Like Caravaggio's young Bacchus, Steven Strait personifies the classic, timeless Mediterranean beauty of ancient Rome, which explains why, at the age of sixteen, this 6'2" Aries has already been photographed for L'Uomo Vogue by both Ellen von Unwerth and by Bruce Weber; for Spoon Magazine by Dah...

Marcus Schenkenberg is the first honoree to be inducted into the new Male Model Hall of Fame for the simple reason that there has never been another like him — ever. "His unprecedented body of work as a male model has redefined the very definition of masculinity and in doing so, has pioneered...

Don't be confused by his easy-going, laid-back manner. In just one fast and furious year, Adam Senn has graduated high school, turned nineteen, skated the runways of Milan, Paris and New York, launched kick-ass campaigns for Gucci, Valentino and Boss, and landed his first film role.

While he may have forgotten some of the rope tricks and riding stunts he learned for the rodeo as a boy, Joel West never actually took off the greasepaint or left the arena, the venues just got larger.

Best-known as the face of CK Jeans, 23-year-old Ethan Spears is a towering presence on the international modeling scene, his powerfully exotic looks distilling a rich ethnic heritage of English, Swedish, German, Mexican and American Indian ancestors.

He is the first male model ever interviewed by French Vogue, in an unprecedented and shockingly hirsute nine-page solo spread. And the first interviewed by Citizen K, who also featured him as their first male centerfold (below). On television he has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, EXTRA and...

Four weeks ago Brice Durand burst into the spotlight with a sultry performance as Britney Spear's hunky lover in the princess of pop's latest music video "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know." A very Tauran 6'1" Taurus Brice is a muscular 190 pounds, but even so has walked the runway for designers such...

Joel Fumero has been a model for eight years now, ever since his famous older brother David (star of One Life to Live) got him started at the age of 18. Now 26, this latin Libra has worked with the best in the industry, including campaigns and shows for Armani, Versace, Paul Smith, Versace Jeans,...

Best known as Cristian Vega in the TV soap from which this interview takes its name, One Life to Live, David Fumero first made his mark in a sensational campaign for Le Male by Gaultier shot by Jean-Baptiste Mondino. That success, which followed on an earlier Versace series, quickly led to campaigns...

Just over six feet tall, and the possessor of very hip, somewhat edgy, exotically beautiful looks, Will Lemay is an imposing presence. Alternately funny, intense and charming, always loquacious, he is also totally captivating.

Philosophers all, Sagittarians crave travel and adventure, and Emmanuel Fremin is no exception. Born to an Italian father and French mother in Honfleur, Normandy, he inherited the best attributes of both nationalities, and spent his youth rambling the stunning countryside and beaches of the area,...

A twenty year-old Sagittarius, Ijeoma (ee-jay-OH-muh) has already shot three major campaigns in his first year of modeling: Levi's Silver Tab shot in Morocco by Albert Watson, Gap Underwear, shot by Tom Monroe, and Avirex with Jamil GS. And at 6'1" tall, he's a popular figure on runways here and in...

Chris Oprysk is one of the most extraordinary young men I've met. His life-story is so utterly compelling, his strength of character and integrity so admirable, his infectious sense of humor so disarming, it has been difficult to try and capture this larger-than-life character in words on these...

Justin Falkowitz is a lucky young man, with a Tommy Hilfiger Freedom fragrance campaign just winding down, a brand new campaign for Dockers' K1 label just starting and his images from the latest Steven Klein CK Jeans campaign about to hit. And all of this in time for his twenty-second birthday this...

Taber grew up in the mountains near Provo, UT, spending every available moment hiking, skiing and snowboarding. Later in Idaho he became a star soccer player for his school.

Voted one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by Paper Magazine in 2001, sixteen year-old modeling sensation Omahyra Mota has already graced the pages of Italian, German and Nippon Vogue.

While Ned Stresen-Reuter's family name translates as Street Knight, family legend has him descended from minstrels and jugglers.

Peter De Vries has been called the face of Armani, and it's on the strength of his face that Q Models has become a major player in the New York agency game. Originally a roofer from West Mofford, NJ, Peter De Vries has done virtually every major campaign Armani has launched in recent years —...

At 22, Luis Borges has only been modeling a short time, but in an industry that often favors the latest flavor, he has some very loyal and impressive clients which include Jean-Paul Gautier, Gianfranco Ferre, and Romeo Gigli.

Straight out of the croc-infested bayous of the mighty Mississippi, Channing Tatum roared onto the world's television screens this spring in a fiery-hot new TV spot from Mountain Dew called "Drive."

If there's someone more cool than Joel McMillan, I've yet to meet them. He personifies a laid-back natural chic that makes him a favorite of photographers as diverse as Bruce Weber, Mario Testino, Steven Klein and Steven Meisel.

After reluctantly accompanying his cousins to a model scouting event, Bret Wozniak found himself on the runways for Gucci, Versus, Gianfranco Ferre and others a year later.

A Scorpio, Matt Janke grew up in Oyster Bay, NY on Long Island. A highly succesful athlete, he played defensive back in football as well as competing seriously at natural bodybuilding throughout high school and college.

Part of a new generation of highly successful Asian-American models, Seijo was signed his very first day to shoot a Versace Versus campaign with Bruce Weber. A short year later he was featured on the cover of L'Uomo Vogue. Since then Seijo, just 22 today, has been photographed by Peter Lindbergh,...

Derek Marrocco is a 21 year-old Aries of Russian/Ukrainian and Italian heritage. He grew up in Roselle, NJ and was a star athlete throughout high school and into University, until illness benched him halfway through his first year. We sat down with Derek earlier this year to talk about an...

A high school football star, Cory Bond grew up riding horses and roping cattle on his family's ranch in Bethpage, TN. But times have changed. These days he's seen more often in the studio, next to the likes of James King, Claudia Schiffer and Amber Valetta.

Within just one year of being discovered on ModelSwim, Joseph Sayers' remarkable face went on to grace the covers of Contents, Männer, Genre and reFRESH magazines, following a...

How a champion boxer went from sparring in the ring to appearing in ad campagins such as Joe Boxer, Versace and Everlast without getting a black eye.

To understand just how extraordinary Peter Johnson is, one has to ask how a sixteen-year-old kid from Green Bay, WI, went on to so inspire some of the world's best photographers.

24 year-old Taurus Chad Nittler is the genuine article — an authentic American cowboy raised on a cattle ranch in Lake City, Kansas.

Christopher Makos shoots New York-based model Brad Schmidt (Wanted Models):

What is it about the A&F Quarterly? How has a mere clothing catalogue evolved into such a hot item? Always controversial, the most recent Spring Break 2001 Issue of the A&F Quarterly arrived in an XXX-rated plastic wrapper containing more nudity than any previous edition.

Christopher Makos shoots model Juliano, a 6-foot, 23 year-old Virgo from Brazil and full-time Business Major at NYU. Repped by Q Models in NYC, Juliano has modeled for three years in major markets including Milan, Paris, London and now New York, booking campaigns for Dior, L'Oreal, Redkin, Joop and...

Twelve Leading Men (MVP's) and six New Faces (Rookies) from the home of Leif Stacey, Doug Pickett, Matt King and Patrick Sullivan: Major Models in New York.

ModelSwim was on-hand recently for the opening party of Christopher Makos' new "Forever Andy" exhibit at the Ralph Pucci Gallery in New York. The show, which runs through March, is the first American exhibition of Makos' large-scale digital prints of Warhol, created for the blockuster "Superwarhol"...

When we asked Jeffrey Kolsrud, owner of Q, whose eye he trusted most to choose new faces for Q, he didn't hesitate a second: "Natalie Kates" he said, naming the head of Q's men's board in New York. She manages a roster of fifty men along with bookers Jordan Paul and Farah Morgan.

Is it possible, after years of Calvin Klein's underwear hunks, Baywatch, the increasing celebrity of male models, and a national obsession with the male body beautiful expressing itself in gyms around the nation, that men are considered legitimate objects of beauty in contemporary America?

The leading men and newest faces from RE:Quest Models in New York, home to Adam Senn and Bruno Santos among others.

The newest model cards from Earnest Management Inc. in New York City.