{"id":66908,"date":"2025-11-05T08:02:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T13:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/?p=66908"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:32:42","slug":"the-graduates-gaye-serigne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/the-graduates-gaye-serigne\/","title":{"rendered":"The Graduates: Gaye Serigne"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='row' id='cover'>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-12 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/010_2804_V2_HR_4x5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67040\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"covertitle\">\n<h3>The Graduates<\/h3>\n<h1>Gaye Serigne<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n#content .row {max-width:100%}\n#cover { \nbackground-color: white; position: relative; margin: 0 auto 30px auto;; text-align: center; \n}\n#covertitle, #covertitle h1, #content #covertitle h3 { \ncolor: white;\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\", sans-serif; \n}\n#covertitle { \nposition: absolute; bottom: 2%; width: 100%; font-size: 3.8rem; font-weight: 900; \n}\n#content #covertitle h3 { \nfont-size: 8vw; line-height: 12vh;\ntext-transform: uppercase; \n}\n#covertitle h1 { \nfont-size: 12vw; \ndisplay: inherit; \n}\n#content div.post h2 {margin: 20px 0; background: white; font-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\",sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; color: #333;}\n@media (min-aspect-ratio: 1\/1) {\n    \/* Styles for tablets in landscape *\/\n   #cover img {width: 70% !important;}\n   #content #covertitle h3 { font-size: 4vw;}\n   #covertitle h1 { font-size: 6vw; display: inherit; }\n}\n#introbox { border: 1px solid white; padding: 90px 30px !important; max-width: 850px; margin: auto !important; font-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\",sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center !important; }\n.introblurb, .introblurb p, .post div.introblurb p:first-child {\nfont-size: .7em; \nline-height: 1.6; \ntext-align:justify;\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-Book\", sans-serif;\npadding: .3em 1em;\n}\n#content div.introcredits, #content div.introcredits p {\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-Book\", sans-serif;\nfont-size: .8em; \n}\n.pic40 { margin: 2% 10%;; text-align: center; }\n.videocontainer {max-width:600px; margin: auto;}\n.txtbox { \nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-Book\",sans-serif; \nline-height: 2;\nfont-weight: 400; \nwidth: 36%; \nborder: 0; \nmargin: auto; \npadding: 5%;\n}\n.pullquote {\nfont-size:4vw;\nline-height: 1;\ntext-align:center;\nfont-style:italic;\nmax-width:900px;\nmargin:auto;\npadding:1em;\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\",sans-serif;\n}\n.credits:empty {display:none;}\n.credits {\nfont-size: .75rem; \npadding: 2rem 0;; \nfont-weight: normal; \ntext-align: center; \nclear: both; \ntext-transform: uppercase; \nmax-width: 800px; \nmargin: auto; }\n#thumbsul { margin: 0 8%; }\n.text-left {text-transform: capitalize !important;}\n#thumbsul a, .text-left a {color: black;}\n#thumbsul a:hover, .text-left a:hover {color: #666;}\n.separ { border: 1px solid white; clear: both; margin: 60px; }\nem {color: #999;}\n<\/style>\n<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/css\/sb\/f9defe4b9aca4767cc8a4f9e8a8731fa33a8f40b.css\"\/>\n<!-- mdc font Suisse --><\/p>\n<div class=\"txtdiv\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"introbox\">\n<div class=\"introblurb\">\n<p>For the past decade, Models.com&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/tag\/the-graduates\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Graduates series<\/a> has been a visual check-in with the models of the moment who have consistently performed at the highest levels, going from the rising newcomers on the Hot List to the Top 50 recognizable muses throughout the world. Stars like Bella Hadid, Hoyeon, Vittoria Ceretti, Selena Forrest, and Sora Choi, to name a few, have all taken part in the milestone series that uniquely marks the shift in a model&#8217;s career. With major bookings in editorials, advertisements, lookbooks, and on the runway, these models have consistently locked down luxury clients in the most competitive markets while continuing to dominate on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>To commemorate this season, we flew to Paris during the madness of fashion week to shoot all the top talent with photographer <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/valentin-herfray\">Valentin Herfray<\/a>. This year&#8217;s cast connects with the Models.com team to divulge how they got their starts, the key brands and creatives that have made their careers, and taking their place in the upper echelons.\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"introcredits\">\n<p><em>Photography<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/valentin-herfray\">Valentin Herfray<\/a> c\/o <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/management-artists\">MA + Group<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Director\/Videographer<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marcelgitard\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marcel Gitard<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Editor-in-Chief<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/stephan-moskovic\">Stephan Moskovic<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Editorial Director<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/irene-ojo-felix\">Irene Ojo-Felix<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Interviewer<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/irene-ojo-felix\">Irene Ojo-Felix<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Stylist<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/morgane-camille\">Morgane Camille<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Hair Stylist<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/sarah-jo-palmer\">Sarah Jo Palmer<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Makeup Artist<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/porsche-poon\">Porsche Poon<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Manicurist<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/lora-de-sousa\">Lora de Sousa<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Movement Director<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/breckyn-drescher\">Breckyn Davila Drescher<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Director of Photography<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mathisfzls\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mathis Frezouls<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Post-Production Video<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/romainverbois\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Romain Verbois<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Video Production Assistant<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lois.blnd \/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lo\u00efs Blondeau <\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Production<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/360pm.net\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">360PM<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/management-artists\">MA + Group <\/a><br \/>\n<em>Executive Producer<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/christopher_cowan\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Cowan<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Production Manager<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/juliachelou\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Julia Lellouche<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Coordination<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/en__mode\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">En Mode<\/a><br \/>\n<em>1st Assistant Photographer<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/remiprocureur\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Remi Procureur<\/a><br \/>\n<em>2nd Assistant Photographer<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joshuaredlinger\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Abecassis<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Post-Production<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inkretouch\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">INK<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Digital Operator<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/romainboe\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Romain Boe <\/a><br \/>\n<em>Stylist Assistants<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elviratiaou\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elvira Tiaou<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Hair Assistants<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chinami_hamaguchi_\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chinami Hamaguchi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carlacirujeda\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cara Cirujeda<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Makeup Assistants<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/xiaooooyuan\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xiaoyuan Yang<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/otosanta\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oksana Cherepanina<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Nail Assistants<\/em> Emma Giraudeau and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yoanatg\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yoanna TG <\/a><br \/>\n<em>Studio Location<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studios-services.com\/studios\/studio-astre\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Studio Astre<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Special Thanks<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/select-model-management-paris\">Select Model Management Paris<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_atours_\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atours<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/christopher-michael\">Christopher Michael<\/a> at Egos &#038; Icons <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"videocontainer\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-top: 178%;\">\n  <iframe\n    src=\"https:\/\/customer-3i7jy10gxs89s0iu.cloudflarestream.com\/46ab53e6d3af693f7c4b7cf02a8b6ec5\/iframe?muted=true&#038;preload=true&#038;loop=true&#038;autoplay=true&#038;poster=https%3A%2F%2Fcustomer-3i7jy10gxs89s0iu.cloudflarestream.com%2F46ab53e6d3af693f7c4b7cf02a8b6ec5%2Fthumbnails%2Fthumbnail.jpg%3Ftime%3D%26height%3D600\"\n    style=\"border: none; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; height: 100%; width: 100%;\"\n    allow=\"accelerometer; gyroscope; autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture;\"\n    allowfullscreen=\"true\"\n  ><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\nFor <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/gaye-serigne\">Gaye Serigne<\/a>, resilience isn\u2019t just part of the narrative\u2014it\u2019s the whole arc. Born in Senegal and raised in Italy, the now\u2013Top 50 model entered fashion at one of its most precarious moments, just before COVID upended normal casting cycles. Those first seasons in Milan were slow: endless castings, callbacks that didn\u2019t convert, and a timetable that didn\u2019t match his ambition. \u201cI told my agent, \u20182023 is my last season\u2014I\u2019m going to try this one and that\u2019s it,\u2019\u201d he recalls. \u201cAnd then the <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/work\/prada-prada-ss-24-mens-show\/1980254\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prada thing<\/a> happened and <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/work\/givenchy-spring-summer-2024-mens-show\/1982886]\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Givenchy followed<\/a>.\u201d That initial single meeting with casting director Ashley Brokaw became the hinge point for others to start noticing him as well; his confident stride became a fixture on runways from Paris to New York, with standout turns for Tom Ford, Michael Kors, Jean Paul Gaultier, Eckhaus Latta, and back-to-back Saint Laurent menswear runs that confirmed Serigne as one of the most magnetic presences in men\u2019s fashion.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-12 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/010_2746_V3_HR_5x4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67037\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">\nHat &#8211; YVES SAINT LAURENT VINTAGE at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_atours_\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atours<\/a> | Leather jacket &#8211; GIORGIO ARMANI VINTAGE at PRECLOTHED\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pullquote\">&#8220;I told my agent, \u20182023 is my last season&#8230;and that\u2019s it,&#8217;&#8230;then the Prada thing happened and Givenchy followed.&#8221; <\/div>\n<div class=\"pic40\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/012_3364_V2_HR_4x5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67041\" \/>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">\nHat &#8211; YVES SAINT LAURENT VINTAGE at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_atours_\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atours<\/a> | Top &#8211; MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA VINTAGE at PRECLOTHED<br \/>\nBangles &#8211; DOLCE VITA VINTAGE at PASSAGE\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\nOff the runway, the lifelong dancer with a sharp eye for fashion channels his drive into movement, styling, and community. He proudly carries both his Senegalese roots and Italian upbringing into every room, using his platform to make the path clearer for the Black and multicultural talent coming up behind him\u2014the same way models like Alton Mason and Alpha Dia once did for him. Off the runway, that mission takes shape through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fvrtheculture\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FVR the Culture<\/a>, the Milan-based collective he co-founded to bring young creatives together across film, editorials, events, and even a new magazine, giving visibility to voices that might never have reached fashion\u2019s front row. From nearly walking away to becoming a 2025 Models.com Graduate, Serigne stands in that sweet spot the series loves to celebrate: a model who didn\u2019t just arrive, but arrived with purpose and plans to bring others with him.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 columns\" id=\"thumbs\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<h2>The Graduates<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"small-block-grid-2 medium-block-grid-7\" id=\"thumbsul\">\n<li id=\"thumb-ajus-samuel\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-graduates-ajus-samuel\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/011_2969_V2_HR_1x11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/011_3140_V3_HR_1x11.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n        Ajus Samuel<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-gaye-serigne\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-graduates-gaye-serigne\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/010_2804_V2_HR_1x11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/gaye-square-237px.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n        Gaye Serigne<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-jiahui-zhang\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-graduates-jiahui-zhang\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/004_1502_V2_HR_1x11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/003_1373_V5_HR_1x11.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n        Jiahui Zhang<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-libby-taverner\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-graduates-libby-taverner\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/001_0766_V4_HR_1x11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/001_0899_V3_HR_1x11.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n        Libby Taverner<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-luiza-perote\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-graduates-luiza-perote\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/008_2447_V4_HR_1x11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/007_2391_V2_HR_1x11.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n        Luiza Perote<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-rosalieke-fuchs\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-graduates-rosalieke-fuchs\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/005_1649_V4_HR_1x11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/005_1904_V4_HR_1x11.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n       Rosalieke Fuchs<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-sara-caballero\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-graduates-sara-caballero\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/sara-square-237px.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/014_4025_V3_HR_1x11.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n       Sara Caballero<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separ bottom\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\n$(\"[id^='thumb-']\").hover(function() {\n    $(this).find('img').toggle();\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Graduates Gaye Serigne For the past decade, Models.com&#8217;s The Graduates series has been a visual check-in with the models of the moment who have consistently performed at the highest levels, going from the rising newcomers on the Hot List to the Top 50 recognizable muses throughout the world. 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