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Lasell Fashion Alum Wins Another Project Runway Challenge
September 28, 2012

As season 10 of Project Runway nears its completion, Lasell alum Sonjia Williams '07 remains as one of the show's top designers with a challenge win last night. Her winning baby outfit design is on sale today through Babies R Us.

Williams has had great success on the show winning several challenges throughout Season 10, which began in July with 16 contestants. With last night's win and another designer eliminated, Williams is among the top 5.

The challenge this week was to create a toddler outfit for the new children's wear line by Project Runway's Heidi Klum. Judges, which included new mom and actress Hillary Duff, chose one boy outfit and one girl outfit as winning designs. Williams created the boy outfit.

The outfit is available for sale online. Project Runway runs on Thursday evenigns at 9 pm on Lifetime TV.

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