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Black Supermodels

Toccara Jones - Toccara Jones is known as the fierce plus-size model that competed on “America’s Next Top Model.” Even though she did not win, she still received a modeling contract and has since appeared in <i>Vogue Italia</i>’s Black Issue, making her the first Black plus-size model to appear in the magazine.
Dani Evans - After winning the sixth season of “America’s Next Top Model,” Dani Evans has appeared in magazines such as <i>Essence</i> and <i>ELLE</i>, and is the spokesmodel for Akademics clothing line.
Tyson Beckford - Sexy male supermodel Tyson Beckford stole the spotlight as the face of Ralph Lauren's Polo line. He was also named Man of the Year in 1995 by VH1 and featured as one of “50 Most Beautiful People in the World” by <i>People</i> magazine.
Jessica White - She's the first African American model to hold two model contracts - CoverGirl and Maybelline. She has walked the runway for Ralph Lauren and Marc Jacobs, just to name a few, and has appeared in <i>King</i>, <i>Harper’s Bazaar</i> magazine, as well as music videos. Jessica White can be seen in John Legend’s “So High," and Jay-Z’s “Change Clothes.”Oluchi Onweagba - Supermodel Oluchi Onweagba has worked the covers of <i>Elle, i-D</i> and <i>Vogue</i>. She was also the face of several campaigns such as Gap, Banana Republic and Express, and has walked runways for Christian Dior and Giorgio Armani. Today, she's best known as the first Nigerian model to be signed as one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels.

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Dani Evans - After winning the sixth season of “America’s Next Top Model,” Dani Evans has appeared in magazines such as <i>Essence</i> and <i>ELLE</i>, and is the spokesmodel for Akademics clothing line.

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