Who:
Anastassia Zahhartšenko — @anacziaa — Estonian from Estonia — born September 12th — 177 cm / 5’9.5″ — she/her.

Where:
Vector Management (Tallinn – mother agency), THE WOLVES (Milan), One Management UK (London), ONE Management (Barcelona)

— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
I’ve been playing Сounter Strike for over five years now, about 2000 hours in total.

— Tell us about your hometown.
I live in a small Estonian village; this is where I studied and grew up, this is where I met my best friends and gathered many warm and pleasant memories; this place and people describe the meaning of the word home to me. And the only bad thing about it is the buses that rarely run :)

— How did you become a model?
I saw five times the advertisement for my mother agency on Facebook. I remembered the post, and I matched the description of the person they were looking for, but having seen the post for the first time I did not pay much attention to it. Seeing the advertisement for the fourth time, I said to myself that the next time I saw this post I would definitely send my pictures, and so it happened.

Who:
Leonie Beyer — @leoniebeyer_ — New Zealander/German/Cape Verdean from New Zealand — born October 8th — 177 cm / 5’9.5″ — she/her.

Where:
62 Management (Auckland – mother agency)

— What’s a story your family/friends like to tell about you?
My family loves to retell the story of when I was younger and was caught in the pantry with Nutella all over my face and hands. Best part, I tried to deny my sneaky act as if the evidence wasn’t all over my face.

— If money wasn’t an obstacle, what would you be doing with your life?
I would be living somewhere along the Mediterranean coastline in a cabin that’s also my art studio, being close to the water and enjoying good fresh food every single day!

— What are 3 interesting facts about you?
1. I love keeping active and playing sports. Also, I love the challenge of trying and improving in new sports.
2. I can make my own clothes! From creating the pattern to sewing them into garments.
3. All my extended family live overseas in Europe; it’s just my parents and siblings here in NZ.

Who:
Raiven Hallford — @raivenadriana — American from Alabama, USA — born July 6th — 178 cm / 5’10” — she/her.

Where:
New York Model Management, That Agency (Los Angeles – mother agency)

— Tell us about your hometown.
I am from Alabama. The best things about my hometown are the food and activities like horse riding, mudding, tubing, and four-wheeling. The worst things about it are the racist people and guns.

— What are 3 interesting facts about you?
1. I am black and white.
2. I am a DJ/musician.
3. I love animals

— What’s a favorite book/movie/TV show, and why do you love it?
White Chicks because it’s a classic movie.

Who:
Sofia Liraki — @sofialiraki — Moroccan from Casablanca, Morocco — born June 18th — 175 cm / 5’9″ — she/her.

Where:
Two Management (Barcelona – mother agency)

— What are 3 interesting facts about you?
1. I write poetry in my spare time.
2. I am still active on Tumblr.
3. I speak 4 languages and have a different personality in each one.

— How did you become a model?
I woke up one morning at 6am for class, but everything in my body told me not to go, so I listened. I then had frozen yogurt for breakfast with my best friend, wore my favorite oversized t-shirt, and applied oil to my hair. We went to get groceries, and I got scouted in the street I live in by Marta (scouter of Two). With oily hair and an oversized t-shirt! So, at the beginning, I asked her if she was joking.

— An issue or cause you are passionate about:
Inequality in every shape and form, injustice, the fact that we still live in a world where people can be seen as or treated as less than others for whatever reason (whether it is race, gender, sexuality, financial position…) is something I will never be able to fathom or accept.

Who:
Veronika Ivanova — @redveronika — Latvian from Riga, Latvia — born October 22nd — 177 cm / 5’9.5″ — she/her.

Where:
Dragun Scouting (mother agency), Fabbrica Milano Management, Donna Models (Tokyo)

— How did you become a model?
I was scouted while I was working at McDonald’s, and a scout came to ask me if I could try some test shooting. After my MA, I signed a contract with FABBRICA in Milan and started to work as a model.

— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
I like to walk on my hands while I’m practicing yoga.

— Share a bit about your background and upbringing.
I studied as an architect, but I’ve quit to do modeling. I hope to return later if I walk no good shows 😂

Who:
Yoorim Bae — @bbibbi._.yoorim — Korean from Seoul, South Korea — born April 24th — 170 cm / 5’7″ — she/her.

Where:
JAG Models (New York – mother agency), The MiLK Collective (London)

— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
I have been studying fine art since I was young, starting with pottery. I started modeling and entered university, and my major was Textile & Clothing Design. However, since I have been interested in photography and modeling since I was young, I took two professional classes in photography at university. I have a lot of things I want to do, and I have a challenging personality, so I want to continue to be an artist beyond the genre and not limited to the field of art!

— Share a bit about your background and upbringing.
These days, the perception of society has changed a lot compared to the past, but when I was young, Korean society was not as diverse as it is now. So, there were many Koreans who made fun of or disparaged my freckles. Some people complimented me that my freckles were my own charm, even though I was bullied by people who disparaged other people’s appearance. So, I became a “freckles model” who loves myself without getting rid of my freckles.

— If money wasn’t an obstacle, what would you be doing with your life?
I would have been more active in overseas modeling activities than I am now. During the semester in Korea, I usually raise money through part-time jobs and use the money I saved during vacation to try to advance into overseas modeling. Since elementary school, I have had interest from famous British photographers and large modeling agencies in New York, but I have not been able to go abroad due to my family circumstances. However, if I had been given financial freedom, I would have lived abroad for a long time and started modeling abroad when I was younger, and I would have studied at the same time.