Having clinched first place in the very first season of Amazon's "Making the Cut," all eyes are on Jonny Cota to see what he can make of the show's $1 million prize and the international exposure he gained while appearing on the reality competition series. 

"When you consider a million dollars, plus the Amazon mentorship, which we can now say began last September and then having a 20-piece collection on Amazon Fashion, it's really phenomenal," said "Making the Cut" co-host and mentor, Tim Gunn. "I mean, if you can't make it with these circumstances, you can't make it," he added (per The Daily Beast).

Cota also made some ultra-serious attempts to make it as a designer before winning the show, although his start in fashion likely brought a few more laughs than focused frowns. Speaking to Euphoria, the "Making the Cut" winner discussed how he found his way into the world of fashion design, revealing, "I got my start as a circus performer and when I was in the circus, I was making costumes, which kind of led to a ready to wear collection when I moved to LA."