Santino Rice facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Santino Rice
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Santino Quinto Rice
20 August 1974 (age 50) |
| Education | Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising |
| Occupation | Television personality, fashion designer |
Santino Quinto Rice (born August 20, 1974) is an American fashion designer and television personality. He is well-known for appearing on TV shows like Project Runway, RuPaul's Drag Race, and On the Road with Austin and Santino.
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Early Life and Education
Santino Rice studied at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. Before becoming famous on Project Runway, he worked with other designers such as Pegah Anvarian and Tony Duquette.
Television Career
Competing on Project Runway
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In 2005, Santino Rice was a contestant on the second season of the TV show Project Runway. This show is about fashion designers competing against each other. Santino had a mix of good and challenging moments on the show.
He won two design challenges and was among the top three designers three other times. However, he also faced difficulties and was among the bottom two scores four times. Santino made it to the end of the season. He was one of three finalists chosen to show his fashion collection at New York Fashion Week in New York City. He finished the competition in third place.
After Project Runway
After his time on Project Runway, Santino Rice continued his career in fashion and television. He was chosen to be a judge for the Miss Universe 2006 beauty pageant. He also designed a dress for MTV VJ SuChin Pak to wear at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards.
In 2007, Santino appeared as a guest on an episode of America's Most Smartest Model. On this show, he taught the contestants about fashion design. Around 2008, he was working on new projects. These included designing a new look for cigarette packs and creating clothes for special clients. He was also building his own clothing company.
Judging and Other Shows
From 2009 to 2014, Santino Rice was a judge on the TV show RuPaul's Drag Race. This show features drag queens competing in various challenges.
Santino also starred in another TV show called On the Road with Austin and Santino. He was on this show with his friend and fellow Project Runway contestant, Austin Scarlett. The show started in 2010. It followed Santino and Austin as they traveled to small towns across America. They designed special outfits for women who had important events coming up.
Rice also had a small acting role in the 2010 independent movie L.A. Zombie. He played a homeless man in the film.
In 2017, Santino Rice appeared on an episode of The Doctors. On this talk show, he discussed a special diet he followed called the "111 Day Fast."
See also
In Spanish: Santino Rice para niños
