Kara Janx was born on 17 September 1975 and is a South African fashion designer best known for her participation as a contestant on the second season of Bravo's Project Runway, which aired from December 2005 to March 2006.
13 Facts About Kara Janx
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Kara Janx moved to New York City after obtaining a degree in architecture.
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Kara Janx then became a fashion designer and launched her first collection in 2002.
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In 2009 Kara Janx won the title of International Sportswear Designer of the Year, and then in 2011 she launched a successful bridal-wear line.
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On 14 January 2007, Kara Janx married Sharone Sohayegh in South Africa.
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Kara Janx gave birth to her second child, a boy named Calum, in 2009.
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On Project Runway, Kara Janx lasted eleven episodes before being eliminated.
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Kara Janx was in the bottom two in the eighth episode, the Inspiration challenge, and in the bottom three during the seventh episode, the On Thin Ice challenge.
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Kara Janx was one of the last four contestants remaining and just missed a spot in the final three at New York City's Olympus Fashion Week.
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Kara Janx did get to show her collection at Fashion Week as a decoy so that viewers would not know who was actually in the final three until her last episode aired later that week.
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Kara Janx appeared on the first season of Project Runway All-Stars.
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Since Project Runway, Kara Janx has designed for her own eponymous label.
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Kara Janx worked as design director at Elie Tahari, and in 2015 debuted a new line, Tenby.