“My name is ‘Luz’ ... So I feel like if I have this name that’s so special"
Jesus Luz, who is the current spokesmodel for Mash Underwear, appears to be moving up in the world as he is featured in the new issue of Interview magazine in a section of the magazine devoted entirely to him. As you might expect, there are quite a few pretty pictures of Mr. Luz but there is also an interview with the 23-year old toyboy wherein he talks about the exciting things in his life … which, when it comes right down to it, isn’t all that exciting without any mention of his 50-year old lover Madonna. Here is one of Jesus’s pretty photos and some excerpts from his scintillating interview with Interview:

Jesus Luz, the handsome Brazilian model, has been getting a lot of attention lately. But it’s the kind of attention that can put undo pressure on a young man, especially one as good-looking as Luz, as the prying eyes of the world attempt to dissect and deconstruct every aspect of his life: his work, his love life, his taste in pop music, blah, blah, blah … When we caught up with Luz on the phone for a few minutes recently, he was typically frenetic: meeting with his modeling agency in New York City and then rushing back to his apartment to get ready for a jaunt to Rio, where he was planning to visit family, take a few fashion appointments,and spin fist-pumping house music for the hometown crowd. Of course, there was one subject Luz is not allowed to talk about—and we were asked not to mention . . .
JONATHAN DURBIN: Hey, Jesus, how are you?
JESUS LUZ: I’m good. I just got back from Ford Models and I need to pack. I’m leaving tomorrow at 5 A.M. for Brazil. It’s crazy. I just got back [toNew York City] from L.A. and I’m leaving again. I have jet lag.
DURBIN: You grew up in Rio, right?
LUZ: I came to New York to visit my aunt in 2006, but I spent most of my childhood in Rio. Rio is very rich in nature. I like to spend timeat the beach, in the countryside. It’s always been very important to me. When I’m in nature, I feel like I’m recharging my soul.
DURBIN: Were you an active kid? Did you surf?
LUZ: Yeah, I used to be a body-boarder. But most of the time I just swam at the club and at the beach. I learned how to body-board and a little bit about surfing, but [I wasn’t a] professional.
DURBIN: Did you swim competitively?
LUZ: Yeah, I did. When I was very young, like seven or eight, I did some competitions. I was pretty good. Now, it’s more like a hobby, something to do to be in touch with the ocean. When I spend time in Brazil, one day of my week I need to go to the ocean, even if I’m not going to spend time there—just to look at it, or dive for a second.
DURBIN: There’s the ocean in New York, too, but it’s not quite the same.
LUZ: Yeah, but you have the beach like two hours from here. In the Hamptons there’s a lot of good surf. The Hamptons are very nice.
This interview continues after the jump, read on to check out some of Jesus Luz’s photos from this issue of Interview magazine …
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