And The Winner Of Project Runway IsÉ

Project Runway, the fashion reality cable show, which was delayed for months by legal issues, finally picked a winner Thursday night. Irina Shabayeva, 27, the daughter of immigrants from the Republic of Georgia who moved their family to Brooklyn, won the sixth season.

Irina showed her 13-piece collection at New York's Fashion Week earlier this year. The woman who must shield herself in the city to survive inspired Irina. Heidi Klum, the show's host and one of the judges, told ABC News, Irina's line "was sleek, modern, cohesive and told a story.

Designers Carol Hannah Whitfield and Althea Harper where runners-ups. It was the second all-female finale. The show was delayed for months and the finalists where forced to keep quite since the Bryant Park fashion show filmed in February. "Project Runway" producer Weinstein Co., sold the show's rights to Lifetime after season five on Bravo. A lawsuit by Bravo's NBC Universal kept the sixth season from being aired until a settlement was reached in April.

Season seven of "Project Runway" will start in January.