It’s Always Summer on Model Nathalie Darcas’ Instagram Feed

Give her a follow and soak up some sun.

We spend a lot of time on Instagram (no, really—a lot of time), and when we're not living vicariously through our favorite FOMO-inducing accounts, we're checking out some particularly talented users. So when our GQ castings team finds a 'grammer worth shouting out, we think it's our duty to share him or her with you, dear followers. Up today, model Nathalie Darcas, citizen of the world, health nut, and professional spreader of joy—but you can
call her Nat.

Nathalie Darcas grew up in some exotic, far flung corners of the globe—North America, Hong Kong, France, and Australia. You could say she's made for the model lifestyle, jetting from city to city and tropical beach to tropical beach. Darcas has many reasons to be happy, but you're more likely to find her spreading smiles than concentrating on her own happiness. Just ask any of her 43K Instagram followers. Darcas loves the outdoors, and if you give her a quick follow you'll get to tag along. We chatted her up about life mottos, alternate careers, and her life away from the cameras.


Where are you right now?

Bondi beach, Sydney, Australia!




Where did you grow up?

I spent the first half of my life traveling around for my dad's work. Two years in the US, four years in Hong Kong, five years in a little town outside of Paris, before then settling down in Melbourne, Australia.




If you weren’t a model, what career would you pursue?

I am currently studying a bachelor of nutritional medicine on top of full time modeling. It's so important for me to have that on the side. Keeps me sane! My dream is to do something with that eventually whether it be opening up my own little cafe/shop or possibly working in a holistic clinic.




What is your mantra? (If you don't have one, make one up. We'll wait.)

It's better to have tried and failed then to have not tried at all and spend your life wondering "What if."


What makes you feel sexy?

Getting dressed up for a dinner date.




Where have you never been but want to go?

Tulum, Mexico. I've booked myself in for a little yoga retreat there in May and I seriously can't wait.




Do you read the comments?

Most of the time. You can't help but be a little bit curious.




What is the craziest thing you’ve done on a shoot?

Some shoots can get seriously adventurous! Whether it be standing on the edge of a high cliff, running barefoot info tall grassy areas probably full of snakes, shooting winter knits in in the middle of the New Mexico desert. It's usually either that or jumping around in my bra and undies in front of a room full of people — which is standard.




How do you spend your time off?

Taking care of myself. Waking up and doing some sort of exercise (whether it be training with my private trainer here in Sydney, a pilates class, a long run along the coast) or catching up with friends and family over breakie.




What is your most prized possession?

Can my family count as prized possession? Besides them then it would probably have to be my passport!