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thumb|Loveday at the 21st UNESCO Charity Gala in Düsseldorf '''Papis Loveday''' (born 3 January 1977) is a Senegalese model and fashion entrepreneur. He gained fame through a United Colors of Benetton worldwide campaign in 2003. In 2011 he founded the brand Papis Loveday, which includes a fragrance line, champagne brand and denim and jeans collection.
==Biography==
===Childhood and discovery=== Loveday was born in Dakar, Senegal. His mother was a diplomat and his father a medical doctor. He has 6 siblings and 19 half-siblings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.leute-kolumne-papis-loveday-ziemlich-freaky.4d8c71d9-f06b-4fd8-97cc-66668a09e9cd.html|title=Leute-Kolumne: Papis Loveday: Ziemlich freaky! - Promis - Abendzeitung München|author=|date=10 March 2011|website=Abendzeitung-muenchen.de|accessdate=13 May 2016}}</ref> He graduated from a private high school in Dakar. As a teenager he pursued a career in athletics and was most successful in the 400 metre sprint. With the support of a national sports scholarship, he moved to Paris, where he studied computer science. Loveday was discovered by a sport photographer during his preparations for the athletics world cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/fashion-week-berlin-papis-loveday-modelt-fuer-patrick-mohr-a-943932.html|title=Model Papis Loveday|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=17 January 2014 |accessdate=23 August 2016|last1=Abbott |first1=Anna-Lena }}</ref>
===Career=== thumb|Loveday in a 2009 campaign for Etro Loveday began modelling in 2003. He signed a contract with Riccardo Gay Model Management in Milan. A few weeks later, United Colors of Benetton booked him for a worldwide advertising campaign which was photographed by Oliviero Toscani. Shortly after, he was featured in a campaign by Italian footwear label Debut together with supermodel Natasha Poly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mypromi.de/profil/papis-loveday/fotos/papis-loveday-s-fotos/fotos#photoid=5476 |title=Papis Loveday's Fotos |accessdate=May 13, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023184135/http://www.mypromi.de/profil/papis-loveday/fotos/papis-loveday-s-fotos/fotos |archivedate=October 23, 2014 }}</ref> Further contracts with the agencies Major Model Management in Paris, DNA Model Management in New York City, AMCK Models in London<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amckmodels.com/#getArtist.php?a=76/Papis-Loveday_|title=AMCK|website=Amckmodels.com|accessdate=13 May 2016}}</ref> and Louisa Models in Munich followed. From 2005 to 2008 Loveday was considered the most booked black male model of the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/fashion-week-berlin-papis-loveday-modelt-fuer-patrick-mohr-a-943932.html|title=Model Papis Loveday|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=17 January 2014 |accessdate=22 August 2016|last1=Abbott |first1=Anna-Lena }}</ref> He worked for the houses of Dior Homme, Valentino, Armani and Vivienne Westwood among others. He walked the runways at Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks for Lanvin, Thierry Mugler, Givenchy, Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mypromi.de/profil/papis-loveday/fotos/papis-loveday-auf-den-catwalks-der-bekanntesten-designer-der-welt |title=Fotos von Papis Loveday - Papis Loveday auf den Catwalks der bekanntesten Designer der Welt |accessdate=May 13, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023184130/http://www.mypromi.de/profil/papis-loveday/fotos/papis-loveday-auf-den-catwalks-der-bekanntesten-designer-der-welt |archivedate=October 23, 2014 }}</ref>
In 2009, Loveday switched to Milanese agency Joy Model Management.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joymodels.com/Models/2-5772/papis-loveday.html |title=Joy Model Management / Papis Loveday |accessdate=May 13, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604101833/http://www.joymodels.com/Models/2-5772/papis-loveday.html |archivedate=June 4, 2013 }}</ref> That year, he appeared in a worldwide campaign for Etro. Loveday was featured on the covers of several fashion magazines, including ''Ibiza Style Magazine'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibiza-style.com/pages/en/luxury_style/people/271-style_icon_from_senegal.html|title=Style Icon from Senegal|work=Ibiza Style|accessdate=13 May 2016}}</ref> ''The Untitled Magazine'', ''Style Up Your Life!'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Style_Up_Your_Life!_February_2014_Cover_Papis_Loveday.jpg|title=Style Up Your Life! Cover 2/2014|work=Style Up Your Life! Magazine}}</ref> ''Hype'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.seedsmanagement.de/index.php/2011/01/14/papis-loveday-on-the-cover-of-hype-magazin/|title=Papis Loveday on the Cover of HYPE Magazin - seeDS. management Blog|website=Blog.seedmanagement.de|accessdate=13 May 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603054546/http://blog.seedsmanagement.de/index.php/2011/01/14/papis-loveday-on-the-cover-of-hype-magazin/|archivedate=3 June 2016}}</ref> ''Posh'' and ''The Trend Issue''. He was also featured in editorials of magazines including ''GQ'', ''Vogue hommes'', ''BMM'', ''Cosmopolitan'' and ''Collecioni''. Loveday was voted "Best Model of the World", by Turkish TV station TV8 in 2009. The readers of German newspaper ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' elected Loveday as "Munich citizen of the year" in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/wahl-zum-muenchner-des-jahres-die-lieblingsmuenchner-der-user-1.1246860-5|title=Wahl zum Münchner des Jahres 2011 - Platz 1 Er hat neuen - Münchner des Jahres - München - Süddeutsche.de|work=Süddeutsche.de|date=30 December 2011 |accessdate=13 May 2016}}</ref>
=== TV === Loveday appeared as a guest judge on ''Austria's Next Topmodel'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://video.filestube.com/f5738ee2b284dfe203ea|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629050223/http://video.filestube.com/f5738ee2b284dfe203ea|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2013|title=Watch Original Free Movies and TV Shows Instantly Online - Viewster|work=Viewster|accessdate=13 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prosiebensat1puls4.com/content/mm_image.php?anhang=1273|title=ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4|date=25 April 2016|author=Cornelia Doma|accessdate=13 May 2016}}</ref> ''Germany's Next Topmodel'' and ''Die Model WG''. In 2014 Loveday became a regular judge on ''Austria's Next Topmodel''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.puls4.com/topmodel/Papis-Loveday/community_/topmodel/bericht/14097|title=Papis Loveday|website=Puls4.com|accessdate=13 May 2016}}</ref> In 2018 he became a judge and coach on ''Switzerland's Next Topmodel''.
In December 2015 and January 2016, Loveday presented his first television series ''Austria's Next Topmodel Real Life by Papis Loveday'', which was produced in Hong Kong and aired on Puls 4. The show documented Loveday mentoring and coaching six novice models in a similar format to the ''Top Model'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.puls4.com/topmodel/videoDetail/id/2941744|title=ANTM Real Life by Papis Loveday - Preview|website=Puls4.com|accessdate=13 May 2016|archive-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107164334/http://www.puls4.com/topmodel/videoDetail/id/2941744|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In August 2021, Loveday was a contestant on the ninth season of ''Promi Big Brother''. Loveday, who had never publicly disclosed his sexuality before, talked about this experiences with homophobia and racism on the show.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-14|title="In den Achtzigern war deine Karriere vorbei, wenn die wussten, dass du schwul bist"|url=https://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=39726|access-date=2021-09-02|website=queer.de|language=de}}</ref> Loveday reached the finale on August 27 where he came in fourth place.<ref>{{Cite web|last=G.|first=Linda-Sophie|date=2021-09-01|title=Vierter bei Promi BB: Wie geht es für Papis Loveday weiter?|url=https://www.promiflash.de/news/2021/09/01/vierter-bei-promi-bb-wie-geht-es-fuer-papis-loveday-weiter.html|access-date=2021-09-02|website=Promiflash|language=de}}</ref>
== Papis Loveday == In 2011 Loveday founded, in cooperation with a business partner, the company "baobab holding GmbH", which is based in Munich. It is licensed to globally registered trademarks to the name Papis Loveday, Loveday Jeans and Champagne Papis.
'''Champagne Papis'''
The champagne brand was established in 2012. It is listed in several international hotel chains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotelier.de/lieferanten/event-lifestyle/806452-papis-loveday-bringt-champagner-feeling-in-die-pentahotels|title=Papis Loveday bringt Champagner-Feeling in die pentahotels|website=Hotelier.de|accessdate=13 May 2016|archive-date=12 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512153258/http://www.hotelier.de/lieferanten/event-lifestyle/806452-papis-loveday-bringt-champagner-feeling-in-die-pentahotels|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since 2015 Champagne Papis gained a large demand in the Asian market.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.esquirehk.com/food_drinks/liquor/papis-loveday-champagne-k11|title=Esquire HK - 名模Papis Loveday出香檳 限量滋味 - Food & Drinks - Liquor|author=|work=Esquire HK|accessdate=13 May 2016}}</ref> The renowned wine magazine ''Falstaff'' evaluated the quality of the champagne, in the course of a blind tasting by a professional jury, and honored it with 90 points. In a further explanation the magazine categorized Champagne Papis as "Excellent champagne, among the best of the year".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.falstaff.at/pd/w/champagne-pehu-simonet-2010-papis-loveday-brut|title=Champagne Pehu Simonet 2010 Papis Loveday Brut - Falstaff|website=Falstaff.at|accessdate=13 May 2016}}</ref> Currently the sorts Champagne Papis brut "black edition" and Champagne Papis rosé are available in the market.
'''Loveday Jeans'''
As a result of a license agreement with Düsseldorf based Ben and GmbH, the denim brand Loveday Jeans was created.<ref>{{cite web|title = Vom Model zum Designer|url = http://madonna.oe24.at/fashion/Vom-Model-zum-Designer/188179925|accessdate= 8 June 2015 |work = madonna.oe24.at| date=12 May 2015 }}</ref> The label's collections are developed by former Diesel designers under the supervision of Loveday and are exclusively produced in Italy. After several established collections the brand is today represented in the assortment of 180 shops in Europe. It has also opened showrooms in Milan, Düsseldorf and Munich. Furthermore, the label featured among others ''Austria's Next Topmodel ''winner Oliver Stummvoll in various advertising campaigns.<ref>{{cite web| work = heute.at|title = Loveday Jeans: Oliver Stummvoll in neuer Kampagne|url = http://www.heute.at/lifestyle/modebeauty/art23695,1118331|accessdate = 8 June 2015}}</ref>
==Social engagement== Since 2010 Loveday has been a UNESCO-Ambassador with the UNESCO Foundation for children in need and is promoting UNESCO at public appearances.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://you-stiftung.de/dinner-for-friends-im-preisgekroenten-restaurant-zenzakan-in-frankfurt-am-main/|title=Dinner for friends im preisgekroenten Restaurant Zenzakan in Frankfurt|work=you-stiftung.de|date=15 July 2015 |accessdate= 31 May 2016}}</ref> He is primarily dedicated to projects in Senegal.
{{quote|Parents without education don't provide education to their children- and therefore nobody ever has the chance for a better life.<br /> The future of Africa lies in education- we should not donate for emergency relief only, but think of long-term investments in education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unesco-kinder.de/ueber-uns/kooperationen/paten.html |title=Paten - Kooperationen - Über uns - Unesco-Kinder.de - Stiftung UNESCO - Bildung für Kinder in Not - UNESCO |accessdate=May 13, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004070036/http://www.unesco-kinder.de/ueber-uns/kooperationen/paten.html |archivedate=October 4, 2015 }}</ref>|author=Papis Loveday}}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * [http://www.papisloveday.com/ Official website] * [http://www.baobab-holding.com/ Official website of Papis Loveday's (brand) market activity]
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