Project Runway (franchise)

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Project Runway is a reality competition television format created by Eli Holzman that originated with the American TV show Project Runway , which premiered in December 2004.

International adaptations

Countries highlighted in red indicate a version of the show that is no longer airing.

CountryNameHostChannelFirst PremiereRegular JudgeSeasonsWinners
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Project Runway Algeria [1] Maroua (The Doll Beauty) Echorouk TV November 4, 2023
  • Karim Akrouf
  • Meriem Abdellatif
  • Rayan Atlas (mentor)
1Season 1, 2023: Amine Smati
Flag of the Arab League.svg Arab World Project Fashion: El Musamim El Arabi [2] Norma Naoum Future TV February 26, 2006
  • Norma Naoum
  • Maria Aziz
  • Rabih Keyrouz (mentor)
2Season 1, 2006: Julien Abboud
Season 2, 2007: Mohammed Ashi
Project Runway Middle East [3] [4] Jessica Kahawaty (Season 1)
Valerie Abou Chacra (Season 2)		 MBC 1 September 17, 2016Season 1, 2016: Alaa Najd
Season 2, 2017: Saher Okal
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Project Runway Australia Kristy Hinze (First 2 seasons)
Megan Gale (Season 3 onwards)		 Arena Season 1: July 7, 2008 – September 15, 2008
Season 2: July 8, 2009 – September 16, 2009
Season 3: July 4, 2011 – September 12, 2011
Season 4: October 8, 2012 – December 17, 2012
  • Jarrad Clark
  • Kirrily Johnston
  • Alex Perry (mentor)
4Season 1, 2008: Juli Grbac
Season 2, 2009: Anthony Capon
Season 3, 2011: Dylan Cooper
Season 4, 2012: Christina Exie
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumDe Designers Evi Hanssen VTM December 16, 2008
  • Christophe Coppens
  • Veerle Windels
  • Ann Claes
  • Erik Verdonck (mentor)
2Season 1, 2008–2009: An Buermans
Season 2, 2009–2010: Gianni Lapage
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Projeto Fashion Adriane Galisteu Band September 17, 20111Season 1, 2011: Cynthia Hayashi
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Project Runway Canada [5] Iman Slice
Global 		October 8, 2007
  • Shawn Hewson
  • Rita Silvan
  • Brian Bailey (mentor)
2Season 1, 2007: Evan Biddell
Season 2, 2009: Sunny Fong
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Muodin huipulle Minna Cheung (season 1)
Nora Vilva (season 2)		 MTV3 November 1, 2009
  • Minna Cheung (hostess and judge season 1)
  • Nora Vilva (hostess and judge season 2)
  • Anssi Tuupainen (judge season 1)
  • Jaakko Selin (mentor season 1, judge season 2)
  • Janne Renvall (mentor season 2)
2Season 1, 2009: Katri Niskanen
Season 2, 2011: Linda Sipilä
Season 3, 2023: Pali Albin
Season 4, 2024: Miro Hämäläinen
Flag of France.svg FranceProjet Fashion [6] Hapsatou Sy D8 March 3, 2015
  • Catherine Baba
  • Roland Mouret
  • Alexandra Senes
  • Donald Potard (mentor)
1Season 1, 2010: Pierre-Henry Bor
Flag of Greece.svg GreeceProject Runway [7] Evangelia Aravani Open TV October 25, 2018
  • Roula Revi
  • Dimitris Petrou
  • Mihalis Pantos
  • Apostolos Mitropoulos (mentor)
1Season 1, 2018–2019: Margarita Priftaki
Flag of Israel.svg Israel פרויקט מסלול
Proyekt Maslul [8] 		Shiraz Tal Channel 2 (Reshet)June 17, 2009 – October 2009
  • Vivi Bleish
  • Gal Afel
  • Sason Kedem (mentor)
1Season 1, 2008–2009: Alon Livne
Flag of Italy.svg ItalyProject Runway Italia [9] Eva Herzigová Fox Life February 26, 2014 – April 30, 20141Season 1, 2014: Marco Taranto
Flag of Jamaica.svg JamaicaMission CatwalkKeneea Linton-George TVJ March 15, 2011
  • Keneea Linton-George (mentor season 2, hostess and judge seasons 1–3)
  • Novia McDonald-Whyte
  • Carlton Brown
  • Sandra Kennedy (mentor Season 1)
  • Kay Davitian (mentor)
7Season 1, 2011: Shenna Carby
Season 2, 2012: Gregory Williams
Season 3, 2013: Theodore Elyett
Season 4, 2014: Kurt Campbell
Season 5, 2015: David Rolle
Season 6, 2018: Rochele Spencer
Season 7, 2023: Aaron Moneer
Latin America Project Runway Latin America [10] Rebecca de Alba (season 1 & 2)
Eglantina Zingg (season 3)		 Fashion TV (season 1), Glitz* (season 2 & 3)September 20, 2010
  • Claudia Pandolfo (season 1-2)
  • Ariadne Grant (season 3)
  • Ángel Sánchez
  • Mariano Toledo (mentor in season 1–2) Jorge Duque Velez (mentor season 3)
3Season 1: Jorge Duque Velez
Season 2: Karyn Coo
Season 3: Matias Hernan
Flag of Mongolia.svg MongoliaProject Runway MongoliaTserendolgor BattsengelStar TVOctober 2, 2022
  • Michel Choigaalaa
  • Ovdogmid Delgerdalai
  • Zorig Tumennasan
  • Khuslen Ganhuu (mentor)
1Season 1, 2022: Enkhbazar E.
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Project Runway Malaysia Bernie Chan 8TV August 3, 20071Season 1, 2007: Felix Chin
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Project Catwalk Renate Verbaan (season 1 & 2)
Stacey Rookhuizen (season 3)		 RTL 5 October 8, 2007
  • Simone Dernee (season 1)
  • Cecile Narinx (season 2)
  • Daryl van Wouw (season 1 & 2)
  • Olcay Gulsen (season 3)
  • Jan Taminiau (season 3)
3Season 1, 2007: Django Steenbakker
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Project Runway New Zealand [11] Georgia Fowler TVNZ 2 October 1, 2018 – December 17, 2018
  • Benny Castles
  • Sally-Ann Mullin
  • Andreas Mikellis (mentor)
1Season 1, 2018: Benjamin Alexander
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Designerspirene [12] Vendela Kirsebom TV3February 26, 2007 – May 20071Season 1, 2005–2006: Daniel Sørensen
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Project Runway Philippines [13] Teresa Herrera
(2008–2009)
Tweetie De Leon
(2011–2015)		 ETC
SBN 21 		Season 1: July 30, 2008 – November 12, 2008
Season 2: August 12, 2009 – December 2, 2009
Season 3: March 25, 2012 – May 13, 2012
Season 4: June 14, 2015 – August 2015
  • Apples Aberin-Sahdwani
  • Rajo Laurel
  • Jojie Lloren (mentor)
4Season 1, 2008: Aries Lagat
Season 2, 2009: Manny Marquez
Season 3, 2012: Milka Quin Redoble
Season 4, 2015: Jose Joy Chicano
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Project Runway Anja Rubik TVN March 2, 2014
  • Anja Rubik
  • Joanna Przetakiewicz
  • Marcin Tyszka (season 2)
  • Mariusz Przybylski (season 1)
  • Tomasz Ossoliński (mentor)
2Season 1, 2014: Jakub "Jacob" Bartnik
Season 2, 2015: Michał Zieliński
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Projecto Moda [14] Nayma Mingas RTP1 July 25, 2010 – September 26, 2010
  • Manuel Alves
  • Fátima Cotta
  • Cristina Pinho
  • Paulo Gomes (mentor)
1Season 1, 2010: Carina Duarte
Flag of Russia.svg RussiaПроект Подиум
Project Runway Russia		 Anna Sedokova (season 1)
Maria Minogarova (season 2)		 MTV Russia (season 1); Friday! (season 2)Season 1: October 8, 2011; season 2: October 18, 2018
  • Elena Sotnikova (season 1)
  • Leonid Alexeyev (season 1)
  • Pavel Kaplevich (mentor; season 1)
  • Valentin Yudashkin (season 2)
  • Tim Ilyasov (mentor; season 2)
2Season 1, 2011–2012: Dmitry Neu
Season 2, 2018: Elizaveta Kostyukova
Flag of South Africa.svg South AfricaProject Runway South Africa [15] Lerato Kganyago Mzansi Magic August 17, 20181Season 1, 2018: Kentse Masilo
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 프로젝트 런웨이 코리아
Project Runway Korea [16] 		Lee So-ra OnstyleFebruary 7, 2009
  • Shin Yoo-jin
  • Kim Seok-won
  • Kan Ho-sup (mentor)
5Season 1, 2009: Lee Woo-kyung
Season 2, 2010: Jung Go-woun
Season 3, 2011: Shin Joo-yeon
Season 4, 2012: Kim Hye-ran
All-Stars 1, 2015: Hwang Jae-geun
Flag of Sweden.svg SwedenProject Runway Sverige [17] Sofi Fahrman TV3 October 1, 20121Season 1, 2012: Naim Josefi
Flag of Thailand.svg ThailandProject Runway Thailand [18] Anne Jakrajutatip JKN 18May 7, 2022
  • Ek Thongprasert
  • Kwankao Svetavimala
  • Guest star
  • Tawn Chatchawanwong (mentor)
1Season 1, 2022: Folk Abhisit Permlarp
Flag of Turkey.svg TurkeyProje Moda [19] Güzide Duran Star TV July 9, 20071Season 1, 2007: Selim Baklacı
Flag of Ukraine.svg UkraineПодіум
Podium [20] 		Nataliya Gotsiy Novyi Kanal February 20, 2019
  • Olha Slon
  • Ivan Suprun
  • Lilya Liykovska
  • Jean Gritsfeldt (mentor)
1Season 1, 2019: Maria Dzyubenko & Maksim Sereda (Duet Sereda)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Project Catwalk [21] Elizabeth Hurley
(2006)
Kelly Osbourne
(2007–2008)		 Sky One 2006–20083Season 1, 2006: Kirsty Doyle
Season 2, 2007: Wayne Aveline
Season 3, 2008: Jasper Garvida
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Project Runway Vietnam [22] Ngô Thanh Vân
(2013)
Trương Ngọc Ánh
(2014–2015)		 VTV3 Season 1: April 28 – June 16, 2013
Season 2 : May 11, 2013 – July 6, 2014
Season 3 : December 19, 2015 – January 30, 2016
  • Đỗ Mạnh Cường (2013)
  • Chloe Dao (2013)
  • Trần Nguyễn Thiên Hương (2013–2016)
  • Nguyễn Công Trí (2014–2016)
  • Nguyễn Thanh Tùng (mentor)
3Season 1, 2013: Hoàng Minh Hà
Season 2, 2014: Lý Giám Tiền
Season 3, 2015–2016: Nguyễn Tiến Truyển

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