Wilson and Campbell join SAINT’s model ranks join

Barely two weeks have passed since fourth-form high-schooler Drucilla Campbell and call centre agent TK Wilson emerged winners of SAINT International's Fashion Face of the Caribbean finals at the AC Hotel Kingston.

The boundless excitement of their individual triumphs still has both feeling on cloud nine.

"I was shocked and overwhelmed when my name was called," 19-year-old Wilson said. "I honestly wasn't thinking about winning first place, but was more concerned on doing my best and keeping positive regardless of the circumstances. It was an unexpected but amazing moment."

His road to becoming Jamaica's new hot fashion face began in 2020 when he was returning home from a Saturday class in downtown Kingston. He was walking through National Heroes Park when he was spotted by a passerby who instantly recognised his model potential and recommended him to SAINT's CEO, Deiwght Peters. No long after, he was placed in a development programme ahead of the annual Fashion Face of the Caribbean finals.

"It taught me not only how to be a professional model, but also gave me important lessons I apply to my everyday life. The training sessions made me self-confident and disciplined, and helped me to become more mentally and emotionally stronger than I was before," shared Wilson, an Arnett Gardens resident raised by his grandmother, Cynthia White.

Female Fashion Face winner Campbell, who attends Edwin Allen High School, was a late addition to the competitor line-up. The teenager, who is from Belmont district in Clarendon, entered the Miss Edwin Allen pageant in March. Her mother, Terry Ann Williams, said the youngster was disappointed with her placing and vowed never to enter another contest.

"The Saturday after her school competition, I decided to travel with her to see Mr Peters in Kingston. He was impressed with her and advised that she start training classes for the finals," Williams explained.

"It paid off," the excited adolescent shared, having been singled out by a panel of visiting model agents from Europe and North America who judged the SAINT contest.

An avid reader of novels and a cat lover, Campbell had her sights previously set on a career in medicine, before modelling gave her reason to consider an additional life path.

"I love the sciences... It has always intrigued me and made me want to learn and experience more about the subject matter," she said.

For the time being, she's laser-focused on her studies but eager, too, to embrace the experiential side of modelling when summer break comes.

"I'm looking forward to becoming the best of what I have achieved from this competition. At this moment, I don't yet have a checklist of model goals, but moving forward, I will definitely create one," Campbell said.