Jessica White

**Jessica White** (born June 21, 1984 in Buffalo, New York) is an African-American model. television personality and occasional actress. She is best known for being a Victoria's Secret runway model, Maybelline spokesperson and working for CoverGirl, as well as her appearances in the *Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues.* Outside of modeling, she has appeared on several television series, such as *The Young and the Restless*, *America's Next Top Model*, *Famously Single, Zoe Ever After* and *Hip Hop Squares.*

## Biography

At the age of 16, Jessica was scouted by Susan Makai in her hometown of Buffalo, New York, and had gone to Personal Best modeling school at age sixteen. In Paris, she signed a contract with the IMG agency and over the next six months 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 cosmetics company Maybelline.

She has done editorials 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 addition to working with world-class photographers she was the object/subject of several Joanne Gair body painting works in these editions.

White is currently part of Elite plus in New York City.

Jessica has been romantically linked to numerous celebrities, which included NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens, and was seen in Owens's VH1 reality show, The T.O. Show.

## Acting

In 2006, White had a small role in *Big Momma's House 2* and has appeared in music videos for singer John Legend, rapper Jay-Z and Robin Thicke. In 2008 she appeared in *The Young and the Restless*.

## Philanthropy

White has created a women's philanthropic organization, Angel Wings Foundation.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 FMD profile. Retrieved on 2009-09-14.
2. ↑ Jessica White | TV Guide (en).
3. ↑ Fan, Supermodel. Jessica White – 5 Sureally Sexy – Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2007 | Supermodel.Pictures (en-US).
4. ↑ Lucire Beauty - Maybelline signs Jessica White - The global fashion magazine.
5. ↑ Janetos, Stephanie (2015-04-14). Jessica White Spills Beauty Insider Tips and Tricks (en).
6. ↑ Model Behavior: Jessica White (en-US).
7. ↑ Maybelline New York Signs New Supermodel, Jessica White.. CosmeticWeb. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
8. ↑ SI Swimsuit Collection: Jessica White. Time Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
9. ↑ SI Swimsuit Collection: Jessica White. Time Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
10. ↑ Jessica White Interview. King Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
11. ↑ fact: July 2009
12. ↑ Messer, Lesley (March 30, 2011). Jessica White says she is In an awesome place now.
13. ↑ Jessica White Reveals Abusive Childhood & Partners With Russell Simmons on Anti-Child Abuse Campaign | The Young, Black, and Fabulous. Theybf.com. Retrieved on 2013-09-15.

## External links

* Jessica White links at FreeOnes
* Jessica White article at *Wikipedia*
* Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Collection: Jessica White
* White at Fashion Model Directory