Model Spotlight: Jessica White
Jessica White was scouted at age 13 in her hometown Buffalo, New York and after one week of modeling she booked her first job with American Vogue for an editorial. In Paris, she signed a contract with the IMG agency and within the next six months she landed campaigns for CoverGirl, Chloé, Jean Paul Gaultier and Gap.
Soon after White was walking the runways for New York’s top designers, including Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, Marc Jacobs and Tommy Hilfiger. Tyra Banks deemed her “the model of her generation.”
Fashion Timeline:
2001
- Stars in spring/summer Chloé ad campaign
- Featured frolicking in St. Barts in a swimsuit in an editorial in Harper’s Bazaar
- Appears in print ads for the Gap
- 2003
- Featured in Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit edition
- Featured in Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit edition in a painted-on swimsuit
- 2005
- Featured in Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit edition once again, becoming the first black model to appear in three consecutive editions of the issue
- Presents Susan Sarandon with the Children’s Aid Society’s first-ever Dreamspiration award
- Appears in the video for R&B singer John Legend’s “So High”; the two date briefly
- 2006
- Plays a bra model in the movie Big Momma’s House 2
- Walks in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
- 2007
- Signs contract with Maybelline
- Appears in print catalogues for Victoria’s Secret
- Appears on the Tyra Banks show, in which Tyra names her the “the next big thing in the modeling industry”
- Featured in Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit edition
2008
Appears in Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
Currently, Jessica White is represented by Brandsway Creative and not only does she work the runway but also the television. In 2009 she was featured on America’s Next Top Model. She has also appeared in music videos for Big & Rich, singer John Legend, rapper Jay-Z (Change Clothes), Robin Thicke (The Sweetest Love), and R&B singer Trey Songz (Neighbors Know My Name).
