Victor Ndigwe

[rubydon]

The Breakouts

Victor Ndigwe, 20, Anambra, Nigeria
Ndigwe likes to say that he was discovered “by mistake” with a laugh. “I was at the Elite Model Look casting and my sister was meant to go and I was mostly giving her moral support,” he recalls, “but she couldn’t make it so I was about to leave and they were like, ‘Oh come, we want you.’ Then apparently I won.” He made a few runway appearances in June of last year, but has become a staple in 2016, walking for Versace, Hermès, Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana, Balmain, and Dries Van Noten. Ndigwe says his most memorable show experience was at DSquared2 earlier this summer, when he had to walk in six-inch heels. “We had like five minutes of practice between other fittings and castings, and on my first attempt, I fell; second attempt, I fell; third attempt, I fell and hurt my ankle, but I got used to it,” he says. Now living in Lagos, Ndigwe, an Afro pop performer and former student of applied maths, also logged two campaigns earlier this year, for Missoni and Benetton, garnering him a significant amount of notice as his nation’s first male model to make a mark on the international scene. “Some people say I’m the first out of West Africa, but I don’t know how true that is, to be honest,” he demurs. “I see that in the press and I’m like, ‘I never said that, just let it be what it is.’” Still, he admits that it has gotten to the point where sometimes he is overwhelmed with the attention. “Everybody thinks you’re a major superstar if you’ve walked for Balmain,” he laughs. “Everyone’s asking, ‘How did you do it? Can you help us get there too?’ I’m like, ‘Yo, I’m still just a model.’ Everyone’s like, “You’re a supermodel!’ and I’m like, “No, don’t add super to it, it’s just model.’”

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[HeatherAnne]

He remains one of the chicest male models out there

 

[rubydon]

He remains one of the chicest male models out there

Agreed!

 

[renasmith]

Victor Ndigwe set to release his first single

Victor Ndigwe is set to drop his debut single Trill Vybz Only. Since competing at the Elite Model Look World Final for Nigeria in 2014, Victor has modelled for brands like Balmain, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Kenzo and Versace. Making music in his spare time, Victor performed at the Elite Model Look Nigeria final last year. We catch up with him to find out more about the track.

Read the full interview with Victor here: http://bit.ly/VictorSingle