David Witko

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David Witko

Birth name	Dawid Beniamin Witko
Date of birth	May 8, 1983 (1983-05-08) (age 25)
Place of birth	Łańcut, Poland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Hair color	Dark Blonde
Eye color	Blue / grey
Weight	80 kg (176 lbs)
Shoe size	45 (EU); 11½ (US); 11 (UK); 29½ (JP)
Agency	Chadwick Models

Dawid "David" Beniamin Witko (born May 8, 1983) is an Australian fashion model.

He was born in Łańcut, Poland but moved with his parents and younger brother to Melbourne, Australia when he was only four. He has been based in Melbourne since his arrival but has travelled extensively throughout the world to model.

[edit] Early life and career

David attended Camberwell High School, a school in Melbourne’s inner east that also had alumna like Kylie and Dannii Minogue.

He started modeling at the age of 18 after achieving top 20 in Victoria during the the Search for a Supermodel competition in Melbourne. He competed amongst thousands of hopefuls and was later signed by Chadwick model management – a top Australian modeling agency.

It wasn't until two years into his modelling career that David starting working abroad. On his first trip to New York, David was represented by DNA model management - a top New York agency which also represents supermodels amongst the likes of Adriana Lima, Karolina Kurkova and Natalia Vodianova.

Bananas Models in Paris, France, Fashion model management in Milan, Italy, Pace model management in Taipei, Taiwan and Bravo Models in Tokyo, Japan have all represented David.

In 2005, David’s travel took him once again around the world and since then he has graced the catwalk for several overseas labels including DKNY in New York and Gucci in Tokyo. David also regularly appears on the catwalk during Fashion Weeks in Melbourne, Australia - walking for many of the best Australian and International designers.

Before modeling David appeared in several school and amateur theatre productions. He has also taken roles in television commercials in Australia and overseas including a Puma fragrance television commercial which was filmed in New York and aired in Europe.