1. Armando Thomas "Mondo" Guerra was born on June 6,1978 and is an American fashion designer who finished as runner-up on Season 8 of Project Runway, and later won the series' first season of Project Runway All Stars.
13 Facts About Mondo Guerra
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Mondo Guerra was the first contestant on the show to come from Denver, Colorado.
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Mondo Guerra attended high school at the Denver School of the Arts.
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Mondo Guerra didn't start antiretroviral therapy until several years later and struggled with adherence, experiencing several side effects and being hospitalized more than once later in the 2000s.
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Mondo Guerra has spoken about HIV stigma and "AIDS phobia" within the gay community.
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Mondo Guerra was on the eighth season of Project Runway, aired in 2010.
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Mondo Guerra won $20,000 for the ninth challenge, which involved both a "couture" look and a "ready-to-wear" look.
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Mondo Guerra had not previously disclosed his HIV status to his family and the show's producers and Tim Gunn spoke with him about how he wanted to handle the issue; Guerra has described feeling a sense of relief and self-love at going public with his status.
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Mondo Guerra finally disclosed to his family shortly before the tenth challenge was broadcast.
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Mondo Guerra was the winner of the 2012 series first season of Project Runway All Stars, beating out season 1 designer Austin Scarlett and close friend from season 8 Michael Costello.
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In 2019, Mondo Guerra appeared in the seventh season of Project Runway All Stars, where he assisted Irina Shabayeva for the final challenge.
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Mondo Guerra was a judge for Project Runway Season 10, episode 9, in which contestants had to make their own print for fabric and design an outfit using the fabric.
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On November 30,2010, Mondo Guerra appeared with Liza Minnelli, Kenneth Cole and Cheyenne Jackson on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange to ring the opening bell on behalf of amFAR, to usher in World AIDS Day.