Model Luke Briggs gets his first cover as the VMan/Ford model contest winner for 2010. Briggs was photographed by Terry Richardson for VMan's Summer 2010 cover and an inside feature.
Mel Ottenberg styled the male contestants in plenty of plaid and casual gear. Actually, Briggs wears a gray jacket with a fur-lined collar on the cover-not very summery. Fellow contestants Michael Wozniak, Ford Smith and Nicolas Madrid, and a platinum haired female model Hannah Holman, join Briggs inside VMan for a fun-filled editorial.
Winning Male Model Covers
VMan/Ford Model Contest Winner Luke Briggs
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