Weekly Inspiration - Your Winners: Leonardo Corredor, Baptiste Giabiconi, and Gackt

Ladies and gentlemen, for this week's inspiration I'm happy to present your winners of the very first Inspiration Showdown! Venezuelan model, Leonardo Corredor.  French model, Baptiste Giabiconi.  Japanese rock star, Gackt. It was a total surprise to have ended up in a three-way tie.  I debated on running a quick poll between the three to have one winner, then I decided against it.  You guys voted for your favorites, three ended up winning, so it's only right to give you what you wanted.

For most of the poll, Leonardo was the leader, with second place tied between Baptiste, Gackt, and Hugh Jackman.  I remember looking at the poll during that point thinking to myself, "A model, a rock star, and an actor.  There's got to be an m/m/m story in there somewhere."  As the last day of voting came around, Baptiste moved up to join Leonardo in first place, then Gackt followed, with Hugh maintaining a very close second.  It was quite the horse race!   

Thank you, everyone, for humoring my curiosity and voting for your favorites!  I thought this was a lot of fun, and hopefully you did, too.  Maybe we'll do it again with this next round of guys.

And now, without further ado, I present YOUR WINNERS!

Leonardo Corredor: Having won the title of Best Model of Venezula in 2007, he's gone on to have a very successful modeling career that includes being the spokesmodel for Papi, a desinger brand of men's underwear.  He's a man of many talents as he's also a photographer, singer, has hosted a TV show called Ivasion Casera, and if what I heard is true, he wants to become an actor.  One thing I've noticed about Leonardo in the shots I've seen of him is there's such strong charisma about him, it shines through the photos, which could be one of the reasons why he was our leader here for so long.  To learn more about him, here's his official FACEBOOK, here's his TWITTER.

Baptiste Giabiconi: Currently ranked the Top Male Model in the World, he's been one of the main faces for Chanel and does work for many other top designers.  He's also a musician, having released his first single, "Showtime", which is available on iTunes.  Just recently, he bared all in some photos for the February 2011 issue of Interview Magazine.  The pic below where he's holding the camera is one of them, and yeah, they all have that annoying black censorship strip.  He's also featured in the 2011 Pirelli calendar, where he's got a golden.....well, if you Google search his name and Pirelli, you'll see.  To learn more about him, check out his official website at: http://baptiste-giabiconi.eu/, his FACEBOOK, and his TWITTER.

GACKT: A man who needs no introduction, but I'm going to give one anyhow just in case there's anyone who hasn't had the pleasure of running across him.  Rock star, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, model, you name it, Gackt's talent knows no bounds.  You can find videos galore of him on YouTube and a lot of his music is available on iTunes.  If you've never heard him sing, I strongly recommend giving him a listen because his voice is phenomenal.  He's one of my favorite artists.  To learn more about him, here's his official website: http://gackt.com/  The intro that's currently up on it is a promo for his new concert DVD from his Yellow Fried Chickenz tour, and it's worth going to the site just to see that.  He also has a blog and you can check that out here: http://gackt.com/gacktblog/.

 



Weekly Inspiration - Baptiste Giabiconi

For this week's inspiration, I offer French model, Baptiste Giabiconi.  If what I read about him is true, then Baptiste is currently the Number 1 Male Model in the World.

Now, I don't know how the rankings for models are determined or how often, but when I read about him being the top male model in the world, it made me pause.  I wondered, of all the guys I've put up on my blog so far, if it was put to a popular vote, would my visitors here rank Baptiste Number 1?  Or would the honor go to another?  Edilson Nascimento?  Leonardo Corredor?  Anthony Gallo?  Of course GACKT is the Supreme God of Hotness, and yes, that's an official title.  I just gave it to him.  But really, it's got me considering putting up a poll to find out of all the Weekly Inspiration guys, who my visitors find the hottest.  Hey, I can't help it, I'm curious by nature.  And it might be fun!  Or, it would be if y'all humor me and vote on it ;-)

And now that I've put that little thought out there, back to Baptiste.  Along with modeling, he's also a musician.  His first single, "Showtime", is currently available on iTunes.  And here's something else about him.  He has a website!  Hallelujah, a model with a website!  You all know how I struggle to find websites for these guys in case anyone wants to learn more about them.  And so, here is the official website of Baptiste Giabiconi: http://www.baptiste-giabiconi.eu/   And CLICK HERE FOR HIS FACEBOOK and CLICK HERE FOR HIS TWITTER.  Enjoy!