The group of boys, ranging in age from 18 to 25, had been selected from a pool of thousands. Each had their own unique story of how they became part of this elite group. There was Alex, a tall and lean 22-year-old from Russia, who had been scouted in a Moscow streetwear store. Marco, an 20-year-old Italian with chiseled features, had won a local modeling contest that earned him a spot. Then there was Jamie, an 18-year-old from the UK, who had been discovered on social media by a modeling agency.