The thirty-three-year-old Marlon Teixeira is on the list of the 50 most handsome and soughtafter male models of our time. He is famous for his extraordinary appearance, has repeatedly been the face of major fashion house advertising campaigns, and continues to participate in fashion shows. Today, Marlon answered the simple questions of Marcel Proust and appeared before readers as an educated, sensitive, and profound man and father.
Pants: Biasa @biasaofficial; Necklace & Bracelets: John Hardy @johnhardyjewelry @johnhardybali
Male quality that you value the most?
Honesty.
Female quality that you value the most?
Kindness.
Your favourite thing to do?
To live, to breathe, to share, to love, to kiss, to surf.
Your main positive feature?
Happy and kind.
Your main negative feature?
Eat to much.
What makes you happy?
Life.
What do you consider the greatest woe?
The sorrow of ignorance. Especially from who we are.
Your favourite colour and flower?
My fav colours are the sea, the sky and the sun. Pink dahlias, yellow sunflowers.
If you were not yourself, who would you like to be?
A fish
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Which talent would you like to gain?
Play harmonium.
Where would you like to live?
There’s not a perfect place forever. But whatever place can be perfect for a time.
Right now, Brazil, Bali, Australia and Europe.
Your favourite writers and poets?
Ram Dass, Yuval Harari, Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Paulo Coelho.
Your favourite poets?
Rumi, Cazuza, Fernando Pessoa.
Your favourite artists?
Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix.
What do you hate the most?
Ingratitude and lies.
What is your main flaw?
Overthink.
Who are your favourite fictional characters?
Luke Skywalker, Mestre Yoda, MAD MAX.
Who are your female real-life heroes?
My mother, my grandmother. All the women who achieved and live their truths.
A whim that you sometimes indulge in is what?
Good waves and a spa day.
The most overrated virtue?
Kindness and compassion.
In which cases do you tell lies?
To not hurt people
A phrase that you use way too much?
Everything is a present of God.
The greatest love of your life?
My daughter. The ocean. My friends. My family.
When and where were you at your happiest?
In the ocean and when I’m with my loved ones.
What is your greatest achievement?
Myself and my daughter.
The greatest valuable that you possess?
My heart.
If you could come back to Earth in the form of any person or object, what or who would that
be?
I would like to come to this world in the form of a virus. A virus of love.
And thus, infect everyone, making this world and everyone overflow more and more of love.
Your favourite dish and beverage?
Mie goreng. Pasta with homemade tomato sauce. Coconut water. Red wine.
What do you detest?
Hunger.
If you could change the past, what would you change?
Nothing.
Which of the living people do you respect the most?
My daughter and my mother.
What do you regret the most?
That times a missed the chance to help someone that was in need. To not believe in myself more.
Your favourite saying?
“Without knowing it was impossible, he went there and did it.”
“The truth will set you free,” – Jesus.
“I can do nothing for you but work on myself. You can do nothing for me but work on yourself, ”-
Ram Dass.
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Your motto?
Here and now.
Your most cherished dream?
See all the beings in this world free and happy.
Your favourite word?
Kindness and love.
Your least favourite word?
Hate.
The ability you would like to have most of all?
To heal.
What is your attitude towards money?
Good on the pocket but never in the heart. Important but not everything.
What do you value the most about your friends?
The company.
When you stand in front of God, what will you tell Him?
Thank you.
Credits:
Photographer: Sasha Olsen @Sashaxolsen
Model: Marlon Teixeira @marlontx at One Management @onemanagement
Agent: Taylor Hendrich @taylorhendrich
Fashion stylist : Alva Susilo @alvasus
Grooming / MUA : Emma Kristyono @emmakristyono
Hair : Diaz Kety @diazkety
Location: Bali, Indonesia