The 2012 Model Behavior Showdown is off to a great start. Thanks for all the votes from Round 1. To say it was close is putting it mildly. Only five votes separated first to third place. Sadly for the poor chap in 3rd, he’ll have to wait till all the rounds are completed to see if he gets one of the wild card slots.

Landing in first place with 1,296 votes was Sean O’Pry. Not surprising, given that he’s currently the No. 1 ranked male model on Models.com. Coming in at the runner-up slot with 1,293 votes was sexy Aussie Ryan Cooper. Good job Homorazzi.com readers. He’s a personal favorite of mine. Missing out on an automatic berth to the Final Round was former Survivor Jay Byars. He fell short by only two votes with 1,291. Depending on how the next two rounds of contestants fare, he stands a chance at the 2012 Model Behavior title.

With Round 1 in the history books, it’s time to shift focus to Round 2. Check out this crop of sexy male models and pick your favorites. If you want more pictures of each stud, click on their name for their feature.

Model Behavior Showdown Dates

The Top 2 from each round automatically advance to the finals. Four wildcard spots will be given to the male models who garnered the four highest vote totals from all rounds tabulated (winners excluded).

• Round 1: Dec 11-17, 2012 (click here for contestants) 1st: Sean O’Pry, 2nd: Ryan Cooper
• Round 2: Dec 18-24, 2012 (results announced Dec 25)
• Round 3: Dec 26-31, 2012 (results announced Jan 1)
• Finals: Jan 2-7, 2013 (Final Results announced Jan 8, 2013)

Josh Swickard

Original Feature: Apr 24, 2012

Why I Chose Him: After a month-long hiatus, I decided to feature some fresh model meat. Someone who was still crispy and tender. Check and check ;)

Victor Ross

Original Feature: May 2, 2012

Why I Chose Him: He has the most adorable freckles on his nose. Plus I was in the mood for some tasty brown sugar.

Michele Rotters

Original Feature: May 8, 2012

Why I Chose Him: This German stud loves to show off his “bratwurst” outline in his numerous underwear shoots.

Anthony Greenfield

Original Feature: May 15, 2012

Why I Chose Him: Readers demanded a man with some hair on his chest and I delivered. Correction, Anthony delivers. He’s fur-liciously sexy.

Max Emerson

Original Feature: Jun 26, 2012

Why I Chose Him: It was my birthday and this is what I wanted as a gift ;) Sorry, Brian. LOL.

Mateus Verdelho

Original Feature: Jul 3, 2012

Why I Chose Him: There’s something very sexy about his tatted up body. Loving the right sleeve.

Sebastian Lund

Original Feature: Jul 10, 2012

Why I Chose Him: After weeks of fitness and underwear models, I wanted to highlight one working hardcore in high fashion.

Eric Mor

Original Feature: Jul 18, 2012

Why I Chose Him: Eric was part of my 1-2 punch of hot Israeli men.

Shahar Roth

Original Feature: Jul 18, 2012

Why I Chose Him: Meet the second of my two-parter highlighting men from Tel Aviv.

Dmitriy Tanner

Original Feature: Jul 24, 2012

Why I Chose Him: At the time he was ranked No. 5 on Models.com. His killer cheekbones are razor sharp.

Bo Roberts

Original Feature: Jul 24, 2012

Why I Chose Him: His cowboy-themed photos made me want to giddy-up.

Danny Schwarz

Original Feature: Jul 31, 2012

Why I Chose Him: I had Olympic fever so I wanted to feature a hot British model and not just anyone. In 2009, he was named the 4th most successful male model by Forbes.

Ricardo Will

Original Feature: Aug 29, 2012

Why I Chose Him: I was craving an über hot model and German Ricardo fit the bill.

Will Grant

Original Feature: Sep 5, 2012

Why I Chose Him: Not only is he an in-demand fitness model, Will is a champion BMX biker. Who wants to ride?

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