As Nigeria gets ready to hold auditions for the second edition of the Mr Ideal contest, the reigning Mr Ideal, Olawale Bello is enjoying the last days of his reign and looking forward to more opportunities as an aspiring model. Mr Ideal is a Nigerian male beauty pageant which began in 2010 and the first event was held in the city of Akure, Ondo State

To mark the return of Calvin Klein underwear to South Africa after a 14-year absence, a special contest was held in August to find a male model that would represent the brand in South Africa. Durban based Lunga Shabalala won the campaign dubbed “X mark your spot” beating 9 other models at the finale. I spoke with the 1.80m/ 77kg new model about winning the

Gladys Assopiah is a beautiful Fante lady standing pretty at 5.4ft. Based in the UK, she is on Dynamite Models and Models Direct agencies. Gladys found her passion for modeling as early as age 12 when her poses were captured by the lenses of family and friends. She was encouraged to pursue modeling and continues to draw inspiration from American supermodel, Tyra