Project Runway Malaysia (season 1)

Season 1 of "Project Runway Malaysia" featured 15 designers from various parts of the country competing to be the best designer. Judges for the first season were Bernie Chan, Datuk Bernard Chandran, Asiah Mion (editor EH! Magazine), Seema Visamanathan (editor Female Magazine), Wirda Adnan (Chief Editor, Glam Magazine) and Aster Lim (Managing Editor, Female, Marie Claire, Men's Health and Seventeen magazines). [ [http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2007/7/25/central/18324246&sec=central Fashion TV show to unearth talents ] ] There are also guest judges through the season.

The contestants

In order of elimination

*Anizam Yusof, 24
*Hanizam Abd Wahab, 40
*Jenny Yap, 25
*Mohd Khairi, 24
*Nurita Harith, 24
*Mumtaz Bibi Abd Rahman, 27
*Jezmine Zaidan, 23
*Allison Chong, 29
*Danny Kok, 24
*Zeri Zamri, 23
*Alwyn Chua, 22
*Fitri, 28
*Muhammad Hatta Dolmat, 24
*Alexandrea Yeo, 21
*Felix Chin, 34 "(winner)"

Unlike last week, they don’t have a leader in the group. Later, they were given 15 minutes to sketch for their partners and was given RM60 and 30 minutes to buy fabric.

While they were working in the studio, Peter Lum came and brought them for dinner in a restaurant at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. When they reached there, the designers meet Bernie Chan and Maya Karin. She is a singer, actor and VJ. Karin is also the embassador for LO’RÉAL Paris. After dinner, Bernie teaches the designers how to catwalk, as they are modeling for each others design. The designers have to continue their work the next day for it is too late.

Before the fashion show begins, the designers meet Monica Lee, makeup artist of LO’RÉAL Paris. She gives the designers a makeover and makeup to suit their design.

During panel, the judges don’t see any effort and transformation in Danny in Allison’s design. And Fitri’s design is a bad transformation in Zery, and it makes Zery looks older.

*Judges: Redzuan Radzwill, Asiah Mion, Joe Spinelli, Bernie Chan
*Challenge won by: Alwyn Chua
*Eliminated: Allison Chong
*Bottom two: Allison, Fitri

;Episode 9 (first aired 28 September, 2007)TBA

*Judges: TBA
*Challenge won by: Mohd Fitri Zainal Abidin
*Eliminated: Danny Kok
*Bottom two: Hatta, Danny

;Episode 10 (first aired 5 October, 2007)The contestants are told to create a "2050 fashion" theme colletion as a group.

*Judges:TBA
*Challenge won by: Alexandrea Yeo
*Eliminated: Zeri Zamry
*Bottom two: None

;Episode 11 (first aired 12 October, 2007)The contestants are taken to the athletic gyms, and the task to create the outfit

*Judges: TBA
*Challenge won by: Mohd Fitri Zainal Abidin
*Eliminated: Alwyn Chua
*Bottom two: Alwyn, Felix

;Episode 12 (first aired 19 October, 2007)All four aspiring designers have been brought to Datuk Bernard Chandran's boutique and later, 4 set of brand new Nokia Prism 7500 have been given for their task. INSPIRATION was the theme for this week. The designers have to wander around KL and get some shots as their INSPIRATION before have it on their masterpiece.

Fitri came up with a KL Tower shot, Alexandra with Under construction building shot, Hatta with local newspapers headline shot while Felix came up with a pattern shot from an RM10 Ladies Nite Gown.

*Judges: Datuk Bernard Chandran, Asiah Mion, Bernie Chan

*Challenge won by: Alexandrea Yeo
*Eliminated: Mohd Fitri Zainal Abidin
*Bottom two: Mohd Fitri Zainal Abidin, Felix

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