As Manuel explained, he felt it was time to move his career "in a different direction" from the path he found himself on after 18 cycles of America's Next Top Model.
ດັ່ງທີ່ Manuel ອະທິບາຍ, ລາວຮູ້ສຶກວ່າມັນເຖິງເວລາທີ່ຈະຍ້າຍອາຊີບຂອງລາວ "ໄປໃນທິດທາງທີ່ແຕກຕ່າງກັນ" ຈາກເສັ້ນທາງທີ່ລາວພົບຕົວເອງຫຼັງຈາກ 18 ຮອບຂອງ American's Next Top Model.