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Mario Burgess

NAME: Mario Burgess

AGE: 27

HOMETOWN: Cape Town, South Africa

CURRENTLY RESIDES IN: Manhattan this weekend, Cape Town for the year.

HUSTLE: The glitch in the Matrix.

WHAT DOES YOUR OUTFIT SAY ABOUT YOU?: I’m comfortable in my own skin so everything on top of that is just me having fun.

WHAT WOULD YOU SPEND YOUR LAST DOLLAR ON?: A veg roti from Mariam’s on St George’s Mall in Cape Town.

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