Anton
Who:
Anton Nerey (@anton.nerey) — 185 cm / 6’1″ — Mexican from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico — born January 26th — they/them.
Where:
Queta Rojas (Mexico City – mother agency), Marilyn Agency (New York), GIRL (Paris), Why Not Model Management (Milan), Blow Models (Barcelona), Le Management (Copenhagen), Le Management (Stockholm), Le Management (Hamburg)
— The most interesting thing about your family:
I come from a family of three generations of musicians on my mother’s side. I belong to the fourth generation–my cousins know how to play instruments. My grandfather knows how to play too many instruments; he has traveled to Europe to play in classical music concerts, and now in my generation one of my cousins dedicated himself to music, and follows in the footsteps of my grandfather, playing the cello and traveling around Europe to play in concerts.
— Who is someone you admire and why?
The rap group N.W.A. They had enough courage to raise their voice against a community in which racism was a serious problem, attacking the government, police and the privileged racist society with the lyrics of their songs. Even though in the process they got in trouble with the same police for starting to empower black people, even though they threatened them and tried to cancel their music, they didn’t stop and they achieved their goal, in addition to the great mark they left on the genre of hip hop and urban music.
— What‘s a story your family / friends like to tell about you?
When I was 8 years old I wanted so much to have a remote control car, but it was kinda expensive. Then it occurred to me one day (without permission from my parents, hahaha) to have a garage sale! I managed to sell almost all my toys with my friends in the neighborhood, the problem was that obviously I didn’t really know what the value of what I was selling was, so I gave prices too cheap–that’s why I managed to sell almost everything! In the end when my parents arrived home they were upset but at the same time they weren’t really mad because it was funny that I really wanted that remote control car… so they took me to buy it!
Kota
Who:
Kota Wakabayashi (@wkbys_) — 188 cm / 6’2″ — Japanese from Hokkaido, Japan — born January 20th — he/him.
Where:
TOMORROW TOKYO (mother agency), Rock Men (Paris), Independent Model Management (Milan)
— How did you become a model?
I moved from countryside to Tokyo and I started attending college. When I came to the city of Tokyo, I was inspired by many things and became interested in many things. One of those things was modeling. I didn’t know anyone who worked as a model, so I was a little worried because I didn’t know the details, but when I graduated from college, I approached my current agency.
— What are three interesting facts about you?
1. I drink a lot of milk anytime anywhere.
2. I cut my hair once every three days.
3. I had super long hair until last year.
— Who is your favorite entertainer?
My favorite entertainer is Aphex Twin. All the music he makes is delicate, beautiful and there is no waste. You can also feel a sense of incongruity in the song. However, when you enter the world view of his music, you can also feel the discomfort comfortably.
Lucia
Who:
Lucia Puccini (@luciapuccinip) — 178 cm / 5’10” — Colombian/Spanish from Barranquilla, Colombia — born December 12th — she/her.
Where:
Gucaya Model Management (mother agency), Women Direct (Milan)
— What are three interesting facts about you?
1. I am currently studying Italian in Florence.
2. Since a very early age I have had a great inclination towards emotional education and having a very spiritual and positive mindset which has helped me to enjoy and see life in with different optics.
3. What I used to consider insecurities about myself have turned into my biggest strengths.
— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
Since I was little one of my biggest passions in life has been environmental projects and community service. Most people that don’t know me well think that I want to study something related to fashion but even though I really like fashion, I actually want to study Environmental Studies.
— What’s a story your family/friends like to tell about you?
My parents often talk about the great admiration that they have toward me because when I was very young I was diagnosed with ADHD which implied that I was not only always visiting psychologists but also had to take special pills. Around the age of ten, I became aware of my condition and decided to consciously take control of my ADHD. Nowadays, I can say that I was able to graduate with medals of honor, belonging to the National Honor Society which I was able to achieve with my perseverance and discipline in doing everything in my power to achieve each of my goals.
Mariia
Who:
Mariia Yavtushenko (@m_andko) — 180 cm / 5’11” — Ukrainian from Dnipro, Ukraine — born April 8th — she/her.
Where:
Dope Management (Kyiv – mother agency)
— Who is someone you admire and why?
She is actually my school history teacher. I have never met someone smarter than her. She once told me: “Whoever knows the past can predict the future”.
— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
I’m actually quite a geek. My favorite activity is to stay at home and read some manga or play my favourite video games. I like RPGs the most. I also play DnD with my friends every Sunday!
— The most interesting thing about your family:
We have been rescuing cats for years. We have helped many cats find a family and now we have five cats at home. The last kitten we rescued was named Ninja, because she is sneaky and has black fur!
Nicole
Who:
Nicole Boma (@nicoleboma) — 176 cm / 5’9.5″ — Nigerian from Obio/Akpor LGA, Rivers State, Nigeria — born April 10th — she/her.
Where:
LIT Model Management (Nigeria – mother agency),Wilhelmina New York, COVER (Paris), Brave Model Management (Milan), Wilhelmina London, Blow Models (Barcelona)
— An issue or cause you are passionate about:
Police brutality in Nigeria and other parts of the world. We should be allowed to express our human rights before anyone because we deserve it as citizens of our countries.
— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
The best part of my personality is my confidence and sense of humour which is contagious! Lol. The worst part is that I’m a self righteous person and hardly listen to people.
— The most interesting thing about your family:
People are surprised to find out that I’m from a royal lineage. My dad was a king which makes me a real life princess.
Wesley
Who:
Wesley Rbt (@wesleyrbt) — 187 cm / 6’1.5″ — French from Paris, France — born January 11th — he/him.
Where:
Williams Agency (London – mother agency), IMG Paris
— Your most embarrassing moment:
When I wanted to take a picture of someone I found really beautiful right in front of me on the train to send to my friend but I forgot to turn my flash off my camera.
— How did you become a model?
I received a private message on Instagram from my (now) mother agent Djimi. We talked a lot about it, and the adventure started like that. Afterwards he got me signed to the big agency IMG. I’m very proud and honored by everything that is happening to me now and I hope this is just the beginning of a great and new adventure…
— One thing you never want to do again:
I don’t want to force myself to do things I don’t like anymore. Mental health before money!