David Gandy

David James Gandy is an English model. After winning a televised competition in 2001, Gandy became a successful model. In an industry dominated by extremely thin men, Gandys muscular build caught the eye of Italian fashion designers Dolce amp Gabbana. For several years, the duo featured him in their campaigns and fashion shows, ultimately leading other designers to move to a more masculine standard. Gandy has been the face of DampGs Light Blue fragrance since 2006, shooting multiple campaigns and touring internationally as the brands ambassador. The increase in his popularity and name recognition resulted in a broad portfolio of clients, magazine covers, editorial photo shoots, interviews, industry awards and television appearances.

Gandy was born in Billericay, Essex, England, the son of workingclass parents who ran a property and freight company. In his youth, he wanted to be a veterinary surgeon but his school marks were not high enough. While attending university, he went to work for Auto Express, delivering the latest Porsches and Jaguars to the track for testing. Before graduating from the University of Gloucestershire, where he was studying multimedia computing and marketing, Gandys flatmate entered him into a modelsearch competition on ITVs This Morning hosted by Richard and Judy. OnJune 2001, the 21yearold Gandy won the competition which included a contract with Select Model Management in London.

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