Five years after she battled Santino Rice and Daniel Vosovic to win the coveted title of top designer on the second season of “ Project Runway ,” Chloe Dao is still building her fashion empire. Since May 2008, the designing woman has been selling her popular Simply Chloe Dao line on QVC , and in 2009 she launched a line of slim laptop cases and luggage, Dao Chloe Dao for Nuo . The industrious designer recently took a break from her hectic schedule to chat with me, and I was delighted to find out the Houston, Texas resident is a lot funnier than she led on during her TV stint. “I couldn’t compete with those gay guys from my season” she says. How did being on “Project Runway” change your life and your career? Chloe : My life is crazier than ever -- I have my store [Lot 8], QVC, and the Nuo line. So my design repertoire has expanded. I travel every two weeks to New York and to Philly [QVC is based in West Chester Pennsylvania]. I have a fan base and I’m still...