Congratulations on winning the Men’s Folio Model Of The Year 2021 competition. Have you had time to process your success since the announcement last year?
I was on a FaceTime call with a friend of mine whom I had met through the competition. When the Instagram post announcing my win went up, I remember jumping up and down in my room and screaming with my friend through the phone. It was an incredibly surreal experience, realising that I was a step closer to having my hopes and dreams materialised. I was also really flabbergasted with myself — I was someone who had no background in this industry, no idea how it worked at all and yet, I managed to clinch such a coveted position. It was only after a month or two when the realisation I had won settled in. It was also then when I managed to answer my own question: How did I win? It wasn’t through charisma or innate talent, it was grit. It was pure grit and determination to be the best version of myself. Every single hardship I had faced during the competition was only but a stepping stone towards the path of success I was paving for myself.
Can you let the readers in on yourself?
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