco competed in the fifth season of the All Stars edition, placing 12th out of 13 . </P>

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