”As an actor, singer and model — who knows his way around a kitchen — 21-year-old Michael is a triple threat and then some.” — Michael J., 21
”You might have seen Jonathan perform with the D.C. Cowboys, as he recently joined the wildly popular dance crew.” — Jonathan B.
”’A passion for dancing led Dennis to Town, where he works as a go-go dancer.” — Dennis C., 21
”At 21, Jorge says he’s taking some time off from school to focus on his modeling and acting career.” — Jorge L., 21
‘In addition to attending UDC, Emore’J works at a lotions shop in Wheaton, Md., and as a model coach in a fashion-etiquette program he launched last year.” — Emore’J C., 23
”’Patrick, 22, has been living in Springfield since leaving behind his native Germany two years ago for a job at an international moving company in Alexandria.” — Patrick V., 22
”When he’s not working, designing, thinking of the children or spending time with his boyfriend, Roni likes to hit Apex and Town, or hotspots in Richmond.” — Roni V., 23
”Growing up in El Salvador, Junior had no idea he’d end up working in the health care field in the U.S.” — Junior R., 20
”Tron describes himself as a ”jack of all trades.” — Tron W., 26
”The half-Lebanese, half-Mexican native of Mexico, who came to Washington from California in August of 2007 to earn a law degree from American University, says he will always be a ”West Coast boy.” — Zaher M., 26
”The 31-year-old economist, who was born in the Czech Republic and arrived in Washington when he was nine, was living in Boston, where he acquired a Ph.D. from Harvard.” — Joseph G., 31
”He may come from a small town called Ringgold in Georgia, but at 25, Richard has already traveled the world, including South Africa, Mexico and Greece.” — Richard W. (1), 25
”Leonardo knew he wanted to be a lawyer even as child growing up in BelĆĘĆāĆāĆĀ©m, a city on Brazil’s Amazon estuary, about 60 miles inland from the Atlantic coast.” — Leonardo H., 33
”Anthony is happy to be living in Washington with his boyfriend of the past two months.” — Anthony M., 18
”Born in Alexandria and raised in Fort Washington, Md., Franklin is an aspiring fashion designer with bold ambitions.” — Franklin M., 24
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