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Jay McCarroll (born 1974) is a fashion designer who gained fame in 2005, when he won the competitive reality show Project Runway.

McCarroll, a Lehman, Pennsylvania native, is known for his fondness of cowboy hats, which he wears often. According to McCarroll, his first work as a designer was when his sisters were on a school team and he sewed a flag for them. Apart from designing clothes, McCarroll also likes twirling. He has been practicing that activity since he was a kid. He also likes traveling; at London's Heathrow Airport, he was briefly detained because of a magazine he had with him when he arrived in England.

McCarroll, who lists Alexander McQueen as his favorite designer, graduated from Philadelphia University in 1995. He, like the show's other participants, was struggling to get recognition as a fashion designer before the show began airing on December 1, 2004, on the Bravo cable television network. McCarroll earned $100,000 as the winner of the show. Along with the money and fame from the win, he also earned a mentorship from Banana Republic, and a spot on the prestigious 2005 New York Fashion Week event. However, due to an undisclosed reason, he did not take the $100,000 he earned on the show.

"Well, I need a lot of money, and $100,000 sounds great," McCarroll said, "but I didn't take the money. I basically opted to pursue other financial avenues." He has been interviewed by various types of media, including magazines and internet websites, such as VillageVoice.com after winning the contest. He has had to spend part of his time living in New York (the site of the contest), working on his new projects and trying to strengthen his position as a designer, with assistance from Banana Republic.

McCarroll helped pick contestants for season two of Project Runway and filmed a one-hour documentary on his attempts to establish himself after his win. The special, Project Jay, first aired February 22, 2006 on Bravo. He is openly gay.

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