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"Not every Project Runway alum can skyrocket to Christian Siriano-like levels of success, but at least one is definitely going to try... I caught up with season 9&amp;#x27;s Anya Ayoung-Chee last night at the Empire Hotel, where tons of designers from previous seasons met up over cocktails for an HP-sponsored Project Runway reunion. I got some dish from the contestant (who, a Runway rep tells me, is the fan favorite) on what she hopes will happen now that the show is wrapping up. She&amp;#x27;d just finished showing her collection on Friday morning, and she said she was more relieved than nervous. &amp;quot;It&amp;#x27;s been a long, long couple of months,&amp;quot; she told me. &amp;quot;A lot has happened that&amp;#x27;s been unexpected and unpredictably amazing, and I feel like I&amp;#x27;m ready for what&amp;#x27;s next.&amp;quot; I had to ask if she felt like there was a stigma attached to reality TV and whether designers who make their name on-screen are taken seriously. &amp;quot;To be honest, I didn&amp;#x27;t consider the reality side of it when I signed up, which is silly, because it&amp;#x27;s a reality show! But I was more about the platform and experiencing the kind of extra step forward an opportunity like this can give you. I recognize now a hundred percent that I need to prove I&amp;#x27;m not just a reality TV designer, that I can actually back up what I do. And I think if any stress exists, that&amp;#x27;s where it is, in just proving myself.&amp;quot; I also wanted to know whose business she admires, and where she sees her own line headed in the near future. &amp;quot;Tory Burch,&amp;quot; she told me, without a moment&amp;#x27;s hesitation. &amp;quot;She has an incredible business. I got in an elevator the other day and I saw this young girl wearing Tory Burch flip flops and I just thought, wow, how cool that her reach is absolutely everywhere. I really want that kind of commercial success. Of course, without sacrificing any of the integrity of my designs.&amp;quot; Full disclosure: I&amp;#x27;m totally rooting for Anya this season! How about you, gals? Is she your fan favorite? Will you tune in to the finale? And what have you thought of Anya&amp;#x27;s work this season? Discuss! PLUS... - Project Runway All Stars scoop: Meet the judges (&amp;amp; the cast!) AND! - Heidi Klum&amp;#x27;s cover interview: What makes the Project Runway host happy More Ways to Get Glamour: Chat with celebs, VIP fashion stars, beauty pros and more on our Facebook page! Visit Facebook.com/glamour for this month&amp;amp;#8217;s schedule Get the latest fashion updates via Twitter on @glamour_fashion Check out our chic Tumblr! Read Glamour magazine on your iPad&amp;amp;#8212;print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Like freebies? Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Sign up for our fashion and beauty newsletters to get easy style tips (it&amp;#x27;ll make your inbox 10x sexier, we promise). And, did you know you can read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;amp;#8217;s the ultimate boredom buster. Photo: Lifetime Want even more STF? Follow us on Twitter! Latest Tweets!Follow us on Twitter!jQuery(&amp;quot;.blog-tweets&amp;quot;).tweet({username:[&amp;quot;glamour_fashion&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;cindi_leive&amp;quot;], count: 3});"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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