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IN CONVERSATION|MATTHEW McGUE
Name|Matthew McGue
Age|23
Hometown|Norwalk, Ohio
How did you get discovered?
I was at Put 'N' Bay, which is a small island in Lake Erie where a lot of drinking goes down. I was at one of the swim up bars when a fellow model approached me and asked if I was one. I replied "no" and as most fellow drinkers know, the drunk conversation started between us and jokingly I brushed it off until the next day I got a call from a model scout that heard about me from the drunk model I had met. He asked if I would meet him in New York, which I did, interested to see if I could becomes one. The scout shopped me around to all the agencies he knew but they all turned me down, saying I was too big to actually model. So that in turn pushed me to slim down and prove to all these agencies that I could be one and be a successful one, and here I am!
What were you doing prior to modeling?
I was studying recreational therapy at the university of Toledo and bouncing at the local college bars there!
People would be surprised to know that I...
am the baby of five children and all my older siblings are girls! Yes, a lot of sisters!
What's your latest obsession?
Sushi, just started liking it! Another one, finding more fashionable style for myself!
Your most prize possession?
My college degree certificate and my grandfather's arrow that he gave me before he passed.
Growing up, who did you look up to as your hero?
My dad, would work three jobs just to make sure food was on the table.
When is the last time you said, "I Love You" to someone?
My mother before I came to here to NYC!
Three adjectives that best describes you:
Energetic, Outgoing and Respectful
Describe your personal style:
Casual, fitting and stylish
Your favorite place you have travel to:
Tennessee great smokey mountains, because that is where my family visits every year to visit and where we spread my grandfather's ashes! There are a lot motorcycle bikers in my family!
Your favorite film and scene from the film:
Goonies—Scene: Where they ask Chuck to do the "Truffle Shuffle"
Your favorite sport:
Sport: Baseball
Team: Cleveland Indians
Team: Cleveland Indians
Player: Michael Brantley
If there's a destination or item you would recommend us to check out or visit about your native country/city or town, what would you recommend?
Norwalk, Ohio—Blutos Bar and Grill or my grandfather's ranch
Your motto in life:
Work Hard, Play Hard, "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."—Helen Keller
Your motto in life:
Work Hard, Play Hard, "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."—Helen Keller
If you were given a indie cable show, what type of show would it be? Which song would you choose as your theme song?
Me and my buddies from frat traveling to different colleges across the US, partying it up! Theme song: Rehab by Graffitti The World
Your wish for 2015?
Make enough money where I don't have to be a model anymore!
Clothing: Grey fitted pullover by Donrad Duncan; denim shirt and jacket, both by Alex Mill; navy t-shirt by Baldwin; trench coat by Marni; jeans by Hudson; v neck cardigan vest by Marc by Marc Jacobs; all other clothing & belt, Matthew's own
Clothing: Grey fitted pullover by Donrad Duncan; denim shirt and jacket, both by Alex Mill; navy t-shirt by Baldwin; trench coat by Marni; jeans by Hudson; v neck cardigan vest by Marc by Marc Jacobs; all other clothing & belt, Matthew's own
MODEL AGENT|AGENCY:
Mayra Flores|Q Model Management
IMAGES|CONCEPT|CASTING|John Tan
MODEL|Matthew McGue|Q Model Management
Special thanks to Mayra Flores and the men's board at Q Model Management; RJ Sowers and Megan Maguire at Maguire Steele PR; Matthew for his enthusiasm and time shooting with JTC!
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MATTHEW McGUE' S SELF PORTRAIT
MATTHEW McGUE' S SELF PORTRAIT
