Aniq, Chris, Fahd and Pierre are the bright, beautiful and bold breakout stars who conquered the caltwalks, &nbsp;campaigns and editorial spreads of today's fashion scene.

Beyond a stellar stride and ability to bring designer creations to life, the modern castings of today are all about personality. Following their debut on runways, campaigns and editorial spreads, meet the four models to watch; Annie, Fahd, Chris and Pierre.

Pierre, 19

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 Describe yourself in four words... Wannabe hot and mysterious.
 
 What was your professional highlight of 2023? I was featured in the recent Levi&rsquo;s campaign.
 
 And your personal one? I&rsquo;ve got to say, walking in Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Kuala Lumpur (MBFWKL) was a major highlight. It marked my very first runway experience, and I had an absolute blast. Plus, it provided a fantastic opportunity for me to make a name for myself in the world of modelling and fashion.
 
 What&rsquo;s your favourite song of the year? Who told you by J Hus and Drake.
 
 What&rsquo;s the strangest dream you had in 2023? The world got taken over by these pretty awful aliens, and they had this creepy ability to infect everyone. So, we all had to hunker down in bunkers, but the catch was that I had to bunk with strangers since family and friends had disappeared during the chaos. To top it off, my first ex-girlfriend was my quarantine buddy. Then, things took a strange turn, and I think I got attacked, and I woke up in a cold sweat, completely shocked.
 
 What&rsquo;s the best piece of advice you got in 2023? To stick to my own path. In the world of modelling, there&rsquo;s no one-size-fits-all approach. Some choose to go through agencies, others prefer getting a manager, and some opt to freelance. What&rsquo;s important to remember is that what works for one model may not work for you, and that&rsquo;s perfectly okay. The right path will reveal itself when the time is right.
 
 What&rsquo;s the one thing you wish to do before the end of 2023? I&rsquo;m on a mission to snag myself a new bike, and I&rsquo;ve got my heart set on a particular one. I&rsquo;m determined to make it happen before the year is through.
 
 How do you see yourself in five years from now? I&rsquo;m looking forward to wrapping up my studies and taking my modelling career global. And who knows, I might even kick-start that social media agency with my partner by then. Fingers crossed for the future!
 
 What&rsquo;s the one question you wish to be asked? And what would be your answer? What&rsquo;s your favourite part of modelling? I think it&rsquo;s pretty cool to meet new folks. Every time I do, I get to hang out with all these different people, each with their unique faces and personalities. It keeps things exciting because every shoot is at a different place, with fresh ideas to explore, and chances to pick up new things. Modelling has surprisingly boosted my self-esteem too. Back in the day, I was pretty low on confidence, but now, I feel like it&rsquo;s given me more self-worth, plus the chance to connect with some really awesome folks.
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Fahd, 23

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 Describe yourself in four words... Detailed, perfectionist and easy-going
 
 What was your professional highlight of 2023? I had the opportunity to work on the JD Sport SEA Summer &lsquo;23 Campaign, and I was flown to Jakarta for Indonesia Fashion Week (IFW23).
 
 And your personal one? I graduated with a degree in IT after five years.
 
 What&rsquo;s your favourite song of the year? Backstreet Girl by D4vd.
 
 What&rsquo;s the best piece of advice you got in 2023? Something I often remind myself of is the importance of being both frugal and humble. It&rsquo;s crucial to maintain a sense of gratitude for what I&rsquo;ve accomplished in the modelling industry and life in general. Sometimes, we achieve dreams that others aspire to, and it&rsquo;s easy to overlook that fact.
 
 What does a good day look like to you? Start my day with a cup of coffee and then dive into activities that I&rsquo;m truly passionate about &mdash; that&rsquo;s the way I like to roll.
 
 What does a bad day look like to you? Getting up way too early and not getting enough sleep to tackle tasks that I&rsquo;m not particularly excited about, or on those days when there&rsquo;s not much on the agenda &mdash; that&rsquo;s a struggle.
 
 How do you see yourself in 5 years from now? I aspire to venture into international modelling and test the limits of my capabilities in the industry. Alongside that, I&rsquo;m eyeing the prospect of starting a business. It&rsquo;s all about realising my dreams and ultimately achieving financial freedom.
 
 What&rsquo;s the one question you wished to be asked? And what would be your answer? Whether I&rsquo;m happy with what I&rsquo;m doing now? Absolutely, yes! The warm and supportive people in the industry bring so much joy and motivation to what I&rsquo;m currently pursuing. Building new friendships and being surrounded by a positive circle of friends is a tremendous help in chasing my dreams.
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Aniq, 26

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 Describe yourself in four words... Grateful, consistent, willful, joyful.
 
 When did you start modelling? And how did you get started? I got into modelling back in 2017 when my sister and I joined a fashion student&rsquo;s &ldquo;twin power&rdquo; project shoot. We&rsquo;d always dreamed of being models, but that dream had to wait while I focused on my law degree. Fast forward to 2021, a year after graduating, I auditioned for Themodelslabkl and got signed in 2022. That&rsquo;s when my modelling journey really took off. I&rsquo;ve had the chance to work with cool local and international brands, and even strutted my stuff on various runways, all thanks to my awesome manager, Aiman Rahim.
 
 What&rsquo;s your personal highlight of 2023? The standout moment of 2023 for me was collaborating on a campaign shoot with Kit Woo for his 2022 collection. He&rsquo;s one of my favourite local fashion designers who not only allowed me to debut at Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week in 2022 for his brand but also gave me this incredible opportunity in 2023. I walked in eight shows this year, including Kit Woo&rsquo;s, but working with him remains the highlight of my year. He was the first to open the doors for me at KLFW 2022 and continued to include me in a campaign shoot.
 
 What&rsquo;s your favourite song of the year? Back On 74 by Jungle.
 
 What&rsquo;s the strangest dream you had in 2023? I had this really bizarre dream where I dreamt that I was asleep and dreaming. The strange part was, when I &ldquo;woke up&rdquo; in that dream, I wasn&rsquo;t quite awake in reality. It was a total mind-bender!
 
 What&rsquo;s the best piece of advice you got in 2023? To be patient, and to trust the process regardless of how bad things may feel in the present. Tough times can linger, and it&rsquo;s easy to get caught up in thinking they&rsquo;ll never improve. However, I&rsquo;ve discovered that they inevitably do get better, and the key to that is simply trusting the process and having patience.
 
 What&rsquo;s the one thing you wish to do before the end of 2023? To hopefully reach 250k followers on TikTok. I&rsquo;ve been keeping up with my content consistently, and I&rsquo;m excited to see if I can make it happen. Fingers crossed!
 
 How do you see yourself in five years from now? I&rsquo;m hoping to be genuinely content with where I am in my career, but above all, my primary wish is for good health &mdash; that&rsquo;s something I&rsquo;d be extremely grateful for. Additionally, I&rsquo;d love to be in a position where I can give back to my parents in any way I can. Making them happy would bring me the greatest joy.
 
 What&rsquo;s the one question you wished to be asked? And what would be your answer? If I&rsquo;m happy with modelling and creating content for social media? And the answer is yes!
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Chris, 21

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 Describe yourself in four words... Try-hard, ambitious but chill.
 
 What was your professional highlight of 2023? In terms of my professional life, one of the significant moments was joining my current company around July/August. Since then, I&rsquo;ve been delving deeper into the corporate world, and it has been a valuable learning experience. On the modelling front, the standout moment was definitely shooting a fashion spread for a local magazine. It was an incredibly enjoyable experience.
 
 And your personal one? I went on a trip to Langkawi with my friends, and it was a fantastic time, except for how quickly my money seemed to vanish [Laughs].
 
 What&rsquo;s your favourite song of the year? Victony by Soweto, Don Toliver, Rema and Tempoe.
 
 What&rsquo;s the best piece of advice you got in 2023? You miss 100% of the shots you don&rsquo;t take.
 
 What&rsquo;s the one thing you wish to do before the end of 2023? My goal is to kick-start an online business by the end of this year. I&rsquo;m optimistic that everything will go smoothly, but even if there are hiccups along the way, I see it all as a valuable learning experience. I firmly believe that good things will come if we keep the hard work going.
 
 What does a good day look like to you? A productive yet chill day, hanging out with friends and family, and maybe throwing in a few beers for good measure [Laughs].
 
 How do you see yourself in five years from now? Ideally, I would have learned a thing or two, or perhaps even more, from my efforts to start a business, and by then, I hope to have a thriving, ongoing business.
 
 What&rsquo;s the one question you wished to be asked? And what would be your answer? What motivates me to do all the hard work I&rsquo;m doing right now? My primary motivation has always been my family. I grew up with a single mom, and I&rsquo;ll never forget the tired and drained look on her face from working four or five jobs at the time. While things are better now, I&rsquo;m determined to give back to my mom and my new family, to repay everything they&rsquo;ve done for me and then some. And, it would be pretty awesome to achieve financial freedom as early as possible [Laughs].
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Photography Edmund Lee Creative Direction &amp; Styling Syazil Abd Rahim Grooming Joey Yap Hair Nicole Ng

Interview: Meet the 4 models captivating Malaysian fashion in 2023

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