Greetings reality “competition” addicts. This is Jon Niccum sitting in for a vacationing Sarah Henning.I too am enthralled with the snippy carrying-ons of “Project Runway,” despite having no previous interest in high fashion, name designers or Nina Garcia. But I am a purveyor of good taste, and isn’t that what the show is ostensibly about?Tonight’s episode promised the designers would be creating a look for a “high-powered and glamorous professional woman.” While some actually pondered whether it might be Hillary Clinton — yeah, right — the mystery guest turned out to be another favored target of conservatives: Brooke Shields.Host Heidi Klum described the veteran star as a “model, author, actress and fashion icon,” but forgot to include “Tom Cruise nemesis.”Shields was there pimping her latest comedy-drama TV series, “Lipstick Jungle.” And the task was to outfit her television exec character with day-to-evening wear.Not exactly a tricky challenge in the grand scheme of things — except the 12 contestants would need to work in teams of two. Bravo has proven that their formula reality series aren’t entirely reliant on the topics or styles presented. Rather, they are more concerned with the inevitable collision that occurs when diverse personalities are forced to work together. A few of these chosen couplings looked like snapshots of the worst blind dates of all time: Jerell and Stella, Terri and Suede, Blayne and Leanne. This union led to the episode’s best line, when streetwise Terri said of her colorfully faux-hawked partner, “I don’t know what he’s packing, balls or vajayjay, but he needs to work that out.”Surprisingly, what seemed on paper to be the most problematic pairings proved to be rather symbiotic. Jerell utilized leather for his design, which played right into Stella’s design wheelhouse. (Incidentally, Stella’s pigtails and blue eye shadow only momentarily distracted me this week from picturing her as first runner-up in a New Jersey-based Cher impersonation competition.)More knotty were the partnerships of the immune Korto and underling Joe, who didn’t speak out about the fact that her design looked “like a big sweet potato.” And the tattooed Kelli and dour Daniel resulted in a fashion marriage of slutty and disheveled. Once the models hit the floor, the look on Shields’ face telegraphed all that she was thinking. If only her acting were this expressive. Want to know what gets between her and her Calvins? Apparently it’s egos run amuck.Keith and Kenley were chosen as winners for their pricey looking brown skirt and floral top, just barely beating Jerell and Stella’s oddly compelling mish-mash of sleek styles. Not so lucky were Kelli/Daniel and “team dramalicious” (Blayne/Leanne). Fortunately for the latter, Blayne’s way-too-casual design was more inappropriate than awful. During the judge’s comments, Kenley burst out laughing when Daniel defended his “high-end taste.” But ultimately it was his leader Kelli who got axed for her leopard-print design that would have been more suitable on the set of “The Blue Lagoon” than at a Manhattan dinner party. Kelli went out fighting, adding, “I at least took a risk, even if it was too ‘hoochie-mama.'”Don’t worry viewers, with Stella still in the hunt, there will be plenty more opportunities for leather-studded hoochiness.