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Anya Ayoung-Chee<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nTrinidadandTobagoNews.com
\nOctober 28, 2011<\/i><\/p>\n

Many Trinbagonians held their hands to their chests in anticipation of the nail-biting Project Runway finale. When Anya Ayoung-Chee, Trinidad and Tobago’s representative won, social networking sites and blogs were abuzz with praise, mostly from Trinis, for her victory. Many of them also spent time justifying her win to other commentators who felt that Anya lacked the dexterity and the know-how to win the show.
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\nAnya entered the competition with only four months of sewing experience underneath her belt and may have been perceived by some as an underdog. However, armoured with Heidi Klum’s support, Anya’s charm, confidence and physical attractiveness seemed to spellbind the judges and competitors alike. She was, from the onset, a favourite. <\/p>\n

To her credit, she proved herself a more than competent designer and was an apt competitor learning quickly some skills required to make it to the competition’s end. <\/p>\n

Last night, Anya was crowned the ninth Project Runway winner, for which she will receive US$100,000 from L’Or\u00e9al Paris, a fashion spread in Marie Claire magazine, a $50,000 technology suite by HP and Intel and the opportunity to design and sell an exclusive collection on Piperlime.com. She was also voted fan favorite via Twitter, earning a $10,000 prize. Earlier in the season, Anya won a US$20,000 cash prize from L’Oreal Paris and an “advertorial” in Marie Claire magazine in the “This if for the birds” challenge.<\/p>\n

We commend Anya for victory and her overall conduct on the show.<\/p>\n

The WINNING collection displayed by Anya during the season finale of Project Runway season 9.<\/b><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wXFimFEFsjo
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