I'm not so sure if I'm 'familiar' with Romanian male models. Of course, there's Dragos Stoian. Then there is Silviu Tolu...

[ Click image to view | Photo by Jon Malinowski ]

Says his agent @Red Management:

SILVIU TOLU... IS HE THE FACE OF THE SEASON? Things will get pretty interesting this season in Milan & Paris. If Silviu Tolu is not restricted by a super exclusive, he could easily stomp his way into the record books. Silviu Tolu would then join Tyler Riggs, Reid Prebenda, Julius Beckers, Trent Kendrick, Dominique Hollington and Lyle Lodwick as a RED Stompfest alumni. He's definitely a face to reckon with. [ read more ]

The thing is, all the hype surrounding Silviu happened about 6 months ago, and the only question that modelwatchers is asking: When will he grab that hot/elusive campaign?

The Fashionisto asks on Tolu's Malinowski shoot, campaign worthy? I'd say... yes! A big yes.

More Silviu Tolu's photoshoots and video clips after the jump!

I'm not so sure about the time Ryan Kennedy took the plunge into the male modeling scene, but his classic handsome look cannot be denied. The latest Gucci Cruise 2010 campaign certain gives Ryan the limelight he deserves, and why not?

His #25 ranking at models.com is simply ridiculous! With such commentaries as below, why?:

Ryan Kennedy's classic appeal with a twist has made this Buffalo, New York native a must book for the fashion elite. His ability to transform himself from chiseled and haute for blue chip clients like Louis Vuitton and Gucci to appealingly boy next door for Aldo and Benetton is a rare delight. [ read more ]

More of Ryan Kennedy after the jump!

Her agency in Hamburg, Place Models, is so very proud of her! French model sensation Constance Jablonski who walked in 72 shows for the 2010 Spring/Summer shows has created a unique record of her own.

Commented Yannis @Place:

A big boom for French beauty Contance Jablonski, you can see her latest editorials at Harpers Bazaar, Allure, German French, Italian and Japanese Vogue, Muse, Numeró, and V magazine... [ read more ]

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Constance Jablonski belongs to the younger generation of rising stars; she was born in 1990 in France, Europe. Entering the French Elite Model Look contest in 2006 and soon after signed with Elite Models & Marilyn agencies. Her runway debut was at the spring BCBG Max Azria show in N.Y., September 2008. She also walked for Donna Karan, Marchesa, Diane Von Furstenberg & Matthew Williamson.

Only on his sophomore year as male model, Thomas Hoefnagels has already captured a good number of prestige campaigns and edits. Among them: Trussardi Eyewear, which showcase the young Belgian's sexy eyes (oh yeah, he's 100% Dutch!), appearance in Frankie Morello together with fellow male model Vladimir Ivanov, the Messagerie FW 2009 campaign and a list of awesome editorials, including Vogue Italia and GQ Italia.

Discovered via MySpace (yeah, not Facebook!), the 6'2" looker hails from Antwerp, Belgium and loves girls! girls! girls! choosing Los Angeles for the place to see all the pretty girls, then Tibet for some spirituality and finally New York for the fashion.

From Fusion Models: Matvey Lykov. Says Lykov's New York agency back in 2007:

Brand new model Hailing from St. Petersburg, Russia; Matvey is making quite a name for himself this season. In his debut season he walked for Zegna, Y-3, Adampluseve, Victor Glemaud, Patrik Ervell, etc. Keep your eyes open for editorials he will be popping up in later this year including Dazed and confused, useless, Vision, Clam, and details to name few.

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Russian men are a bit far behind when it comes to conquering the modeling scene. I mean, the likes of Natalia Vodianova and Natasha Poly (full surname: Polevshchikova) made waves long before the first male model superstar ever came into prominence! That is if there is already one in our midst, which I doubt.

Wiener Models' Tomasz Pastyrczak is super hot! The thing is, male models almost always need to show skin and lots of them do, but Tomasz' sex appeal goes beyond the usual oh-he's-so-fucking-hot-and-sexy! cliché that is so common nowadays, you could puke! I guess, he's doing fine with lots of hot edits and some relatively awesome campaigns, but he needs to get one big gig soon in order to maintain his momentum as one of the industry's rising stars...

Yeah, I know he's been around for a few seasons already, but he's got that distinctive appeal that is quite timeless. I don't think I'll tire looking at his face!

[ A gallery of his editorials and campaigns after the jump ]

At the young age of 17, Brazilian hopeful Francisco Lachowski conquered the modeling scene via his winning the Ford Supermodel contest. But of course, a title is nothing without the modeling gigs that supposedly come right after. Here's the latest updates so far...

A Dior Homme campaign for F/W 2009 remains his most prestigious assignment. A recent interview noted how Labowski was all praises for Karl Lagerfeld whom he described as very educated and treat people equally, unlike some others who treat models like garbage.

Quite opinionated for a seventeen year old and rightly so!