Alex Lundqvist
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Alex Lundqvist is a male Swedish model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

. He is a professional paintball player for the team Jersey Authority in the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) and formerly Russian Legion
Russian Legion (paintball team)
The Russian Legion is a professional paintball team based in Moscow, Russia that plays in the PRO division .-2005:...

 in the Paintball Sports Promotion (PSP) National X Ball League (NXL
NXL
The NXL was a paintball league based in the United States. The league consisted of franchised and non-franchised teams, and was owned by the franchise teams. NXL competition was held in conjunction with PSP events...

). He is also the brother of professional paintball player Maximus Lundqvist of Stockholm Joy Division. He currently resides in New York.

His modeling career began in the summer of 1994, when he met photographer Bruce Weber
Bruce Weber (photographer)
Bruce Weber is an American fashion photographer and occasional filmmaker. He is most widely known for his ad campaigns for Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Pirelli, Abercrombie & Fitch, Revlon, and Gianni Versace, as well as his work for Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Elle, Life, Interview, and Rolling Stone...

 and Sean Patterson, a Wilhelmina agent, who tracked him down after spotting his photo in an obscure publication. Immediately, Versace booked him for a worldwide campaign with Helena Christensen
Helena Christensen
Helena Christensen is a Danish fashion model, Victoria's Secret Angel, beauty queen, and photographer. She has also served as creative director for Nylon magazine, designed clothing, and supported funding for breast cancer organizations and other charities.-Early life:Christensen was born in...

 shot by Bruce Weber. This led to doing the Lagerfeld
Lagerfeld
* Karl Otto Lagerfeld, né Lagerfeldt , German fashion designer, artist and photographer* Steven Lagerfeld, the editor of The Wilson Quarterly- Lagerfelt :* Caroline "Carolyn" Eugenie Lagerfelt...

 campaigns in Europe and Guess in the US.

He has appeared in magazines such as GQ, Playgirl, Elle, L'Uomo Vogue, Top Model and was interviewed on MTV's "House of Style" with his best friend and fellow model Mark Vanderloo
Mark Vanderloo
Mark Vanderloo is a Dutch model. At age 22, Vanderloo entered the University of Amsterdam to study history...

.

He was chosen for the 1995 Guess campaign with Laetitia Casta
Laetitia Casta
Laetitia Marie Laure Casta is a French model and actress.-Early life:Laetitia Casta was born in Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France. Her mother, Line Blin, is from Normandy. Her father, Dominique Casta, is from Corsica. She has an older brother, Jean-Baptiste, and a younger sister, Marie-Ange...

 and Valeria Mazza
Valeria Mazza
Valeria Raquel Mazza Is an Argentine supermodel.She was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, and discovered when she was only 16 years old by hairstylist Roberto Giordano. She rose to fame in 1996 when she appeared on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover with Tyra Banks, Guess and presented the San...

.

He is signed to Wilhelmina Models
Wilhelmina Models
Wilhelmina Models is a modeling agency founded in 1967 by the model Wilhelmina Cooper and her husband Bruce Cooper in Manhattan Starting in 2010, Wilhelmina Models started a sub-brand called "Digital Empire Modeling" for new digital-era modeling talents....

 in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

.

Currently he has been spotted as being Fergie's boyfriend in Fergie's new video, "Clumsy
Clumsy (Fergie song)
"Clumsy" is a song by American recording artist Fergie from her debut album, The Dutchess. The song was released as the album's fifth and final single on September 25, 2007. It was written by Fergie, Bobby Troup and will.i.am, who also produced the track. It was partially recorded in Los Angeles...

."

He speaks fluent English, Swedish and German and a bit of Italian and French.

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