Jessica White Biography
Summary
"Jessica White" (born 1984 in Buffalo, New York) is an African-American model and occasional actress.
At the age of 16 she was scouted in her hometown of Buffalo, New York and had gone to Personal Best modeling school, run by Susan Makai, at age fourteen. Then was whisked off to Paris where she signed a contract with the IMG agency. In the next six months she landed campaigns for CoverGirl, Chloé, and Gap.
She was soon walking the runways for New York's top designers including Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, Marc Jacobs and Tommy Hilfiger. Tyra Banks dubbed her 'the model of her generation.' In June 2007 White signed a contract with Maybelline making her the only African-American model to have ever had two make-up contracts in her career.
She has walked the runways for New York's top designers including Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, Marc Jacobs, and Tommy Hilfiger. She has done pictorials for "Harper's Bazaar", "Teen Vogue", "King" and covers shots for "Surface" and "Trace" magazines. In 2003, White was chosen for a coveted shoot in "Sports Illustrated"s famed Swimsuit Issue. She was also featured in the 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009 issues. In 2005, she became the first African-American model to be featured in three consecutive editions of the annual feature.
In addition to working with world class photographers she was the object/subject of several Joanne Gair body painting works in these editions. She holds the distinction of being the only Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model to appear on the cover in a body painting although only as an inset.
White is currently part of Elite plus in New York City.
Acting
In 2006, White had a small role in "Big Momma's House 2" and has appeared in a music video for singer John Legend, rapper Jay-Z and Robin Thicke. In 2008 she appeared in "The Young and the Restless".
External links
(Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Collection: Jessica White)
Credit
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