Heidi Klum’s appearance at Britney Spears’ 27th birthday party at NYC’s upscale Tenjune nightclub earlier this week may have something to do with getting the Comeback Queen to make a cameo on upcoming season of her design hit, Project Runway.

“Heidi’s smart: she knows that Britney can do wonders for a show’s ratings, there’s been a lot of drama at ‘Runway’ — it would be huge for her to get Britney,” a source close to the supermodel mama tells MSNBC’s The Scoop.