Corey Baptiste (1991 – Present)
Corey Baptiste is known as a ‘one of a kind’ among black male models, as well as one of the most successful male models in the fashion industry.
The young model studied criminal law at John Jay College, where he was scouted by his friend and manager, Brandon Wilson during his last semester. He began his modeling career in 2009 and signed with VNY in 2010.
He is recognized as one of the money guys, an elite group of male models known to be designer favorites; frequently booking campaigns and runway shows, and collecting huge sums of money. Corey is the only black model in the group.
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He has worked with many big brands and continues to rake in successes, though he faces racial discrimination sometimes. For that reason, he devotes his platform to actively speaking against discrimination in the fashion industry from his personal experiences.
