Homeless Man Goes From Sleeping Under a Bridge to Modelling for Fashion Shoots
They say finding yourself in the right spot, at the right time, is the key to success, and this Nigerian homeless man who got the opportunity of a lifetime while sleeping under a bridge is the perfect example. You could say it was fate that Ali Olakunmi, a young Yoruba man from Nigeria’s Osun State, […]
This 96-Year-Old Woman Is Asia’s Oldest Fashion Model
Most female fashion models start their careers in their late teens and retire in their early 30’s, but 96-year-old Alice Pang is not your ordinary fashion model. She started modelling at 93, so you could say she’s still a beginner. A resident of Hong Kong, Alice always liked dressing well and looking elegant, but never […]
Russian Modelling Agency Only Represents Models Over 45-Years-Old
Fashion modelling has always been an industry dominated by the young, with most models having to retire around the age of 30. One Russian modeling agency is going against the norm by working exclusively with models aged 45 and. The oldest model on their roster is 85. Moscow-based modelling agency Oldushka was founded by former […]
Dedicated Online Seller Models All of His Dresses Himself
A lot of people are reluctant to buy affordable clothes from Chinese online marketplaces like Alibaba, because, many times, the pictures advertised by the sellers don’t match the actual products. Well, one dedicated seller decided to reassure potential customers that what they see is what they’ll get, by modelling his elegant dresses himself. Talk about […]
From Mugshot to Head Shot: How One Young Man Went from Felon to Professional Fashion Model
Last year, 20-year-old Mekhi Alante Lucky got himself arrested in North Carolina for speeding and driving a stolen vehicle. Little did he know that this even would completely change his life for the better. The young man’s mugshot soon went viral and he recently signed with an Atlanta modelling agency. True to his name, Mr. Lucky […]
Designer Spends 9 Years Building the World’s Most Elaborate Paper Plane
Paper planes usually take about a minute to make, but one artist spent a whopping 9 years working on one, and he’s not even done yet. But, then again, this isn’t your usual paper plane, but a perfect 1:60 scale replica of an Air India Boeing 777. 25-year-old Luca Iaconi-Stewart, a young designer from San Francisco, describes […]
13-Year-Old Japanese Girl Sparks Debate about Age in the Modelling Industry
Momoka Kurita made quite an impression when she posed as a “race queen” during a superbike racing event in Japan, last year. Adult men showered her with compliments for her stunning looks, but little did they know that she was just 12-years-old at the time, and still in elementary school. Her appearance at the 2016 48th […]
Androgynous Man Wins Lingerie Photo Contest Intended for Women
A 20-year-old man from Russia’s Sakhalin Oblast region recently made national headlines after being declared the winner of a women’s lingerie photo contest organized by a popular store chain. Andrey Nagorny, a resident of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, heard of the online photo contest through his girlfriend. Aware of his feminine features, they decided to take a few […]
Japanese Fashion Designer Has Her 93-Year-Old Cool Grandma Model Her Creations
Meet Emiko, a supercool granny taking the Japanese fashion industry by storm. At age 93, she’s got the spunk and energy of a six-year-old, and she’s positively adorable as she models her granddaughter Chinami Mori’s colorful creations. Chinami is a fashion designer from Osaka, who specialises in Saori – a freestyle hand-weaving technique that produces playful, […]
59-Year-Old Fashion Model Is Still Giving Young Girls a Run for Their Money
At age 59, the lovely Yasmina Rossi is breaking all the rules of the fashion world. Despite her age, she is a highly sought-after model, working for several international brands. French-born Yasmina had an unusual start to her career – she began modelling in her late twenties, which is when most professional models retire. She got […]
35-Year-Old Czech Model Dubbed “Human Ken Doll” Credits 43 Plastic Surgeries for Successful Career
At 35-year-old, Robert Paulat is practically a pensioner in the world of male modelling, but somehow he is still signed with Vanity Fair, one of the most prestigious agencies in Europe, and getting plenty of lucrative contracts. He says it’s all thanks to his uncanny likeness to a Ken doll, the result of over 40 […]
Meet Moffy, the Cross-eyed Model Challenging Fashion Beauty Standards
Moffy is not like every other female supermodel. Sure, she is young, beautiful, talented and has the right body measurements, but there’s also something that tells her apart from all the other professional models. Moffy is cross-eyed. Most girls are denied a career in the modelling industry because of their physical “flaws”, but in young […]