Zand is known for his extravagant , blonde bouffant . He has been published in many magazines as himself ; notably '' Interview Magazine '' , '' Glamour Paris '' , and '' Italian Vanity Fair '' . Kayvon has also shot with Steven Meisel for '' Vogue '' . Zand was featured as himself in the 2012 commercial for the Volkswagen Golf . Zand was interviewed by The Huffington Post for their " After Dark " series examining the history of and current state of NYC nightlife . Zand performed at a benefit concert for victims of the 2015 East Village gas explosion held at Theater 80 in April 2015 . Zand appeared on an episode of the RTL Television docudrama '' Larissa Goes To Hollywood '' starring Larissa Marolt . Zand appeared on '' America 's Got Talent '' Season 10 , making it to judge cuts . He was eliminated after a contentious exchange with the four judges who were overwhelmingly negative in their evaluations save for Howie Mandel , who thought Zand 's performance was campy fun and intentionally bad . Zand authored a response as a new blogger for the Huffington Post
2015 East Village gas explosion
2015 East Village gas explosion
Kayvon Zand