The Italian-American model rose to fame by starring on the covers of romance novels. (Fabio) He instead followed the advice of his then girlfriend and flew to America to pursue a modelling career. After just 15 minutes with Ford Models agency in Manhattan, he secured a contract. He modelled for Gap and Nintendo. More @Wikipedia
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