Deylin

Who:
Deylin Malachi (@deylinuniverse) — 183 cm / 6’0″ — South African from Cape Town, South Africa — born April 3rd — he/him.

Where:
Kult South Africa (Cape Town – mother agency), Kult London

— What are three interesting facts about you?
1. I grew up in Tirane, Albania from ages 8-14 years old.
2. I am a DJ.
3. I am also a filmmaker.

— An issue or cause you are passionate about:
Injustices towards queer people of colour and the protection of Children and Women’s rights.

— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
I have a deep love for art history and literature.

Dhyani

Who:
Dhyani Kandagama (@__dhyani) — 179 cm / 5’10.5″ — Sri Lankan from Karlsruhe, Germany — born June 15th — she/her.

Where:
Eli Xavier (Germany – mother agency), Silent (Paris), Monster Management (Milan), Storm Management (London), TOKYO REBELS, Inc.

— Who is your favorite entertainer?
Alok Vaid Menon. Truly an icon of our times and an exceptional writer and performer. I’ve learned to accept many parts of myself through their words, and every post is a treat to read and learn from.

— How did you become a model?
I was scouted together with my sister on instagram. My mother agent wrote a really funny message to my sister explaining he didn’t write both of us because he didn’t want to seem like a scammer.

— What are three interesting facts about you?
1. I love learning the meaning of names, be it names of people or anything else. Contrarily I’m also quite bad with remembering them, I just tend to remember what the general meaning of their name was.
2. I used to fight with boys a lot when I was in primary school, like properly with punches thrown and hair pulled. I don’t do that anymore though.
3. I love cooking, and I’d like to think I’m good at it.

Lola

Who:
Lola Hamann (@lolaxhmn) — 177 cm / 5’9.5″ — German from Hamburg, Germany — born June 4th — she/her.

Where:
Mega Model Agency (Hamburg – mother agency), Mademoiselle Agency (Paris), Independent Model Management (Milan)

— The most interesting thing about your family:
I was moving places quite a lot with my family. I think it’s about 10 times to this day now I have moved. We left Germany and moved to Spain when I was pretty young. My little sister and I had a great time growing up there – our bond has gotten so strong because in the end with every move we took it was always us two in the end.

— What’s a story your family/friends like to tell about you?
When I was 5 years old my family and I went to a mall were a clown made these figures out of balloons. I wasn’t quite satisfied with the sword he made me so I just made a poodle out of it and no one believed me I made it myself.

— What are three interesting facts about you?
– I’m a very crafty person – I build furniture like terraces, kitchens, sculptures etc. And I cut hair from all my friends and family ( teached by myself ) – I’m an expressive Painter – I can make the best ramen and Vietnamese food.

Sumé

Who:
Sumé Vasconcellos (@soysume) — 180 cm / 5’11” — Brazilian from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — born March 1st — he/him.

Where:
Joy Management (São Paulo – mother agency)

— Who is your favorite entertainer?
Marina Abramovic. She is a visual performance artist, like me, who manages to unite fashion and art on an international scale, raising questions about the body and freedom. As well as having had an intense life of torrid passions.

— An issue or cause you are passionate about:
Visionary fictions. How we, who are LGBTQ+ beings, can create with imagery new forms of affection and happiness to be shared with the world. It’s not about violence and pain, it’s about love and freedom.

— Who is someone you admire and why?
My mother. For being an indigenous single mother who with all the strength in the world supported me and tried to have the generous grace to understand me in all my phases. For showing me an almost inhuman strength to surpass the difficulties of our country.

Tobias

Who:
Tobias Gurd (@peasanto) — 189 cm / 6’2.5″ — British/Australian from Guildford, West Surrey, England — born October 28th — he/him.

Where:
People Agency (Melbourne – mother agency), Independent Model Management (Milan), The Squad (London)

— How did you become a model?
I was having dinner in a dumpling place with a friend in Melbourne’s CBD before we headed off to see a concert. Spencer (My lovely agent) approached me and introduced herself and was like “hey have you ever considered modelling”. It’s definitely a ‘fate’ type situation as I’d said to a few friends before my trip to Melbourne “oh when I get back from this weekend away, I’m gonna take some headshots and look into this modelling thing!” So, I think it was meant to be. The most random, inconspicuous place to be approached but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

— Who is your favorite entertainer?
I’m really into Ethel Cain at the moment! She’s this really strong storyteller, and all the music she puts out creates this overarching dark story. She’s created one of my favourite albums of all time. She’s also just been part of the Miu Miu LIVE FW23 campaign, and I think that’s so cool. Having the versatility to be a niche musical artist, but also be part of some major high fashion moments.

— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
Although I have this weird mish-mash accent, apparently some people are surprised to find out that I was born (and spent half my life) in the south of England. It surprises me because a lot the words I say still sound SO British, and I most definitely don’t have a proper Australian accent, even after seven years. I’ve also recently had a lot of people asking me at work whether I’m Scandinavian? I think it’s the blonde hair / blonde eyebrows thing, but people are genuinely surprised when I tell them no!