As I was preparing my research for this week's Topless Tuesdays I stumbled upon our featured model. It was serendipitous - I was hoping to feature another model all together but his picture options were limited and instead I got allured by Chuck. It's hard to believe that a city can give the world such a terrible thing as Ben Roethlisberger and then balance that with the gorgeous Chuck Strogish.

Chuck was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 12th (and he's unfortunately a Steelers fan). After college he went on to earn his master level personal trainer certification from the National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association.

While fitness has always been a passion of Chuck's he has been lucky to get a lot of work as a model. Originally scouted by Adam Silver of Silver Models, Chuck is represented by Soul Artist Management and Silver Models in NYC, Sportsu.com in LA and Talent Group in Pittsburgh.

He has done work for Under Armour, Nike, Reebok, Asics, Everlast, Jean Paul Gautier, Prada, and Frankie Morello among others.

Chuck currently resides in New York City. And for all of you that share the fantasy of being forced to sweat with a model, Chuck takes on a handful of personal training clients.

As I was working on this week's edition of Topless Tuesdays I decided to spice things up a little bit and give you a glimpse at a different type of model than we normally do around here. If memory serves me correctly we've only had one other model like this before. What is this distinction that sets today's man morsel apart, you ask? His mane.

Let me introduce you to Tommy Dunn - and his hair. Tommy is a native New Yorker. He was discovered when he was 18 at a photo shoot at the South Street Seaport. You'll recognize Tommy immediately from many of the campaigns he has worked on - like Gap, Tommy Hilfiger, H&M, Banana Republic and the list goes on.

His debut into the modeling world was with an Abercrombie & Fitch campaign photographed by the legendary Bruce Weber. He has also appeared in international issues of Vogue, GQ, Elle, V Magazine, Twist, VS and Details. He's got an impressive portfolio!

When he's not modeling Tommy is a motorcycle enthusiast. His favorite sport is lacrosse - which he played through college. He loves fishing and golfing. Tommy also has a "one-of-a-kind" guest house concept (combining his love of travel art, the outdoors and architecture) - though I can't figure out where it's located.

Enjoy!

As I was putting the last finishing touches on this week's model I realized that our featured man morsels from last week and this week both have something in common! They are both New Yorkers - meaning they both were born in New York. And for all of the blonde fans out there, this one's for you!

Joseph Sayers was born in Lakewood, New York on October 15, 1983. Joseph is most notable for his nude centerfold for Ambercrombie & Fitch Quaterly shot by Bruce Weber. Unlike many of models, Joseph has no aversion to dropping trau for the camera.

Another notable fact about Joseph is that he has achieved incredible success as a fashion and commercial model despite only being 5' 6". Typically male models are between 5' 11" - 6' 2". But that never stopped Joseph!

He has done campaigns for Polo underwear, DSquared and Macy's. He's also done editorials for French Vogue, Instinct, CosmoGirl, Gentlemen's Options, Numero, Blue, XY and Men's Journal. Additionally, he did a commercial for ESPN and was featured in a Pet Shop Boys video.

He was scouted and signed by Adam Silver of Silver Model Management in NYC. He is also represented by Major Model Management.

Joseph has blonde hair, blue eyes, size 9 shoes and wears a 38 R suit. You know, just in case you want to surprise him with a new outfit. Though my guess is you'd prefer to see him in something a little smaller...

Enjoy!

There's a certain quality that comes with being from the Midwest. Wherever you go - but in particular here in New York City - people tend to think you are wholesome, considerate and a good person. They also tend to have crazy farm boy fantasies about you - which can work for you or against you, I suppose. I'm sure plenty of you will have a fantasy or two about this week's model - Jason Borish!

Jason grew up on Strongsville, Ohio which is just outside of Cleveland. Growing up he was always a jock - no surprise there. His favorite sport was basketball. In fact, he loved basketball so much that every Friday, when he was 14, he would cash his check from his dishwashing job and spend all of it on basketball cards.

During his senior year of high school he made Varsity Basketball 2nd Team All Conference.

Jason has a very noticeable tattoo on his left arm. What you may not know is that originally he had a New Jersey Devils logo in that spot - which he thought was badass. Years later he wanted to get rid of it and payed homage to his Eastern Orthodox heritage and got the Byzantine cross and Greek key tatt.

Jason is a fitness buff and through his website he offers tips and suggestions for anyone looking for it. He's a certified personal trainer. And, Jason is an independent fitness model - which means he's one of a handful of models featured here that isn't represented by one of the large modeling agencies.

Last night before I began work on Topless Tuesdays I was out having a drink after dodgeball when a certain "banker" informed me of some interesting news. He told me that a struggling European country would see some new hurdles tomorrow - in the form of having it's credit eliminated. Now, I don't know if that will really happen or not but this week's model is certainly a natural resource of the region that should spur some growth for all you speculators out there.

And with that I introduce you to Mikus Lasmanis!

Mikus is a young Latvian model who's been steadily building up his portfolio for the past three years. He is represented by Request NY, Mega Agency (Hamburg) and Major Paris. He's done work for Calvin Klein, Diesel, Kenneth Cole, Levi's, Rayban and Messagerie among others.

And the stats...

Height: 6′ 2″
Chest : 33″
Waist: 31″
Hips: 36″
Shoes: 12
Hair: brown
Eyes: brown