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Aaron Michael, of Project Runway fame, has been arrested in West Virginia.
The former design contestant was arrested Thursday on an out-of-state warrant, per court documents reviewed by TMZ.
Michael, who placed sixth in season 19 of the reality competition, is being held at the North Central Regional Jail in Greenwood.
A mugshot shows the former TV star in an orange jail jumpsuit with his recognizable salt and pepper hair and beard.
It’s currently unknown why there was a warrant out for his arrest.
It comes after Michael was eliminated from Project Runway in 2022, in the second-to-last episode.
Aaron Michael, of Project Runway fame, has been arrested in West Virginia; pictured on season 19 in 2022
He got the axe after competing in a challenge in which designers were tasked with creating a hairstyle-inspired ensemble.
Per a biography on Bravo’s website, Michael grew up in Moorefield, West Virginia and ‘always had a passion for fashion.’
Following his mother’s death, he was reared by his supportive grandparents, who encouraged him to always be himself.
He’s an autodidactic designer, and unconventionally shaped his first pattern by tracing his body onto fabric, according to Bravo.
Michael began designing for drag queens early in his career, as well as other entertainers he knew from two decades in the drag scene.
During that time he hosted a weekly drag show at the only gay bar in central Mississippi.
Throughout his design career, Michael has found a niche in outfitting people for pageants and other stage-focused events, including Rupaul’s Drag Race.
The former television personality has not been active on Instagram, where he has 25,000 followers, since December 2022.
The former design contestant was arrested Thursday on an out-of-state warrant, per court documents reviewed by TMZ
Aaron, who placed sixth in season 19 of the reality competition, is being held at the North Central Regional Jail in Greenwood
His latest post is a video depicting the process of one of his elaborate gown designs.
He captioned the clip at the time, ‘In the first 15 minutes of Project Runway Season 19, I say ‘Growing up I wanted to be Miss America…’ So when Dahlia @viperapparelprom invited me to @missamerica I was over the moon.’
The note continued, ‘Then inspiration hit me….Followed by an ‘I have an idea’ text. She said let’s do it and well….the rest is history. I never expected the gown to be worn on stage.’
Michael noted, ‘Though, I will say the stamina from @projectrunwaybravo helped me along the way – let’s just call it a 2 day challenge and a few extra minutes in last looks…’
