walk-off

A competition in which fashion models walk the runway or catwalk for the purpose of judging the model, not the clothes or fashions shown.

The origins of this term may lie in the movie "Zoolander," in which the main character, a model, challenges his rival to a walk-off.

"It's a motherfucking walk-off!"
--Daniel Vosovic, celebrity designer of the television show "Project Runway," reacting to a request that the show's models give a demonstration walk to determine which model would be eliminated.

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