Project Runway (season 1)

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. This season premeried on December 1, 2004 and concluded on February 23, 2005.

The winning designer this season was Guy Percival, and the winning model was Porsche Summerville.

This season was followed by Season 2 on December 7, 2005.

Contestants
The 12 fashion designers competing in the first season were:

(ages listed are the designers' ages at the time the show was taped in the summer of 2004.)

The 12 models competing for an ELLE spread in the first season were: