Who:
Chanula Wickramaratna — @_chanula.w — British from Slough, UK — born June 12th — 185 cm / 6’1″ — he/him.

Where:
The MiLK Collective (London – mother agency), YU Models (Milan)

— What are 3 interesting facts about you?
1. I’m half Sri Lankan and half Ghanaian.
2. I’m a professional tennis player.
3. I have a degree in Psychology.

— What’s a story your family/friends like to tell about you?
One time I flew to Azerbaijan for a tournament and only realised the tournament was the next week when I got to the tennis centre and it was empty.

— The most interesting thing about your family:
My mum was a professional netball player and my dad was a professional footballer.

Who:
Kadisha Janicki — @kad1shaa — German from Krefeld, Germany — born May 30th — 179 cm / 5’10.5″ — she/her.

Where:
Modelwerk (Hamburg – mother agency), Women 360 Paris

— An issue or cause you are passionate about:
Animal abuse. I think it is so normalized in our society, the thought of the things that are happening to them is so sad. We should make a change!!

— How did you become a model?
A scout came up to me when I was younger. Since then I started thinking about it more and more and when I was almost done with school I started modeling, after a random person said I should do it, I took it as a sign to finally start :))

— Share a bit about your background and upbringing.
I am half polish half Nigerian but I grew up in Germany. I grew up with different cultures and I love it :) It taught me a lot of things and I got to know different perspectives.

Who:
Katie Thomson — @_katiethomson — Scottish from Edinburgh, UK — born April 18th — 178 cm / 5’10” — she/her.

Where:
Model Team (Glasgow – mother agency), Ford Models Paris, Fabbrica Milano Management

— What’s a story your family/friends like to tell about you?
A story my family loves to tell is how I was ‘destined to be a model’. When I was younger I would change outfits multiple times a day as well as making my family watch my ‘fashion shows’ after shopping trips that my Auntie would take me on.

— Can you tell us about your happiest childhood memory?
My happiest childhood memories are always Christmas Day. My whole family get together, and it is such a fun day with lots of laughing, catching up and playing games.

— How did you become a model?
I was out shopping with friends, when I got scouted by my now agency (Model Team Scotland). Since then I have had amazing opportunities and am loving every second of it! Modelling has made me feel more confident within myself.

Who:
Vendla Hasth — @vendlahasth — Swedish from Stockholm, Sweden — born December 25th — 177 cm / 5’9.5″ — she/her.

Where:
Select Model Management Stockholm (mother agency), Select Model Management Milano, Select Model Management London

— How did you become a model?
I was scouted in first grade of upper secondary school. There was a girl two grades above me whose mother worked at my model agency. She walked around the school corridors and looked for potential models among the new students. One day she wrote to me on Instagram and asked me if I wanted to meet the agency in a meeting and of course I said yes!

— Tell us about your hometown.
My hometown is Stockholm in Sweden. I love Stockholm for it’s diversity. You can find everything there; big city vibes, forest, water and archipelago. But at the same time I think it’s missing a bit of that vibrant feeling in a big capital city, like Paris!

— One thing people may be surprised to find out about you:
People are usually surprised when they find out how competitive I can be when it comes to sporty competitions. I love to challenge my self and others in different sports and see how much I can manage. Im not really that competitive normally so it often comes as a surprise to people.