Model to Watch | Micky Ayoub Exclusive

Nine­teen year-​​old Mikhael Ayoub, also known as Micky is the lat­est Request model to stand out from the pack. Only mod­el­ing for the last four months, he has quickly appeared in a num­ber of mag­a­zines, rang­ing from Inter­view to cov­eted British mag­a­zine 10 Men. How­ever, Micky’s quick rise comes as no sur­prise, as Request has a knack for sign­ing those rare gems. A Brazil­ian trans­plant, Micky is mak­ing a new life for him­self in the Big Apple and was gra­cious enough to share his expe­ri­ence over the last cou­ple months with us.

How were you discovered?

Micky Ayoub: My brother made me go to the open call.

How did you come to the deci­sion to become a model?

Micky Ayoub: My brother talked me into going to the open call then I real­ized that it’s a really good gig.

Photo by Zack­ery Michael

Do you recall your first shoot?

Micky Ayoub: Yeah, I wasn’t even with Request yet and one of my brother’s friends was shoot­ing Amber Rose and asked me to be in it and I was like of course I’ll do it and the shoot ended up being really cool.

What is your most mem­o­rable shoot to date?

Micky Ayoub: It was for this Ger­man mag­a­zine and I was cov­ered in fake blood, it was crazy.

Photo by Char Alfonzo

So, how did you like wear­ing all that leather for the Asher Levine shoot? The hot pants?

Micky Ayoub: Yeah it was cool, the clothes are really sick and the hot pants, they were really tight.

On to the more casual questions…how did you get the name Micky?

Micky Ayoub: My mom has called me Micky since I can remem­ber so I guess that.

How has your life changed in the last year?

Micky Ayoub: A lot, it’s crazy how much it has changed. I’ve been in New York for 8 months now, since then, some­thing new or dif­fer­ent has hap­pened everyday.

Photo by Shan­non Sinclair

Favorite color?

Micky Ayoub: Green.

Favorite food?

Micky Ayoub: Any­thing either Brazil­ian or Arabic.

Photo by Drew Jar­rett

What music are you cur­rently lis­ten­ing to?

Micky Ayoub: Nir­vana, Ramones and old school rock like The Bea­t­les, The Doors and I really like Lil Wayne too.

Are you into fash­ion? What is a typ­i­cal out­fit for you?

Micky Ayoub: I guess. Most of the clothes I [own], I have [made] or put some­thing on it and boots, skinny black jeans, a band tee and my leather jacket are my typ­i­cal outfit.

Photo by Gre­gory Harris

It’s the week­end and you have no book­ings, what are you doing?

Micky Ayoub: Cen­tral Park, I try to go there at least twice a week.

What does the future hold?

Micky Ayoub: I’m not sure – hope­fully good things, travel the world and fig­ure my self out and what I want to do with my life.