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Jessica Terelle White
Born
Jessica Terelle White
Modeling information
Height5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)[1]
Hair colorBlack[1]
Eye colorBrown[1]
AgencyElite Model Management

Jessica White (born June 22, 1984 in Buffalo, New York) is an American model and occasional actress.

Biography

At the age of 16, she was scouted in her hometown of Buffalo, New York, and had gone to Personal Best modeling school at age sixteen.[citation needed] 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."[2] 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, 2009, and 2010 issues. In addition to working with world-class photographers she was the object/subject of several Joanne Gair body painting works in these editions.[3][4]

White was part of Elite Plus, a subdivision of Elite Model Management, in New York City until it was terminated.[citation needed] On October 14th, 2009, she was featured on America's Next Top Model. She was reportedly dating Buffalo Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens, as seen in Owens's VH1 reality show, The T.O. Show. She has been romantically linked to actor Sean Penn.[5] She is represented by Lorenzo Martone and Ryan brown, founders of Arc New York Public Relations.

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, Robin Thicke, and singer Trey Songz. In 2008 she appeared in The Young and the Restless.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h FMD profile. Retrieved on 2009-09-14.
  2. ^ "Maybelline New York Signs New Supermodel, Jessica White". CosmeticWeb. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  3. ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Jessica White". Time Inc. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  4. ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Jessica White". Time Inc. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  5. ^ "Sean Penn steps out with new girlfriend". CNN. Retrieved 2009-09-15.

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