Dominika
Who:
Dominika Czyz (@dominikaczyz_); 177 cm / 5’9.5″; Polish from Chelm, Poland; born August 14th.
Where:
NEVA Models (Szczecin – mother agency), Le Bureau Booking (Paris)
— What are you super interested in that most people have never heard of?
I’m passionate about motorization. I love old American-style muscle cars.
— Who is someone you admire and why?
The most intelligent, wise, full of love, understanding and smart person in my life is my grandpa. He taught me everything that I actually know about life. When I was a child he spent every free moment with me. He showed me that life is beautiful but short and because of that we must get the most from it. I admire him. He is wonderful.
— What are three interesting facts about you?
1. I train in boxing to keep my body in good shape.
2. I love to feel that I have done something completely.
3. I’m interested in extreme sports.
Jade
Who:
Jade Hsu (@jadehsuu); 178 cm / 5’10”; Australian from Sydney, Australia; born October 3rd.
Where:
Priscilla’s Model Management (Sydney – mother agency)
— What are three interesting facts about you?
1. I can play the piano.
2. I was born in Sydney but moved to Beijing with my family as a kid and moved back to Sydney at 10 years old so I’m fluent in Mandarin but my handwriting is atrocious.
3. I have a black belt in taekwondo.
— What’s a story your family/friends like to tell about you?
One time as a child I had to get a blood test done and as soon as the nurse pricked my finger I started running away and screaming “you’ve taken all my blood” all around the hospital. I’m still a bit scared of blood tests till this day.
— Your most embarrassing moment:
When I went to the public bathroom on a cruise and didn’t realise the bathroom door lock was broken. Someone walked in just as I pulled my pants down. I’m very sorry for that lady.
Jose Angel
Who:
Jose Angel Reyes (@josianreye); 188 cm / 6’2″; Dominican from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; born August 12th.
Where:
GD Models Management (Santo Domingo – mother agency), BOOM Models Agency (Milan), Brooks Modeling Agency (Amsterdam)
— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
People think that I am very extroverted but on the low, I’m too shy.
— What’s your most prized possession and why?
If I have to choose I would say my mom, because she is everything to me, and she is the best person I know.
— One thing you never want to do again:
Well, when I was like 14, my friends and I were on the roof of our apartment building and one of my friends had an idea and said “Guys, let’s jump to the other apartment building’s roof!” We all jumped, but now I realize that was very dangerous. I’d never do that again.
Matej
Who:
Matej (Maty) Drazek (@andelznebes); 178 cm / 5’10”; Czech from Caslav, Czech Republic; born January 14th; they/them (pronouns).
Where:
Focus Model Management (Prague – mother agency)
— An issue or cause you are passionate about:
I’ve been very upset lately by a case where our President attacked trans people saying they were disgusting. And in our country, overall LGBT+ and people who are somehow different from others are not very welcome. I hope we can change this soon…
— What are three interesting facts about you?
1. I am obsessed with rococo paintings and fashion.
2. My favorite movies are movies made in the 90s.
3. I also drink a lot of coffee and smoke a lot of cigarettes.
— The most interesting thing about your family:
I had kind of not the best childhood because my parents were divorced and I live only with my mom. My father was drug-addicted and my relationship with him is not well, but my life is going on well.
Matty
Who:
Matty Miel (@honeymatty); 178 cm / 5’10”; American from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA; born February 2nd.
Where:
The Outfit (New York – mother agency)
— An issue or cause you are passionate about:
Being a black, queer woman in this world presents so many challenges. I’ve always had a passion for studying, starting dialogues and exploring the intersectional oppressions that exist in my life and those who look like me. I have a degree in criminal justice and started the very first protest in my hometown in Pennsylvania. I plan to continue to raise awareness and fight for the necessary dismantling of the many existing oppressive systems. It will forever be a part of my life, identity and work going forward.
— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
I’ve been teaching myself how to play the electric guitar for a few months now. Music is an extremely important and valuable part of my life. Although it isn’t something I plan on taking up seriously, it brings me immense joy and peace. It’s really such a safe place for me, in my room, strumming and singing along to my favorite songs. It’s also a very grounding practice for me when I feel the weight of the world around me I can just pick up my guitar and things seem more peaceful for the time being.
— How did you become a model?
It’s actually funny because I’ve been told my entire life that I should get into modeling, but as the extremely stubborn kid I was I refused simply because others told me I should. I’ve done little projects for friends here and there but it was never something I thought I could do seriously. I eventually became very interested in it on my own and had a friend of mine take a few digitals for me. I sent them in and two days after submitting them I received an email for a meeting. The Outfit (my mother agency) met with me, signed me that day and to my surprise I walked Jonathan Simkhai cast by Anita Bitton and Establishment the very next day! It was such a fast start for something that eventually became a dream of mine. This all happened this past September!
Oliver
Who:
Oliver Průcha (@oliverprucha); 187 cm / 6’1.5″; Czech from Prague, Czech Republic; born May 6th.
Where:
PURE Model Management (Prague – mother agency), Wonderwall Management (Milan), Premier Model Management (London), Two Management (Barcelona), Le Management (Hamburg), Two Management (Los Angeles), Just Models (Lisbon), Ace Models (Athens), Two Management (Copenhagen)
— What’s a story that your friends/family like to tell about you?
I was thinking about this question quite a lot. I was trying to come up with something funny or interesting and since the question includes family, there is one story. It might actually be an answer to a question about interesting facts about me. I was able to speak fluent Czech since I was one and half years old. This is a really early age to speak fluently, so there is a story when a friend of my family came to visit us and he saw me in the driveway with a bottle of water. I was one and half years old and he asked me: “hey Oli, what do you have here?” And he was expecting me to say something like “water”. But I told him the exact brand of the water, explained to him why I like it more than other brands and that I drink because I don’t want to be thirsty. He kept standing there and was watching me with his mouth open. I don’t even remember this, cause I was so young, but it’s a funny story that a lot of friends of my family keep telling people.
— The most interesting thing about your family?
The first thing that might be interesting is that there is 19 years age difference between my parents. They have absolutely the most beautiful relationship that I’ve ever seen and I would love to find something like this for me one day too. The other interesting thing is that my family is spread worldwide haha. Part of my family lives in Germany, Swiss, Serbia, USA, Austria, Spain and brother of my grandpa in Australia (but he’s the only one I’ve never met)
— How did you become a model?
This is actually quite a random story. I was just doing some footwork drills in a park in Prague with my brother back in 2017 and a model scout came to me and started a conversation about modeling with me. I didn’t believe that it was true, I thought it was some kind of a prank and I was actually making fun of it with my brother. But I got a card from her and decided to call and hear what she had to say. Now I’m traveling with modeling and I would never have believed this would start happening not even a year after.