How often does a good-looking guy from Mitchells Plain get the opportunity to model in New York?
Not very often, that’s for sure. But this sexy 21-year-old says he is ready to make a name for himself, with a little help from Daily Voice readers.
Anthony Walters needs to raise R100 000 to get to the USA in July, to compete in the prestigious International Modelling and Talent Association (IMTA) New York competition.
The model, who has been with Figures Finesse International Modelling Academy since last year, has already won several awards, including Model of the Year 2017 and Face of the Year 2017.
Anthony says he was raised under difficult circumstances in Portlands, where his parents got divorced when he was just a seven-year-old.
“I went to live with my grandmother. There were lots of things I wanted, and lots I never got to have, but I focused on my schooling,” he says.
“I used to think there is just Mitchells Plain, and then my eyes opened, and I saw there was more to the world.”
The slimkop with the lekker lyf is doing his third year in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Western Cape, and works part-time to pay for his studies.
He also supports his parents, both of whom are unemployed.
Anthony says he used his last R200 last year to register at Figures Finesse after spotting their advert, and hasn’t looked back since.
“From that day onwards, I worked hard trying to make cash whenever I can by washing cars and doing jobs as an extra in movies.”
TALENT: Anthony, 21, models and appears in films
He took part in several competitions in Joburg, but was going to give up “because I was working hard and I kept losing”.
“Then at the end of 2017, I went again to Joburg to compete for the SA Model of the Year and I won, and made history by having the highest score of 98 percent at Figures.”
This earned him a spot at the IMTA South Africa competition, which took place aboard a cruise ship last week.
Although he didn’t win, Anthony was the top scorer in several divisions. This qualified him for the international competition in NY, where scouts from all over the world descend on the Big Apple looking for the new face of fashion.
“I qualify to go there, but have no money,” says Anthony.
If you would like to assist Anthony, call him on 061 767 0291.