| By Sean Bickerton | December 1, 2002 | Email Article |

Like his brother, Joel has traveled a long way to grace the catwalks of Europe, born, as he was, the son of a political prisoner in Cuba. His family made the first part of that journey for him when he was six, leaving Cuba to settle eventually in Miami, FL, and his brother opened that all-important first door for him, but his softly brooding intensity, buff physique and easy-going manner have catapulted him the rest of the way.




