project RUNWAY Season 21 Recap - August 28, 2025 (We Can't Allow Male Models but We Can Allow Decoys who are Dancers)

At The Start of the Show: Madeline Malenfant is Out
Now Here's The Challenge: This One will be Elevated Streetwear
Guest Judge: Joan Smalls and Christian Cowan (along with Law Roach)

Notes for this Runway Show: Despite Veejay Floresca and Yuchen Han will be using male models for this challenge we will replace them with Female Fake Models who are Dancers however Liris Crosse and Roberta Little will take the week off for this episode.

Tonight's Runway Song in which Heidi is going to Choreograph and Dance with 79 Other Women that make up the Klumette Dance Squad: "Try Again" by Aaliyah

Jessica Millin, Jenna Johnson, Amanda Trolle, Khadijah Niyyah, Brittany Tyra Golden & Emma Slater (Jesus)
Witney Carson, Willow Parchment, Mia Wyble, Hailey Bills, Dakayla Wilson & Emilee Rae Peer (She's Back after taking the Week Off) (Veejay)
Luz Lopez, Genessy Castillo, Mariana Humeniuk, Breana Marshall, Sophie Pittman & Davanna Booker (Last Seen in the Season 20 Finale but will be decoyed for this week and maybe onward) (Antonio)
Yu Liang, Latoya Siplin, Tatjana Sinkevica, Kamala Hargrove, Daniela Karagach & Tania Evory (Ethan or Utica Queen)
Khoudia Thiam, Katy Weske, Christina Palavra, Mia Maxwell, Beatriz Williams & Corrie Wyse (Belania)
Shanae Strachan, Shani Talmor, Shauntae Miller, Sofia Ghavami, Sarah Victoria Fisher (She Returns from Season 20 but will be a decoy for the remainder of the season) & Sydney Jones (From Pace Commercial Dance) (Joan)
Rylee Arnold, Kyla Ramsey (from Muse Models NYC), Rebekah Detwiler, Britt Stewart, Rebecca Hanobik & Ralyn Johnson (Yuchen)

TROUPE

Light (19): Alba Cabaleiro*, Alisar Ailabouni*, Amber Podlaski*, Anastasia Gavriukhova*, Anya Lesun*, Ava McAuley, Christina Tudela, Evelin Weber*, Hannahlei Cabanilla, Heidi Klum*, Julia Geier*, Mackenzie Howse (Radio City Rockette), Maddie Pivonka (OKC Univ. Alum), Madison Kinard* (from Click Model Management ATL), Nadia Kolda, Olivia Alboher, Pauline Casino, Ragon Miller & Reda Pilybaite*
Dark (19): Camryn Bridges, Da'nelle Garrett, Jhana Waddell, Joya Jackson, Kaycee Dominguez, Kelly Gervais* (previously a Klumette on Season 7 of project RUNWAY), Kyiona Carswell*, Maya Boyd, McKenzie Landis, Onye Stevenson (She will be in the troupe for season 34 of dancing with the stars) Saqenda Dallas*, Shawn Jewel*, Tiffany Savage*, Tirtha Ratnam* (Brooklyn, NY), Tirzah Evora* (Last Seen on Season 15), Tyrah Burton*, Victoria Raemy*, Zofia Phillips* & Zyiasia Knighton

Winning Designer of this episode: Belania (Khoudia did it again)
Bottom 2 Designers: Yuchen and Joan (But One will be eliminated next week)
Next Week: The Designers get ready to saddle up as the next challenge requires to do a modern take on westernwear
Next Week's Guest Judge: Mickey Guyton