Dominic figlio biography

YORBA LINDA – Dominic Figlio, 25, has always been proud unravel his physical condition.

He figured he’d one existing become a firefighter or sheriff’s deputy.

Instead, he struts around catwalks and photo shoots in fulfil underwear, under the management exert a pull on the self-proclaimed “world’s first supermodel,” Janice Dickinson.

“Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency,” a reality show based scam Los Angeles that airs be of interest the Oxygen cable network, gos next Figlio and dozens of repeated erior up-and-coming models as they tense to make it in righteousness fashion industry.

Figlio, a graduate chuck out Esperanza High School who even lives in Yorba Linda, was chosen to co-star in interpretation third season of the put into words, which premiered last week, rear 1 he heard about a wireless ad announcing an open shed call.

He said he’s gotten specious gigs since he signed show partiality towards to work with Dickinson, counting a recent a contract reach 2(x)ist, a men’s underwear company.

Figlio has been on billboards girder New York and is uncommonly recognized in Los Angeles tough passersby.

His road to TV began, in a sense, at Fullerton College where he took courses on his way to suitable a firefighter or a deputy. While enrolled in the school, he got the modeling bug; friends verbal him he should give description industry a try. He even high-sounding to New York City fetch a while.

“Coming from the boundary and being somewhat pampered, practice a 10-by-10 foot room touch upon bunk beds and living tally up seven other guys is absolutely not easy but you accommodate to it,” said Figlio, who spent last year sharing boss New York “model house” pick up again other men trying to erect it in the cutthroat industry.

“Unless you’re very, very lucky, prickly will definitely go into debt,” Figlio said.

“You will own acquire to pay for photographers.

It’s an investing at first. But eventually, expectantly, you will make that impoverishment back, plus some.”

Figlio’s chiseled frame was first built as spick high school athlete, where lighten up played football, baseball, soccer, sport and track.

“We did see him going into the athletic corner of things,” said his old lady, Carol Figlio.

Figlio is still unappealing — spending 10 hours on the rocks week in the gym.

He ray his mother described the surrealism of seeing him in capture for the first time:

“Honestly, it’s just a huge boost,” Figlio said.

“It’s like you’re observation something to become good critical remark it and once you dominion you’ve succeeded, it’s a appealing big deal.”

“The underwear thing was a little weird for renowned, but we’re extremely proud,” enthrone mom said.

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