Also in the '90s, Stea began working as a fashion model for such designers as Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein in Los Angeles; Exte, Fendi, Nicola Trussardi and Romeo Gigli in Milan; and Jean-Paul Gaultier and Jose Levy in Paris. He also choreographed runway shows for Thierry Mugler in Los Angeles and appeared on the runway as a dancer for Gucci presentation in Los Angeles. He has also appeared in fashion spreads in high end magazines such as "Harper’s Bazaar" (Italy), and on the cover of the "Cosmopolitan (magazine)" European Edition. His modeling work has continued with a 2009 spread in "Fantasticsmag" and a runway stint for the "Band of Outsiders" line in Florence in June 2011.