After scouting nine countries for nine men, the aptly titled '9 countries, 9 men' competition that Calvin Klein have been running since last year is hottening up: The finalists are in, with the winner to be announced in April. Thousands of wannabe models attended the in-store castings and sent their photos in to the website, and of the many who applied, a prestigious judging panel (including current Klein beau Jamie Dornan and Devon Parsons from Select Model Management) have narrowed the competition down to one finalist per country.
The European search celebrates the launch of Calvin Klein Underwear's new steel range, featuring nine new colour ways representing the flag of each participating country - England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Spain and Sweden. We'll be backing toned Laurence Cope, who at only 19 years old is doing a very good job of representing England. Visit the website now to vote for your pick. Backing your country has never been so attractive, literally.
Ever fancied yourself as the next Mark Wahlberg, Jamie Dornan or Freddie Ljungberg? Today could be your big chance - Calvin Klein underwear have recently announced that their next UK in-store male model casting event will be taking place today, between 12pm and 5pm, at their Calvin Klein Jeans store on Regents Street, London. The prestigious panel of judges is said to include their current underwear muse - actor and model - Jamie Dornan, executives from renowned Select Model Management and key members of the media industry.
Ladies, get excited: Calvin Klein Underwear's "9 Countries, 9 Men, 1 Winner" contest has kicked off, and there's going to be plenty of eye candy for months.
As a refresher, Calvin Klein is looking for its next great male underwear model. The company's current leading man, Jamie Dornan, who co-stars in the fall underwear and jeans ads with Eva Mendes, is helping judges around the world choose the next bod of greatness. The UK's first round of walk-in castings took place Saturday at London's House of Fraser, where Devon Parsons, head of the men's division at Select Model Management, helped judge the waiting hopefuls.
Photographs from the castings both in London and the other countries up for the title can be viewed on 9countries9men.com. As part of the selection process, all photo submissions will be judged by a panel including Dornan, Parsons and key members of the media and Calvin Klein staff. Judges will select one finalist from each participating country, with the finalists being announced in February 2010. From those finalists, one winner will be selected in April 2010. The winner will earn a one-year modelling contract with Select and a luxury trip for two to South Africa.
Interested in enterting the competition? The UK still has six more dates...
Oh, Calvin Klein. We knew we could count on you when you put out those ad pictures of Jamie Dornan and Eva Mendes. And now, you're continuing your pattern of finding dreamy men for the world to ogle. Thanks.
Calvin Klein has announced a pan-European male model search, which will find the most attractive men from nine countries to feature in ads for the brand's new line of underwear, Steel. Each style will be based on the colour of the spotlighted model's home country.
Guys from England, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Greece, Sweden, the Netherlands and Russia are welcome to enter the contest, which will be judged by Dornan and representatives from his agency, Select Model Management. The winner will receive a one-year modelling contract and the admiration of plenty of fans across the globe. Interested? Apply online or in Calvin Klein stores.
