Majda was photographed exclusively for MODELS.com by Jorin Koers, with styling by Emilie Carlach, hair by Damien Lacoussade & makeup by Emilie Mattei. Thanks to Ouarda, Alec, and Liliya.

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Name:
Majda John Peter (@majdajohnpeter)

Pronouns:
she/her

Agency:
Elite Paris, Elite London, Elite Milan, Society Management (New York), Joram Model Management (Kampala – mother agency)

Age:
18

Height:
5’9″

Place of Origin:
South Sudan

Ethnic Origin:
South Sudanese

Birthsign:
Capricorn


Did you always want to be a model? Tell us about how you were discovered.
I was discovered by my mother agent, Joram Model Management, in Kampala, Uganda, at one of their model scouting tours. I never thought about modeling until my mother agent Joram Muzira saw me at the casting and told me that I will be a big star one day and did everything to develop me and have me on the international stage. I will forever be grateful to my mother agent because he is the most hardworking passionate human being that I know!

Most memorable modeling experience so far?
When I was selected by Elite to compete for Elite Model Look and I won! Best day of my life and my whole career kicked off immediately. It still feels like a dream that I won the Elite Model Look 2022! From this journey, the real business of modeling started for me with my agents in Paris, London, and Milan, and so far so good!

One song you have on repeat, and why?
“I Was Here” by Beyonce. It has a very strong message and it’s my daily anthem to do great things and leave a legacy in everything that I do!

What other passions do you have aside from modeling?
I love dancing so very much, plus content creation, mostly on TikTok!

What is something you’ve always wanted to do/try?
I want to learn as many languages as possible because I have noticed that this helps a lot as an international model to be versatile with different languages.

What’s one thing people may be surprised to find out about you?
I am extremely bold and fearless. I always dare myself to go beyond boundaries and borders to fight for my career!

What change would you like to see in the world?
I would love to see more world peace! Coming from a country (South Sudan) where we still have a lot of tribal differences and fights, it would be a dream to see people united and work together for the world to be a better place. Plus I would love to see the fashion industry support immigration issues more for South Sudanese models when getting 01 Visas; to make policies that can allow them to have multiple entries and not single entries each time they have to enter the USA so that they can also work more favorably in the US.