Project Runway (season 8)

Project Runway 8 is the eighth season of the American reality television show Project Runway. The season began airing on July 29, 2010 on Lifetime. This season included seventeen designers competing for the win. Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, and Nina Garcia all returned as judges, while Tim Gunn returned to mentor the designers.

The winner of this season was 25-year-old Mario Canales of Cincinnati, Ohio.

This season was preceded by Season 7, and followed by Season 9 on July 28, 2011.