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Ala’suinu Bouge is only 20, but his modelling career has already taken him to places like New York City, Paris and London.
Ala’suinu Bouge says modelling career happened by chance
Sam Farley · CBC News
· Posted: May 24, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 24 minutes ago
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Ala’suinu Bouge of Listuguj First Nation, a bridge away from the northern New Brunswick city of Campbellton, said his modelling career shows people from his community that it’s an option. (Submitted by Ala’suinu Bouge)
Professional modelling might not be a career choice that commonly comes to mind for someone on the East Coast.
But for a young Mi’kmaw man, it was the job he found. Or, perhaps more accurately, it was the job that found him.
He said his name means the one who travels a lot, and with his budding modelling career, he has certainly lived up to it.
Ala’suinu Bouge is originally from Listuguj First Nation in Quebec, just across the Restigouche River from Campbellton, N.B.
These days, Bouge lives in Toronto, working as a model after being scouted based on his graduation photos,
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