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Max Philisaire is a 27-year-old South Beach-based fitness trainer and aspiring model.  Originally from Haiti, he's lived in Florida since he was eight. Max comes by those cammies with the proper credentials: He's an Army vet who served in both Kosovo and Iraq.

In an introduction on connex24.7, he says he loves fashion and looks forward to making a place for himself as a model:

I think it might be harder in most markets for black male models to find work because marketing is geared towards the people that purchase the merchandise the most. A lot of black Black males don't wear the majority of the European fashion.  But that's been changing and it will continue to change as black men try out different trends and begin to get the feel of them.  I believe we'll see a wider range of models when a wider range of people get more into European fashion.

Yes, I think it is very hard to find an interesting proposal. There is less room for male models and there are a lot of us out there. It is like sales, you have to find out what the markert demands and give it to them but at a 200%.  I would like to work with anyone that can bring out the best of me.  I'm new to this industry and I'm not sure what will fit me best. I think to be successful I must be open to different fashion and modeling.

The pictures are from Max's MySpace gallery. The beach photo is by Evan Martin.