Career
He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Riggs" career in modeling began by accident when posing for a class project for his friend, a photography student. Since then, Riggs has been featured as an "exciting new face" and "model of the week" by Models.com.
He was ranked at number seven on Forbes.com"s June 2009 list of the most successful male models.
He has also been featured as a style inspiration on the New York Times style blog The Moment. Riggs debuted at Gaetano Navarra in Milan during Milan Fashion Week F/West 2008-2009 and opened his first show - Neil Barrett.
Since then he has walked the runway for the most important brands and designers like Alessandro Dell"Acqua, Alexander McQueen, Costume National, DKNY, Givenchy, Gucci, Hermès, Kenzo, Louis Vuitton, Marni, Moschino and Thierry Mugler. He appeared on the cover of Sportswear International, Gentlemen’s Quarterly Style Russia, Contributing Editor and inside magazines such as Wonderland, V, VMAN, Another Manitoba, Details, i-Doctorate, Numero Homme, L"Officiel Hommes, Gentlemen’s Quarterly and 10+ Magazine, as well as in print ad campaigns for Louis Vuitton, Doctorate&G, Topman, Ray-Ban, Diesel, Sisley, Bershka, Raoul, William Rast for Target and Converse by John Varvatos.
Next - Los Angeles (mother) & New York & London
Success Models - Paris
Fashion Models - Milan
Exhiles - Tokyo
He has aspirations of becoming an actor, something that played into the decision of moving to Los Angeles from New New York
His first serious production, the short film entitled The Truth In Being Right, directed by Benjamin Eck, has been released in 2012. Private Riggs is originally from Lutz, near Tampa, Florida. He writes and records music
