Oraine Barrett on His "First Time"

Jamaican-born supermodel-to-be and Rod 2.0 fave Oraine Barrett shares his first time in this interview at Beauty Confessional. His first time modeling, that is.

I was only 19 when i started modeling. My brother called me and asked me if i wanted to accompany his girlfriend to a [competition]. I was in shock because I had never thought of doing modeling. I thought was just for wealthy and certain types of people. Me and my brother's girlfriend got into the semi-final where she was eliminated. I ended up winning the competition which is the Male Face of Jamaica and the Male Face of the Caribbean  2004. My manager then brought me to NY where he introduced me to almost all the agencies. After a week of deliberating about which one would best suit me, we decided to go with Major Model Management. The rest is history.

Oraine Barrett recently covered the OUT summer double issue and says if he had a choice of any cover  he "would love to be on Vanity Fair" because it is "seen in almost every country." That's a great ambition because with very rare exception VF covers are very monochromatic.

Oh and for those who don't know and/or haven't heard the story behind Oraine famous facial scar, here is the explanation. It's a very moving story.

Oraine Barrett is represented by Major Models
Photos: Richard Phibbs for Condé Nast Sport and Style

Oraine Barrett Confessions of a Male Supermodel [BC]

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Comments

[Brien]

one of the most appealing thing about Oraine's scar is that he didn't get it being a thug, or in prison, but as a victim. I have a cousin who has a similar story of a scar and he has the most difficult time finding work. most would-be employers see the scar and immediately think that he got it as a result of being in jail. now Oraine, with his scar, is in one of the highest paying profession in the world. thanks for the post Rod.
Brien

[S. Flemming]

I must be naive ... but it would never dawn upon me to say that somebody with a scar on his face was in jail or in a gang. Damn, that's just so ... I don't even know. I know people with facial scars they got from childhood falls or any number of things. But maybe it's just me. Nonetheless, he's quite handsome and I'm glad it is not holding him back.

[D.]

Another of my favorite models....I actually like his scar, and happy people FINALLY stopped retouching it out of pictures....(I think it started with Flaunt)

[ReggieH]

Rod, you can be late with posts anytime you want to, so long as you bring Oraine along (Late Slip not necessary!:)

PS: I think what you imagine when you see someone with a scar depends on where you are/where you live. While some scarring I recognize as being from African rituals, so many of the scars on guys here are from fights, etc, that it's become 'natural' to make that kind of assumption.

[slimas]

He's a pretty hot guy n i personally know his scar was'nt from jail or being a gangster.This hottie was rob and slashed in his face by some caused by some jealous bitch