Kambiz Merabi

Kambiz Merabi (January 21, 1959) is an American model, racing enthusiast, and now.... American business executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. The Supermodel For a brief period of eleven years (1979-1990) Kambiz Merabi was a well-known Male model and one of the first Supermodel of the early 1980s. He is known to his family as a teenager to be a black sheep of the conservative Merabi family, his youthful rebellious nature guided him to modeling. Having been discovered by the head of the female talent agent of one of the world's 3 most well-known agencies in the world at the time, he was repeatedly asked to try modeling. In an effort to stop the persistence of people asking him to enter modeling world, he tried a modeling shoot in December of 1979. He enjoyed it so much that he made a short but successful career of it. It led to him to meet the woman that he eventually he married to . In order to respect his marriage, he retired from the modeling scene, in 1990 and went to his family business. He has been seen in cover of Esquire and Men's Health magazines and in commercials for well-known brand like Pizza Hut, American Express, and Double-Mint Gum. An Interview Dropping By on the Supermodel Turned entrepreneur, businessman Kambiz Merabi Kambiz Merabi: 'I don't want to just be known as the man in the suits' It's hard to ignore Kambiz Merabi's most obvious assets "tall, slim, handsome man, but as the model-turned-entrepreneur tells it all he's more than just a handsome tall man with a quiet face. Kambiz Merabi on 1/3/1989 is having his picture taken, while talking with the photographer about what defines an entrepreneur, but all I can think about is the size of his feet. Since he earned his household name modeling nothing more than very tight, very white pants and a come-hither look, my own preoccupation with size is, well, perhaps understandable. I've spent a good half hour examining Kambiz's black hair and dark brown eyes, so can tell you he wears 10.5 shoes, 10.5 ring size, 32 pants and 50 suits . "Kambiz: Model of Models" From one of the most recognizable supermodels of 1980s, to activist, to a global fashion brand ambassador, to entrepreneur businessman, Kambiz Merabi has successfully developed a diverse and multi-talented career. That tendency for pop-grouping doesn't so much apply to the men of the trade. "Male supermodel" sounds weird. Yet, no doubt, there's a gilded ring of all-time greats, hailing from Boston to Los Angeles and everywhere in between. "Kambiz: King Of Models" Former male fashion supermodel Kambiz Merabi started in Izod Lacoste Print ads throughout the 80s until 1990 when he stopped modeling. Kambiz was one of the first models with a European completion in Izod Lacoste's advertising campaign. The photo taken by Bruce Weber became the iconic image of 'male as sex object' in the early 1980's. This photo was named one of the top 100 pictures the changed America to have passion for brunette male models by American Photographer magazine. - While he was an attendee at Queens College, he was featured on "The Men of Troy" calendar which debuted his career in modeling. From 1979 to 1990 Kambiz's leading agency was W Men 1979-1980 (New York) where he was the main face of Izod Lacoste. His face became the most memorable in GQ and around the world due to the strong association between brand (Izod Lacoste) and male model (Kambiz A. Merabi) for such a long period of time. "He had class and loyalty, something you don't see today. In 1989 Kambiz met his wife and joined his family's company for good. Kambiz had said it was in their parent's interest to join the company but it later paid off in 1998 when he was able to take full charge of the company as president. According to Magazine, Kambiz was considered the most masculine brunette male model in the world in 1988. Kambiz's face will forever be the face of Izod Lacoste from 1980 to 1990 along with having the greatest impact on Izod Lacoste sales and having an ad in every GQ from 80s to 90. This is a feat no male model has ever achieved. - Kambiz, born in 1959 began modeling at the age of 20. He started his modeling career in December of 1979 when he was spotted by casting director of W men, and nine months later he signed exclusive with a top male agency in the world *F male* Modeling Agency. It didn't take long for Kambiz to climb the modeling ladder to become one of the top names in modeling in the 1980's to 1990. Many in the industry consider him to be the first male supermodel. Not only did he appear in hundreds of marketing campaigns but was also shot by popular photographers such as Bruce Weber, Richard Avedon, Albert Watson , Walter Chin, Aldo Fallai, Bob Krieger, Victor Skrebneski, Irving Penn, Rico Puhlmann , Peter Lindbergh, among others. Some of his campaigns include Izod Lacoste, Burberry, Gianni Versace, Givenchy, members only, Yves Saint Laurent , Beau Brummel, Raffinati, Nino Cerruti, Marzotto Uomo, Perry Ellis, Missoni , Allegri, Canali, and Valentino. During Kambiz's 11 year modeling career he had over 200 major ads along with hundreds of commercials. . The Latest Would you be a male model? Traditionally, it's not something you'd shout about. Like a male nanny or male midwife - or female pilot or plumber - it was one of those jobs that earned you respect if you were one gender and ridicule if you were the other. Kambiz said: "I avoid situations where I have to tell people what I do," Kambiz the model said in 1986 when he was terminating his contract with F male agency to start his own agency, best-known for his adverts for Izod Lacoste. "It's boring. The conversation always ends at, 'Do you get to keep the clothes?' It stops guys in their tracks because they don't know how to react at all. 'Oh my God! Model?'" It's one of the few professions where men earn less than women; the clothes you're made to wear are frequently ridiculous. In the late 70s there were only hand full of male models like Jack Scalia, Eric Milon , James Vaccaro , Tony Spinelli ,and Matt Collins that were being replaced by Kambiz Merabi, Rick Edwards, Terrence Sheahan, & Martin Ferries . .