Who says dreams don't come true? They certainly did for a 24-year-old Pakistani carpenter living in Saudi Arabia who was offered a modelling contract after his pictures went viral over social media.
It all started with a Twitter post which changed the life of Mohammad Waqas, who has been residing in the kingdom for the last four years. He always wanted to become a model. But, he did not have much hope of succeeding.
“I came to Saudi Arabia four years ago to work as a carpenter. And, I never thought of becoming a model in advertising,” Waqas said.
خلاص انحلت المشكلة وصار مودل فخم🤩♥️.#تصميمي 🏃🏻♀️. pic.twitter.com/KNJquPdl5l
— دوشا الشمري🇸🇦 الله يوظفها (@doosha_hfc) July 1, 2020
However, a quick social media post from his friend changed his career.
“One day I saw my friend [Faisal] editing the photos of a photo session. I told him that since childhood I have wanted to work in this field but in Pakistan, I did not get the chance, so my friend suggested and took a picture of me and sent it to the relevant person,” he added.
A July 1 post by Twitter user @tamimi1_1 included the screengrab. In the tweet, which has gotten over 33,000 likes so far, user @tamimi1_1 asked agencies looking for models to get in contact with him.
“Brands who want this handsome man to model for them, contact me,” @tamimi1_1 wrote.
مشروع مودل ناجح
— عبدالعزيز (@tamimi1_1) July 1, 2020
المصورين ولا اللي عندهم براند ازياء وحابين يعرض لهم هالشاب الوسيم .. يتواصلون معي pic.twitter.com/TybobijSLs
Subsequently, Waqas was offered modelling opportunities.
Taking to Twitter, Waqas posted his pictures, modelling for a Saudi Arabia-based vest making company.
Currently, the aspiring model has been updating his social media accounts, sharing snippets from photoshoots he has been attending. Muhammad, @MuhammadWaqas1_, has 19,300 followers on Twitter, already.
The story was originally published in Gulf News.
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