Milena
Who:
Milena Urvantseva, 176 cm / 5’9.5″, Estonian, born July 13th.
Where:
Direct Scouting (Moscow – mother agency); Monster Management (Milan)
— What is something you wish you knew more about?
Art, I really want to be an expert in art history. I really like to explore paintings and painters. My favourite art movements are Impressionism and Post Impressionism. My favourite painters are Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Rembrandt, Raphael. So I want to learn more about them, about their styles.
— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
When I was 14 I was really interested in football. I knew almost all the teams and all footballers. I was in so many football stadiums and games. For example, I saw FC Barcelona, Manchester United, Liverpool, Juventus games. And I have many pictures with really well-known players.
— Who is someone you admire and why?
Vincent Van Gogh. I read his biography and how his all life wrote letters to his younger brother and that’s why we all know so many facts about him. As a person, he was nervous and sometimes aggressive but also he had a really pure soul. In his paintings, I see reality, truth, love, pain and happiness. He never wanted to be someone else, Vincent always was himself.
Mahamadou
Who:
Mahamadou Diaoune, 188 cm / 6’2″, Spanish/Senegalese, born October 22nd.
Where:
Current Project (Paris – mother agency), IMG Paris, I Love Models Management (Milan)
— What are three interesting facts about you?
I speak Wolof, Diakhanke, Spanish, and French, I play football and I love pets.
— An issue or cause you are passionate about:
Black Lives Matter.
— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
I cry about manga.
Nina
Who:
Nina Clevinger, 170 cm / 5’7″, American, born August 18th.
Where:
GWM Management (mother agency)
— What are three interesting facts about you?
I’m absolutely obsessed with rock stars, living and dead; I must visit a bookstore in every city I travel to; I know more about Harry Potter than I do about reality.
— An issue or cause you are passionate about:
Our queer & minority communities having the same access to the life that I do. It boggles my mind that certain humans still have more rights than others. We also need to do more for universally accessible healthcare – both for mental issues and beyond.
— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
I received a full-ride to college for aerospace engineering and somehow ended up in editorial journalism.
Mark
Who:
Mark Kuchevskiy, 184 cm / 6’0.5″, Ukrainian, born May 8th.
Where:
Boys Boys Management (Lyiv – mother agency)
— Who is someone you admire and why?
I admire Björk and Solange, people that I really dream of meeting in the future. Björk is: weird, interesting something out of this universe, her music is freaking amazing; it’s chaotic and harmonic at the same time. She’s an icon is all I can really say. Solange: has a style, has a grace, a taste, I always get goosebumps when I listen to her new album “When I Get Home”. The music is astonishing, I adore her.
— Among your friends and family, what are you famous for?
I’m always very famous for being the odd one in the crowd, I enjoy doing art in whatever way I can, and I always bring a weird trail of the rainbow with me.
— What is something you wish you knew more about?
Paleontology, evolution, I love it all, bby.
Beatriz
Who:
Beatriz Ferreira, 173 cm / 5’8″, Portuguese, born September 3rd.
Where:
We Are Models (Lisboa – mother agency)
— Who is your favorite entertainer?
There’s a lot of entertainers I like but if had to choose only one I would choose Tyler the Creator. He’s one of the most controversial figures in the music industry but I really like him cause he is never afraid to be himself or to say what’s on his mind. He’s always pushing the boundaries and creating new and creative music. He is also very funny.
— The most interesting thing about your family?
My grandfather was Angolan and he and my grandmother met each other because they became penpals. Then she moved to Angola to marry him without having even met him in person. My mother lived in Angola until she was 12. My father was born in Mozambique but only lived there for 2 years. I have two step-siblings and one half-sister. I love them all.
— What are three interesting facts about you?
1. When I was little I drank a small sip of bleach.
2. When I was 2 years old I could name almost all car brands.
3. I have a scar on my tongue.
Solyom
Who:
Solyom Torday, 186 cm / 6’1″, Hungarian, born May 15th.
Where:
Monster Society (Slovak Republic – mother agency), New Madison (Paris), I Love Models Management (Milan), Sight Management Studio (Barcelona)
— Your most embarrassing moment:
About 1 year ago in the summer, my friends and I walked around town. We were searching for something and so we asked for help from 2 people who I thought were girls. I went up to them, greeted them with “hi girls!” and then it turned out that one of them was a boy with long hair… LOL.
— How and when did you become a model?
I started modeling in February this year, Leonard Farkas scouted me on Facebook. I thought about it several times and now I had the opportunity, so I started.
— Who is your favorite entertainer (comedian, musician, actor, etc.)? What do you like about them?
My favorite actor is Will Smith. I’ve watched and loved his movies since I was a child. In real life, he is kind, funny and direct. He is also recognized and famous in his profession.