A creative director in Nigeria took social media users by surprise when he shared photos of his new model taken during a project.
The twist was the model, called Ali Olakunmi, was not the initial choice his team was going with. He was a homeless man whom they chose to do the shoot with while waiting for the first model they had booked.
However, after seeing the photos some users were stunned Ali was a homeless man with many saying he looked like he has been modelling for a long time.
I thought he was a model at first glance, he's a natural 😍😍😍
— MartinLutherQueen (@MadQueenLady) April 2, 2021
I hope this is an open door for him and that he'll take it and make his life better.
That scowl on his face and natural disinterest is the classic Agbero or street boy's look. He didn't have to practice it. His guys will be over the moon now with happiness. I am sure they are already telling him 'Ali, ma gbagbe awon tie o, konjeun lo ko de fi le awon boys o, Agba
— Olaide A. Omideyi (@OmideyiOlaide) April 2, 2021
The Creative Director, only known as Afolabi took to his handle to explain how he discovered this homeless man.
“I had a shoot today at Ikeja, while we were waiting for the model to arrive, we decided to meet with a guy (ALI) who was sleeping under the bridge to model for us,” he wrote.
In a video that was gone viral, Ali was seen sleeping on some rocks next to a rail line under a bridge along with one other.
When he was asked if he could take the job, he nodded. Afolabi stated that his team including a stylist, a designer and a photographer styled Ali for the shoot.
How it happened pic.twitter.com/5ZVe6gfTpb
— Your Landlord 🇳🇬 (@OgaLandlord_) April 5, 2021
“I would like to believe that Ali was born for this. His pose, his body structure and his skin tone were perfect,” Afolabi added.
I had a shoot today at ikeja, while were waiting for the model to arrive,we decided to meet with a guy(ALI) who was sleeping under the bridge to model for us . I would like to believe that Ali was born for this . His pose , his body structure and his skin tone was perfect. pic.twitter.com/3Dat0A9j9v
— AL (@afolabi_lagos) April 1, 2021
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