He became the face of the Diesel fragrance Diesel Fuel for Life Denim Collection in 2011. He was awarded the Most Beautiful Male Model 2015 Award by Spanish Glamour and was named one of the 10 hottest models of 2015 by Yahoo. He various interviews, Marlon has described his ethnicity as Brazilian mixed with Japanese, Portguese and Swiss. He is 6 foot 2, has brown hair and hazel eyes.
