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Model Interview
A twenty year-old Sagittarius, Ijeoma (ee-jay-OH-muh) has already shot three major campaigns in his first year of modeling: Levi's Silver Tab shot in Morocco by Albert Watson, Gap Underwear, shot by Tom Monroe, and Avirex with Jamil GS. And at 6'1" tall, he's a popular figure on runways here and in Milan, having done shows for Perry Ellis, Tommy Hilfiger, Classical Italian and Issey Miyake to name a select few. |
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Joel Fumero has been a model for eight years now, ever since his famous older brother David (star of One Life to Live) got him started at the age of 18. Now 26, this latin Libra has worked with the best in the industry, including campaigns and shows for Armani, Versace, Paul Smith, Versace Jeans,... | Chris Oprysk is one of the most extraordinary young men I've met. His life-story is so utterly compelling, his strength of character and integrity so admirable, his infectious sense of humor so disarming, it has been difficult to try and capture this larger-than-life character in words on these... | Philosophers all, Sagittarians crave travel and adventure, and Emmanuel Fremin is no exception. Born to an Italian father and French mother in Honfleur, Normandy, he inherited the best attributes of both nationalities, and spent his youth rambling the stunning countryside and beaches of the area,... |
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Just seven months before this interview Jefferson da Silva arrived in Manhattan from Brazil at the age of sixteen. The very next day he shot for L?Uomo Vogue with Steven Klein; the day after with Ruven Afanador for German Vogue, then with Jean-Baptiste Mondino for Citizen Kat and then for Numero... | How a champion boxer went from sparring in the ring to appearing in ad campagins such as Joe Boxer, Versace and Everlast without getting a black eye. | A high school football star, Cory Bond grew up riding horses and roping cattle on his family's ranch in Bethpage, TN. But times have changed. These days he's seen more often in the studio, next to the likes of James King, Claudia Schiffer and Amber Valetta. |
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