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American model William Lewis has a unique look that sets him apart from every other male model in the industry and i've always been intrigued by his ability to brand himself in such a unique way. He has done gigs for Levis, CK and is also an editorial darling appearing in NY times to name a few.I was able to get some time with him out of his busy travel schedule to ask him a few questions. How did you venture into modeling? I was discovered at 17 by Barbara Pfister at Coney Island High and did a couple editorials for cash, one in L'Uomo Vogue, another two in D mag. I didn't get an agency or pursue modeling at all, instead I hitch-hiked around the United States for 4 or 5 years. When I turned 21 I moved to Italy and modeled for about 2 years straight later in NYC and Paris as well. How has your unique look bolstered your career? My look is what I was wearing when I was discovered and is what my agencies and clients like. When a client is looking for a specific type description that I happened to fit I'm often the only guy in town for the job - so that's like shooting fish in a barrel. What are the perks that come with being a model? I get to work in the arts, which has always been my chosen field. Thetravel is golden!. Growing up I have always had such curiosity about different countries and modeling has created a lot of opportunities to travel. There’s the money, I think its pretentious when people avoid or leave that out. No matter how fun or artistic it is, there's no way I'd be here if it weren't so lucrative. What's the most annoying thing? The same thing I enjoy about my schedule being free and varied also causes me a lot of stress sometimes. Also When I'm sitting on my hands in a foreign country waiting to find out where I'm supposed to be the next day. Or worse even when my friends and family ask me really basic questions about what I'm doing like where, when, who and what my upcoming jobs are, and I don't even know these things myself until the night before or day of a job. What are your other interests? I'm a major geek. I do lots of tech support and consulting for studios and agencies in the industry. I paint [watercolor] and with two technical artists for parents I’m at ease with digital image creation and manipulation. What's the one thing you'd love to achieve in modeling before your career is up? To me, my goal is to be smart about this and focus on what I can do about that "before your career is up," bit people talk about.Right now I feel and hear acting calling me, so watch out for moving images of yours truly with speaking lines on a screen near you soon!

Ok this sucks. I swear I searched for a Carmen dell'Orefice thread and didn't find one.

You're welcome Joe>Average I'm glad I could finally contribute something to this forum.

This woman is a goddess.

gorgeous girl!!! What do you fellow Bellazonians think of her?

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She's naturally a blonde!!! I can't believe it.

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Did I post this topic incorrectly or something, or is there just not a big obsession with Jethro here?

Thank you so much for responding to my Nico topic!

WHy doesn't anyone care about Nico?

thanks so much for responding!!

I think she's so cute, and I love her haircut. What do you guys think?

Nico was one of the most fascinating and mysterious women of the multimedia revolution of The Sixties, and long after that till the present day. She was born on October 16th, 1938, in Cologne, in Nazi-controlled Germany. At the age of two she was taken to the little town of Spreewald on the outskirts of Berlin where she lived together with her mother and grandfather, a railway man, through the end of World War II. Her father died in a concentration camp. Fleeing from the Russian occupation in 1946, mother and daughter wound up in the ruined American Sector of Berlin where Christa (Nico's real name is Christa Päffgen) worked part-time as a seamstress. She was sent to school till she was 13 years old, then took a job selling lingerie. After a year, her mother found her work as a model with a Berlin fashion house. At 15 she was sent to the Isle of Ibiza on assignment and met the photographer who gave her the name Nico after a recently departed boyfriend of his, called Nico Papatakis. Later on she also met him as the owner of a night-club in Paris. She first appeared in For the First Time, starring Mario Lanza and directed by Rudolph Maté in a short scene shot in Capri between June and November 1958. At Ibiza Nico began a lifelong involvement with the isle. On holidays at a friend's villa in Rome, Nico was invited to the set of La Dolce Vita. Fellini noticed her standing off in a corner and offered her a sizable role in the film on the spot. It was 1959. Her reputation grew and she and her mother left for Paris where Nico was signed to a much larger modeling agency. Soon her picture was appearing in magazines and commercials all over the world. Paris was her home for the next five years, with frequent holidays in Ibiza. In 1960 Nico went to New York to model and enrolled in Lee Strassberg's Method School, joining the same class as Marilyn Monroe, in preparation for a career as a serious actress. In November 1962 she had a big role in a French movie called Strip-Tease, where she did an act with a doll on stage at a club. She made her very first recording with Serge Gainsbourg producing the title song Strip-Tease, but it was Juliette Gréco's version that was released instead. In 1964 she met Brian Jones, through him she met Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, and made her first record for his Immediate label: I'm Not Sayin, a Gordon Lightfoot song, produced by Jimmy Page. Returning to New York later in 1964, Nico went back to work as a model and landed a job singing at the Blue Angel Lounge on 55th Street (all drinks 85¢). She had an affair with French actor Alain Delon, whom she had met in Italy in 1962, and had a child. Nico called the boy Ari. In that period everybody wanted to know that mysterious blonde girl, and gave her short but complete adoration.

She's kind of like a lesser version of Lara Stone.

Doesn't anyone like her? :(

No replies? Come on people!!!!!!!!

oops!!!!!! Could a mod fix this? I meant to write christa. Sorry guys

Fabulous woman who started modelling at the age of 14.

Isn't she fabulous? But seriously, the resemblance is startling, isn't it?

The tad revealing one is Dior.

I just found a photo of her in John Galliano.