Who:
Cezary Wojnarowski — @czarek_wojnarowski — Polish from Wroclaw, Poland — born October 7th — 185 cm / 6’1″ — he/him.

Where:
Selective Management (Warsaw – mother agency), Bananas Models (Paris), Independent Model Management (Milan)

— What is your biggest irrational fear?
I fear fast trains.

— What are 3 interesting facts about you?
1. I’m usually a really happy person. I enjoy spending life with people who are important to me.
2. My biggest interests are art, psychology, and fashion. I spend my free time reading books and talking with people.
3. One of the most valuable things in my life is being able to play sports. I love running and training at the gym (strength training ). I also enjoy playing basketball.

— Tell us about your hometown.
My home town is Wroclaw. I was born there. I like this city because of the architecture, people, and nature around the whole town. Wrocław is a college city with a student community, but there are a lot of tourists. It is located on the Oder River. We call this picturesque place “The City of a Hundred Bridges” or “Second Amsterdam.” The worst thing in Wrocław is traffic jams and poor air quality.

Who:
Elisa Wedmann — @elisasophies — German from Einbeck, Germany — born September 11th — 179 cm / 5’10.5″ — she/her.

Where:
A Management (Hamburg), The Face (Paris), YU AGENCY (Milan)

— The most interesting thing about your family:
The most interesting thing is probably that I grew up with 3 older brothers. People always think that’s so cool, and they treated me like a princess. Let me just tell you, it’s not like this; it’s probably the opposite!

— Can you tell us about your happiest childhood memory?
My happiest childhood memory was when I was 8 years old, and we picked up our first dog from the breeder; it was a Parson Jack Russell puppy called Ginny, and I promise you, she was the cutest creature that ever existed. And I was the happiest little girl.

— What is your biggest irrational fear?
A room full of people singing Happy Birthday to me.

Who:
Hilde Janse — @hildejanse — Dutch from Zandvoort, The Netherlands — born June 17th — 176 cm / 5’9.5″ — she/her.

Where:
2R Model Management (mother agency), The MiLK Collective (London), Blow Models (Barcelona), Kult Hamburg, Select Model Management Stockholm, Unique Models (Copenhagen)

— Share a bit about your background and upbringing.
I’m the youngest of six children of a no-nonsense Catholic family in the south of Holland. I studied Economics and worked in a bank for 3 years, and then I decided never to work again in an office. Since that time, I’ve had lots of different jobs, all some kind of hospitality. For example, when we lived for 9 years in St. Maarten, a Caribbean island, I mixed pina coladas in a bar next to a swimming pool. Basically, all jobs are about connecting with people and making sure they have a good time.

— What’s an essential part of your daily routine?
I need to be outdoors every day: feel the sun or the wind or the rain, and if possible, the sand between my toes. In every place I visit for work, I always look for the nearest park. 🌳 And an oat milk cappuccino in the morning!

— What advice would you give to models who are considering entering the modeling industry later in life? Are there any key lessons or insights you wish you had known earlier in your career?
Enjoy! And don’t take it too seriously. Find an agency you feel good about, and get some tips from colleagues. Or, as a friend told me: keep breathing, feel your feet, and SHINE. 😁

Who:
Jin Zhang — @jinnyzjin — Chinese from Wuhan, China — born January 27th — 178 cm / 5’10” — she/her.

Where:
Lacoco Model Management (Shanghai – mother agency)

— What are 3 interesting facts about you?
1. I like vintage, niche objects.
2. I really like singing, although I’m not very good at it.
3. I like watching music documentaries, especially about Michael Jackson.

— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
On the surface, I look very quiet, but in fact, I am a very lively and little crazy girl who likes to challenge herself.

— If you were to choose a song that symbolizes this current phase of your life, what would it be and why?
A Michael Jackson song, “Man in the Mirror.” Because if you want to be a better version of yourself, you need to constantly examine yourself, understand yourself, love yourself, and love the world.

Who:
Longyu Wang — @lianou_tudou — Chinese from Xuzhou, China — born January 9th — 185 cm / 6’1″ — he/him.

Where:
Paras Talent Management (Shanghai – mother agency), Tomorrow Is Another Day (Düsseldorf)

— What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done?
When I was a kid, I set firecrackers on the grass in front of my house, and it almost burned the whole yard.

— Tell us about your hometown.
Xuzhou, Jiangsu. Good thing: barbecue! Very delicious! Bad thing: the environment is worrying.

— What are 3 interesting facts about you?
1. Must order a double cheeseburger at McDonald’s.
2. The type of person who chats the most in a crowd.
3. Every time I drink, I swear I can drink, but I end up being the first one to get drunk.

Who:
Mario Fuentes — @mariovolpi_ — Colombian/Spanish from Barcelona, Spain — born October 31st — 184 cm / 6’0.5″ — he/him.

Where:
Blow Models (Barcelona – mother agency)

— What’s an essential part of your daily routine?
If I had to say, the most essential thing would be to listen to music and clear my mind from the world to remove worries or simply reflect.

— What are 3 interesting facts about you?
1. I am a sensitive, emotional person, and a while ago it was something bad for me to be seen crying or excited, but I learned that it is not something bad, it is something that makes me ME, something that makes me who I am and what I could tell you, be whoever you want to be, never refuse to feel is what makes you UNIQUE.
2. I am very sincere with what I want and what I think, but I never close myself to new knowledge or opinions.
3. I am not afraid of being judged for how I express myself or how I look.

— How did you become a model?
I was always completely in love with fashion or art, but this opportunity arose due to constant praise. Since I can remember, I’ve been receiving compliments about my eyes or my face in general, and about 4 months ago, I got to the point where my friends told me to get into modeling.