Project Runway: Junior

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| presenter = Tim Gunn
Hannah Jeter (née Davis)

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| judges = Christian Siriano
Kelly Osbourne
Aya Kanai

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| executive_producer = Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Patrick Reardon
Barbara Schneeweiss
Sara Rea
Tim Gunn
Jane Cha
Desiree Gruber
Eli Lehrer
Mary Donahue
David Hillman

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| location = Los Angeles Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

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Project Runway: Junior is an American reality television series that premiered on November 12, 2015 on Lifetime. It is the eighth direct spin-off series of another series, Project Runway, which airs on the same network. It featured twelve teen designers aged between 13 and 17. The designers were described by Tim Gunn as "kids [who] have grown up watching this show" (Project Runway).{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/project-runway-junior-tim-gunn-project-runway-1201638830/|title='Project Runway Juniors': Tim Gunn Mentors 'Project Runway' Spinoff Show - Variety|author=Whitney Friedlander|work=Variety|date=12 November 2015|access-date=14 November 2015}}

The show was cohosted by Tim Gunn and Hannah Jeter, with Gunn also serving as the designers' workroom mentor. In his role as mentor, Tim Gunn had a "Tim Gunn Save" with which he could bring back an eliminated designer once during the season at his discretion. The three judges were fashion designer Christian Siriano (Project Runway Season 4's winner), fashion critic and designer Kelly Osbourne and Aya Kanai, Executive Fashion Director at Cosmopolitan and Seventeen magazines. Of note, unlike other versions of Project Runway, the only episode with a guest judge was the finale.{{cite web|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway-junior/about|title=About Project Runway: Junior|publisher=Lifetime | access-date =16 October 2016}}

According to Executive Producer Sara Rea, Project Runway: Junior is a re-creation of the original adult series with no concessions in the difficulty of challenges or critiques being made for the contestants' ages.

In May 2016, Lifetime renewed Project Runway: Junior for a second and third season in a deal with The Weinstein Company.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/project-runway-renewed-season-16-17-18-all-stars-junior-fashion-inc-lifetime-1201762990/|title='Project Runway' Renewed by Lifetime for 3 Seasons in Big Deal with Weinstein Co. That Includes 'All Stars', 'Jr' & 'Fashion Inc'|date=26 May 2016}} However, the show was cancelled after two seasons.