TV Article Michelle Obama to appear on Project Runway Junior By Emily Blake Published on September 10, 2015 12:00PM EDT Photo: Earl Gibson III/WireImage Michelle Obama is hitting the runway. Project Runway Junior, that is. Lifetime has announced that the First Lady will appear on the inaugural season of the show, which is a spinoff of the original Lifetime competition series focused on young designers aged 13 to 17. Obama will appear in the Dec. 10 episode to present a challenge in support of Let Girls Learn, an initiative to help adolescent girls stay in school. Tim Gunn will mentor and co-host Project Runway Junior along with supermodel Hannah Davis. Kelly Osbourne, designer Christian Siriano and magazine editor Aya Kanai will serve as judges, with a guest appearance from Bella Thorne in the final challenge episode on Feb. 4 Project Runway Junior will premiere on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. •Lifetime greenlights Project Runway Junior WANT MORE EW? Subscribe now to keep up with the latest in movies, television and music.