Aaron

Who:
Aaron Zeederberg (@zeedez_) — 189 cm / 6’2.5″ — South African from Cape Town, South Africa — born May 21st — he/him.

Where:
Kult South Africa (Cape Town – mother agency), Brave Model Management (Milan), Uniko Models (Barcelona), Kult Hamburg, Kult Stockholm, IMM Bruxelles (Brussels)

— Who is someone you admire and why?
My mother is the epitome of a strong, independent woman. She truly believes she can change the world, and it is incredibly inspiring to be around that energy. She inspires me to contribute to changing this world for the better.

— If you could talk to your younger self, what advice would you give?
Keep listening to your intuition; it is leading you in the right direction you want to go. Your mind might tell you one thing, but listen to what your gut tells you. Trust yourself.

— An issue or cause you are passionate about:
Providing education for people from disadvantaged backgrounds. My mother has an NPO called the Sisterhood Project, which provides children from a disadvantaged area in Cape Town (Bontheuwel) with crucial life lessons to help them navigate themselves safely in the ‘real world.’

Anais

Who:
Anais Lea (@anais__lea_) — 177 cm / 5’9.5″ — Australian from Brisbane, Queensland — born February 11th — she/her.

Where:
Citizen Direct (Berlin – mother agency)

— How did you become a model?
I got scouted in Bali by Thomas from Citizen. I was having a girls’ trip with my mum and was approached and asked if I had ever tried modeling and was given a business card.

— What’s a story your family/friends like to tell about you?
My adoption story: I was adopted from China when I was 13 months old, and my family nickname is Ming Ming or Mingy. 

— What are three interesting facts about you?
1. I’m a mad cat lady.
2. I love cooking and trying new recipes.
3. I was a dancer from the ages of 3 to 17. 

Archie

Who:
Archie Cranch (@archie_cranchh) — 191 cm / 6’3″ — Australian from Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia — born October 24th — he/him.

Where:
Chadwick Models (Sydney – mother agency)

— What are three interesting facts about you?
1. I’ve been playing soccer my entire life and actually reached a very high league before I started modeling.
2. I’ve recently learned how to cook, and I love it. I’ve been baking with my mum and cooking dinner for our family, it makes me happy.
3. I’m from a small country town in the Hunter Valley called Wollombi; our town has a very small population, roughly 800 people.

— The most interesting thing about your family:
We found out recently that my mum has blood relations with someone in the Ned Kelly Gang. Pretty cool.

— How did you become a model?
Crazy story: I went over to my friend’s house to get a haircut. I actually used to have really long hair down past my shoulders. My friend filmed the cut and posted it to Tik Tok, and it went viral overnight, hitting 44 million views! The next thing I knew, I was signed with Chadwick Models, and here we are.

Bodhy

Who:
Bodhy Christiaans (@bodhychristiaans) — 176 cm / 5’9.5″ — Dutch/Surinamese from Rotterdam, The Netherlands — born August 30th — she/her.

Where:
Editorial Model Management (Rotterdam – mother agency)

— What are three interesting facts about you?
1. I love traveling and have been to many different places.
2. I have always been very athletic.
3. My name originates from India, after the Bodhi tree.

— Who is your favorite entertainer?
My favorite entertainer was my dad. I loved spending time with him because he always made me laugh.

— The most interesting thing about your family:
Our family is really mixed. In this globalized world, meeting intercultural or multicultural families becomes increasingly common, making us all look different.

Brandon

Who:
Brandon Moxley (@moxl.ey) — 188 cm / 6’2.5″ — American from Blythe, California, USA — born March 8th — he/him.

Where:
Major Model Management (New York – mother agency)

— An issue or cause you are passionate about:
I am passionate about learning how to help raise human consciousness and lowering the suppression put on our family, mankind. If we are the only species in the whole universe with “consciousness,” that means it is very fragile, and we must protect it and each other.

— What are three interesting facts about you?
1. I made it out of a ghost town in the middle of the desert.
2. I went to three different high schools in three different cities in my freshman year, then graduated a year early and never had a senior year.
3. I love learning how to express myself through different mediums. Bringing any sort of creation to life in any form is genuinely beautiful to me.

— One thing you never want to do again:
Stay the same person with the same routines and not continue to grow.

Laxmi

Who:
Laxmi Shekhawat — 171 cm / 5’7.5″ — Indian from Jaipur, India — born November 11th — she/her.

Where:
Esteem Management (India – mother agency)

— What’s your most prized possession and why?
My most prized possession has to be this moon-shaped necklace that I wear at all times because it has strands from my late dog’s coat of hair. Wearing it gives me a sense of comfort and makes me feel closer to him.

— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
I was always academically inclined and always aimed to have a more secure and stable job. Never in my wildest dream did I ever think I’d have a career in modeling.

— An issue or cause you are passionate about:
A cause I’m passionate about is the image of India. I believe that with the platform and opportunities I have been given, I represent my country everywhere I travel and get to clear certain misconceptions that people tend to have about India. Another really important cause that I am extremely passionate about is gender equality. I truly believe that it is the only way we as a society can prosper and avoid violence.