Runway Report
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New York Daily News reports that Hungarian model Jia Santos (née Eliza Jakubek) was paired with one of the show’s three finalists when she was struck by a bus while riding her bike to a taping of the show in New York City. “She was dragged underneath the bus,†her agent, Avenue Models’ Javier Hernandez, told the paper. “She fractured her skull and her eye socket and was in critical condition for three days. Now she has been in intensive care for a month.†According to Hernandez, her first words upon waking up were, “Am I still on Project Runway?†While the News indicates the finale has already been taped, we hear that it actually won’t be until New York’s September Fashion Week. But Santos will be included somehow in the show and her accident will be explained. We wish her a speedy recovery.