Jean-Luc Quevauvilliers

Jean-Luc Gino Quevauvilliers (born December 19, 1987 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African model. After being discovered by a New York City modeling agency in late 2005, he quickly became one of the industry's youngest, high-fashion male models in United States of America. He has since appeared in numerous advertisement campaigns and walked the runway for elite fashion designers including Tommy Hilfiger, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani and Valentino. Jean-Luc is widely known for his extensive charity work, which include the writing of an educational book entitled "Shared Wisdom", which was announced as the official book of the World AIDS Conference in 2006. The same year he designed a collection of graphic t-shirts "SYNC", which was briefly sold in Macy's, where all proceeds went towards local charities. The collection was supported by designer, Patricia Fields. He has also appeared in numerous Public Service Announcements with actress, Rosario Dawson which have been broadcast on MTV around the world. Jean-Luc has previously produced and hosted major charity parties in New York City, including a Halloween Party for kids living with HIV/AIDS, and an exclusive annual Christmas Toy Drive, where celebrities such as Dita Von Teese, Marc Jacobs, Sarah Jessica Parker, Janice Dickinson, Debbie Harry, Nicky Hilton, Kelis and Calvin Klein had attended.

Towards the end 2007, Jean-luc got more involved behind-the-scenes of the fashion industry. He took up a full-time position in styling and wardrobe coordination, becoming a style correspondent for numerous American Fashion magazines, producing fashion shows and guest appearing on international style television programs.

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