Waldo
South Africa
Occupation
Production House Assistant and Student
Age
24 years old
Who am I?

I am an ambitious young man who likes art, live performance and a glass of wine now and then with my friends. My friends and family are everything to me and I don't think I would have made it this far without them. I enjoy painting, reading a book and showing people I love them but what I love the most is fashion. I have always worn the weirdest clothes and the most exotic themes and I still do. I tried to keep up with the fashion trend even though financially it doesn't support me that much. But I try my best. I tried to watch every type of Fashion Show there is in the world because I love fashion so much. I think fashion or what you wear define you in a way, it represent your personality and what you think of yourself.


What do I think about The Fashion Hero TV series?

To tell you the truth I have so many dreams. I think you can't count them on your hands. I wanted to be a journalist, pilot, gynecologist, a psychologist and the list goes on. But I decided at the end to do film and now I'm studying film production and making at a private Institute in Johannesburg. And the reason I'm doing this is because I want to inspire people through my work and that is my biggest dream. To have an influence on someone. I want people to see me and say ''I want to be like this guy, not because he's perfect, not because he's beautiful; but because he is imperfect; because he's just another ordinary guy living his life". One of my biggest biggest dreams was to be a fashion model but unfortunately in South Africa most fashion industry's only take 1.83m to 2 m long men. So my biggest dream is to be on this show. Passion, passion, passion, passion. My passion is to change someone's day every single day. I think that is what drives me everyday, because waking up and knowing that I can help someone even if it's financially or emotionally, I feel good helping people and I don't have much but I know even that two rand or that smile will change someone's day. So I have a passion to change people's mindset, to change how people feel and that is why I chose the film industry and that's why I'm an artist, because I want people to feel a certain emotion. I want people to know it's fine to cry it's fine to feel happy it's fine to be you. Just be you and life will be amazing.


Why would I be a great role model for this generation and inspire people as the new face of The Fashion Hero?

How will I make a difference? That is the big question isn't it? Life is full of so much pain and unprivileged people. So being the next Fashion Hero I would try to change people's perspective and tell them that if each person, just one person that is privileged in this world gives something to those who have nothing, we can change the world person-by-person. The difference I want to make as the next Fashion Hero is that I want people to know: you are perfect in every single way. When I was in school I was rejected, I was bullied, just because I was different then other people. And it is ok to be different. But a wise women one said; named Maya Angelou;People may not remember exactly what you did, or what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel.; and I want to make people feel like they belong. That is the difference want to make as the next Fashion Hero.


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