Ama

Who:
Ama Okolo (@_amaao) — 179 cm / 5’10.5″ — Nigerian from Delta, Nigeria — born May 24th — she/her.

Where:
Twenty Fifth Models (Nigeria – mother agency), Metropolitan / M Management / Makers (Paris), Fabbrica Milano Management, Select Model Management London

— How did you become a model?
I was scouted when I was 15 while taking a stroll one evening, but I didn’t get a call back from the scout. About a year after an agency visited my school and I attended the casting with my friend and as fate would have it I met that scout there. Somehow, that was how my journey started.

— What are three interesting facts about you?
1. I’ve wanted to be a model for as long as I remember.
2. I don’t talk to people if I don’t have to.
3. I absolutely love visual arts


— The most interesting thing about your family:
My mum’s family is known for mostly dying of old age. My great grandmother died earlier this year at almost 120 years.

Calvin

Who:
Calvin Gray (@calvin_de_gray) — 186 cm / 6’1″ — American from Nashville, Tennessee, USA — born May 23rd — he/him.

Where:
Tribe Talent Management (Nashville – mother agency)

— What are three interesting facts about you?
1. I was born in the same hospital in the DC area as my dad, 38 years apart.
2. I performed on Broadway in New York City when I was in sixth grade. I sang backup with Paul Burch and the WPA Ballclub, for a song that appeared on The Songs for a Healthier America CD.
3. When I was barely three years old I could recite all of the U. S. presidents in order.

— An issue or cause you are passionate about:
An issue I am passionate about is equal rights for everyone. The golden rule (do unto others) is the core value that we all should live by. No one should be able to tell another person who they should, or should not love or how they should, or should not “identify” if it differs from their gender at birth.

— How did you become a model?
I became a model by being “discovered” at a restaurant job I was working at. A scout from Tribe Talent Agency walked in to place her order and asked if I did any modeling. I told her I had not, and she handed me her business card. Two days later I went to Tribe for some photos and I was presented with a contract – the rest is history.

Isabela

Who:
Isabela Fernandes (@isabelafernandesd_) — 180 cm / 5’11” — Brazilian from Cuiabá, Brazil — born August 24th — she/her.

Where:
Joy Management (São Paulo – mother agency)

— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
proud of this achievement, I was the first in my family to get into college. I’m very determined.

— Who is someone you admire and why?
I admire Gisele Bündchen a lot because she is a Brazilian who conquered the whole world. And became an ubermodel. 


— How did you become a model?
I participated in the look of the year contest held in my city and ended up being one of the semifinalists and then I came to São Paulo to participate in the final. I was not among the first but I managed to enter the joy agency.

Megumi

Who:
Megumi McKenna (@megumimckenna) — 176 cm / 5’9.5″ — Australian/Japanese from Perth, Western Australia — born December 29th — she/her.

Where:
Vivien’s Model Management (Sydney – mother agency), Satoru Japan Inc. (Tokyo), Nomad Management (Los Angeles)

— What are three interesting facts about you?
1. I’m really interested in true crime. For that reason, I was studying a Bachelor of Arts at university majoring in Criminology and Psychology before I started modelling full time.
2. I’m half Japanese! I can also speak the language fluently. As a child I went to school in Japan when I would travel there to visit family during Australian school holidays – So I basically went to school all year round.
3. I’m big on Astrology and Manifesting. On full moons I manifest, journal and charge my crystals under the moon light. I also carry a Jade crystal in my bag for good luck.

— Who is your favourite entertainer?
Honestly, every housewife on the Housewives of Beverly Hills. I have watched every episode and season at least 10 times. There is nothing better than watching rich housewives fight on reality television.

— An issue or cause you are passionate about:
The ‘Stop Asian Hate’ movement that grew after Covid 19. As someone who is half Japanese its very personal to me because growing up in Australia I experienced and witnessed casual racism. But I was also exposed to more serious cases of racism that was inflicted on my Japanese migrant mother and the effects it had on the community that my friends and family are a part of.

Noa

Who:
Noa Bell (@noawithoutah) — 188 cm / 6’2″ — American from Murrieta, California, USA — born October 17th — he/him.

Where:
His Laboratory Management (Los Angeles – mother agency), New York Model Management, Next LA (Los Angeles)

— One thing you never want to do again:
Eat baby corn, it is disgusting!

— Who is someone you admire and why?
Alexander McQueen, he was able to create beautiful art that commented on the issues of the world, all while battling with his own mental health.

— What are three interesting facts about you?
I placed Top 8 in the world at the Pokémon Trading Card Game 2019 World Championships. I study Fashion Business Management at FIT in NYC. My favorite movie is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Ties

Who:
Ties de Moel (@ties_moel) — 190 cm / 6’3″ — Dutch from Amsterdam, The Netherlands — born September 24th — he/him.

Where:
Republic (Amsterdam – mother agency)

— Who is your favorite entertainer?
Probably MF DOOM or Wu Tang Clan. I have loved their music for years and started listening when my parents put them on.

— What’s a story your family/friends like to tell about you?
When I was really young we visited my grandmother. I was so excited to see her, I ran into a glas wall at full speed. They still mention it weekly nearly 14 years later…

— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
I’m actually really shy. But I like to push myself to be more open and social, which often times is hard but it always works out in the end.