Celebrating these beautiful minds who decided to not rest on their looks but pursue higher learning.
We’re not talking about male models who studied on Models Schools or Catwalk Runway Show School, lol. NO.
Models who have university degrees, and what they studied at college. Our favourite faces studied while rising the ranks in the fashion world.
It’s lesser-known that some of these guys split their time between castings and classes, resulting in degrees that make them double—sometimes triple—threats.
Check Famous Male Models with Higher Education, enlist here:
David Gandy
At 18, tired of the monotonous life of his hometown, he decides to take the suitcases and go to the University of Gloucestershire to study Multimedia Marketing.
Simon Nessman
He was an avid player in his school’s basketball and rugby teams. Nessman received offers from both The University of The Fraser Valley and Quest University.
As of late 2013, Nessman returned to school in Canada to pursue his college basketball career attending Quest University In Squamish. He graduated from Quest in May 2017 and earned a Bachelor of Arts and Science.
Garrett Neff
Neff attended Bucknell University where he played Division I tennis. He graduated in 2007 with a degree in Business Management.
Miles McMillan
After graduating La Jolla Country Day School in 2007, he moved to New York City to study fine arts and painting, and received his bachelor’s degree of fine arts from NYU Steinhardt.
Zhao Lei
Zhao Lei is a Chinese model who is currently ranked #16 on models.com. His dream is to be a doctor and was studying for a medical degree before his successful modelling career.
Mitchell Slaggert
He studied mechanical engineering at the University of North Carolina.
Mark Vanderloo
He was born in Waddinxveen (The Netherlands) and studied History at the University of Amsterdam, graduating in 1999.
Nyle DiMarco
DiMarco grew up in Frederick, Maryland, where he attended the Maryland School for the Deaf, and went on to graduate from Gallaudet University in 2013, with a degree in mathematics.
Matthew Noszka
He attended Chartiers Valley High School in Pittsburgh. Noszka attended Point Park University on a basketball scholarship where he pursued a degree in business.
Pietro Boselli
He later went on to study mechanical engineering at University College London, graduating with a first class honours Bachelor of Engineering degree in 2010. He started his Doctor of Philosophy candidature in 2010.
During his PhD candidature, Boselli taught undergraduate mathematics to mechanical engineering students. He completed his PhD study on 16 February 2016.
But, remember: YOUR GRADES DON’T DEFINE YOUR INTELLIGENCE.
