ENTERTAINMENT REALM

The gang is back: host Heidi Klum, mentor Tim Gunn and judges Nina Garcia (Marie Claire) and designer Zac Posen. This season, fans got to vote through Instagram on the one past designer they wanted to see compete again. Fans voted through Instagram for either Ken Laurence (Season 12), Alexander Pope (Season 12) or Amanda Valentine (Season 11). The winning designer will be revealed in the premiere episode and will be competing against 18 Project Runway newbies.

The Project Runway Season 13 Designers:

Alexander Knox, 22
Hometown: Chicago
Resides in: Chicago

Angela Sum, 32
Hometown: Toronto
Resides in: Los Angeles

Carrie Sleutskaya, 24
Hometown: San Diego
Resides in: Los Angeles

Charketa Glover, 37
Hometown: Detroit
Resides in: Detroit

Emily Payne, 40
Hometown: Temple, Texas
Resides in: San Francisco

Emmanuel Tobias, 29
Hometown: Dallas
Resides in: Dallas

Fade zu grau, 45
Hometown: Coral Gables, Fla.
Resides in: Coral Gables, Fla.

Hernan Lander, 33
Hometown: San Francisco De Macoris, Dominican Republic
Resides in: New York

Jefferson Musanda, 25
Hometown: Lynn, Mass.
Resides in: Brooklyn

Kiniokahokula Zamora, 30
Hometown: Kapolei, HI
Resides in: Honolulu, HI

Korina Emmerich, 28
Hometown: Eugene, Ore.
Resides in: Brooklyn

Kristine Guico, 26
Hometown: Naperville, Ill.
Resides in: Brooklyn

Mitchell Perry, 25
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
Resides in: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Nzinga Knight, 33
Hometown: Brooklyn
Resides in: Brooklyn

Samantha Plasencia, 27
Hometown: San Antonio
Resides in: San Antonio

Sandhya Garg, 28
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.
Resides in: Birmingham, Ala.

Sean Kelly, 25
Hometown: Wellington, New Zealand
Resides in: Brooklyn

Tim Navarro, 32
Hometown: Rochester, Minn.
Resides in: Minneapolis

The winner of Project Runway Season 13 will receive: $100,000 from Red Robin to launch their own business, a sewing and crafting studio from Brother International Corporation, an entertainment center from Samsung, car from Lexus and a fashion spread in Marie Claire magazine.

Project Runway Season 13 airs Thursday, July 24 at 9pm ET/PT