In an otherwise fluffy interview with her hometown paper, Project Runway model Clarissa Anderson tells us of the insufferable sufferings: Runway models were not paid, but merely given food:

Anderson said the models were well-fed, but that that's where the perks stoped.

"Being a model, you're used to being paid a pretty decent amount of money for whatever job you're doing, but 'Project Runway' was not paid and that's something a lot of people don't know," she said. "We did not get anything; 13 hours a day, nothing."

She said the free meals helped her because food is expensive in New York, but she was struggling.

"Project Runway's" Milwaukee model shares her experience [Milwaukee Buzz]
Project Runway models are not paid, receive only free food [Reality Blurred]