Alex Minsky

Alex Minsky is a retired Marine corporal turned model. At the beginning of his first tour of Afghanistan in 2009, his Humvee hit a roadside bomb and his right leg was amputated. He spent 47 days in a coma with a traumatic brain injury and 17 months in total in a hospital. After his brother died from a drug overdose, he entered a 23-month period of alcohol abuse, and to get out of it, he turned to physical fitness. It was during one of his routine workouts that he was approached by a fashion photographer named Tom Cullis.[1] However, his career didn't start to take off until he was photographed nearly nude by the Los Angeles photographer Michael Stokes.[2]

Alex Minsky
Birth nameAlexander Minsky
Born (1988-11-07) November 7, 1988
Mission Viejo, Orange County, California, United States
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Marine Corps
Years of service2008–2010
Rank Corporal
Unit2nd Battalion 3rd Marines
Battles/warsGlobal War on Terrorism
Awards Purple Heart
Navy Achievement Medal

Personal life

He grew up in Mission Viejo, Orange County, California. Alex is the oldest of four siblings.[3] Minsky is 5′10″, weighs 165 lbs and has a 32" waist. He married in 2018.[4]

Awards

Purple Heart, 2009.[1]

References
  1. "Alex Minsky on His Life So Far". GQ. November 4, 2014.
  2. "Marine Who Loses Leg Becomes Underwear Model". HuffPost. June 19, 2013.
  3. Hod, Itay (March 15, 2014). "From G.I. to Eye Candy: War Vet Alex Minsky's Model Turn". The Daily Beast – via www.thedailybeast.com.
  4. Lambe, Stacy (3 April 2013). "10 Things To Know About Model Alex Minsky". Queerty.
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