‘Project Runway’ Season 12: Karen Batts

NAME: Karen Batts

AGE: 29

FROM: Queens, N.Y.

HOMETOWN: Boca Raton, Fla.

OTHER CAREERS: Part-time babysitter and self-employed fashion designer.

FAVORITE DESIGNERS: Kate Spade, Tory Burch, J.Crew, John Patrick Organic, Michael Kors, Proenza Schouler, Dries Van Noten and Miu Miu.

FASHION PET PEEVE: UGG boots and denim shorts worn together in the summer.