By Marcellas Reynolds ·December 8, 2020December 8, 2020
All this month, essence.com will present TWENTY, THE REMIX—three digital exhibits I curated celebrating excellence in the worlds of acting, art, and fashion. Continuing with a theme I love, exalting Black greatness while telling our stories, these galleries showcase those who pave the way for the next generations.
Did you know that I got my start in entertainment as a model? And so did Boris Kodjoe, Jason Olive, and Richard Roundtree? In TWENTY BLACK MALE MODELS YOU SHOULD KNOW, I give you a brief history of the Black male model’s impact and importance, much as I did in my book, Supreme Models, which celebrates iconic Black women. I believe models have the power to change the way the world sees people of color while defying European standards of beauty. They are not just pretty faces and, in the case of these beautiful men, a set of rock-hard abs!
01Adonis BossoL’Officiel Hommes Germany by Nacho Alegre 
02Alton MasonGQ Australia by Nathaniel Goldberg 
03Boris KodjoeEssence March 2005 
04Broderick HunterEssence July 2018 by Michael Rowe 
05Charles WilliamsonGQ October 1982 by Rico Puhlmann 
06Corey BaptisteAugust Man October 2014 by Chiun-Kai Shih 
07David AgbodjiArchetype November 2015 by Ben Lamberty 
08De’Laney OrtizHercules Magazine Fall: Winter 2021 by Casper Kofi 
09Fernando CabralMen’s Health UK July 2019 by Jon Gorrigan 
10Geron McKinleyAt Large Magazine Spring:Summer 2018 by Randall Mesdon 
11Hal DeWindt 
12Jason Olive and Tyra BanksGQ February 1996 by Fabrizio Ferri 
13Lono BrazilLono Brazil by Marcus Tondo / Indigitalimages.com 
14Luka SabbatSID Pre-Fall 2015 by Yu Cong 
15Marcellas Reynolds and Veronica WebbSplash Magazine December 2019 by Maria Ponce 
16Michael WardArena Homme by Alasdair McLellan 
17Oliver KumbiGQ.com by Daniel Jackson 
18Rashid SilveraGQ April 1983 by Eric Boman 
19Renauld WhiteGQ November 1979 by Bob Krieger 
20Richard RoundtreeEBONY Fashion Fair 1967 
21Salomon DiazEsquire September 2019 by Christian Anwander 
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