Roland Bunce
Roland Bunce may not strike you as someone whose face could grace the posters of Gucci, Versace or even Next, but he could be doing just that in a few weeks time. The 24-year-old from Belfast is currently the top entrant in a competition by retailer Next to find Britain’s next model.
Roland is the ‘victim’ of internet pranksters, who assured his top spot after his appearance caught their eye.
Since his profile was launched, more than 10,000 have ‘liked’ him on Facebook, and he was the most talked about person on Reddit.
Using Facebook, the computer science graduate said: ‘Thanks for all for the support and thanks to the person who started the group, I’m overwhelmed.’
The Next ‘Make Me a Model 2011’ competition launched on Monday and has so far had more than 5,000 entries. Entries close on June 28.
The winner will scoop a cheque for £2,000 alongside a photoshoot and an introduction to modelling agency Storm.
The url to vote for Roland is http://www.next.co.uk/model-competition-2011/vote-for-me-idgek9j984/
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