Alex Lundqvist (born 14 April 1972) is a

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Career

His modelling career began in the summer of 1996, when he met photographer Bruce Weber and Sean Patterson, a Wilhelmina agent, who tracked him down after spotting his photo in an obscure publication. Immediately,

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booked him for a worldwide campaign with

Helena Christensen Helena Christensen (born 25 December 1968) is a Danish fashion model. She is a former Victoria's Secret Angel, co-founder and original creative director for ''Nylon'' magazine, and she is a supporter of funding for breast cancer organizations an ...

shot by Bruce Weber. This led to doing the Lagerfeld campaigns in Europe and

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in the US. He has appeared in magazines such as '' GQ'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Top Model'' and was interviewed on

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's ''

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'' with his best friend and fellow model

Mark Vanderloo Mark Vanderloo (born 24 April 1968 in Waddinxveen) is a Dutch model and actor. As a model, he is known for his work with Hugo Boss. As an actor, he is the face of Commander Shepard in the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. Vanderloo is regarded as a super ...

. He was chosen for the 1995 Guess campaign with

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and

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. He starred in the 2014 film ''The Limit'' as Chris and has appeared in the film ''Maki'' in 2018. He also appeared as Fergie's love interest in Fergie's music video, " Clumsy." Alex and

Amber Valletta Amber Evangeline Valletta (born February 9, 1974) is an American model and actress. She began her career as a fashion model, landing her first of 17 American '' Vogue'' covers in February 1993. During the 1990s, Valletta reached the status of su ...

starred in

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' 30th anniversary campaign shot by

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. Alex is considered of the 10 most iconic male models of all time by Models.com. He is signed to

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References

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