Sports Session Babes: Jessica White, Shows T.O. Can Still Catch!

Posted by By Sports Session at 14 May, at 06 : 51 AM Print

Jessica White, 21, traveled from her hometown of Buffalo, N.Y., to NYC at 14 where she was discovered in an IMTA competition. Jessica moved to Paris and did shows for Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta and others. She has appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, Teen Vogue and Vogue Italia and in campaigns for Cover Girl, Maybelline, Chloe and Gap. She’s the first African-American model to appear in six Swimsuit Issues.

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, 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.

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.

White was part of Elite Plus, a subdivision of Elite Model Management, in New York City until it was terminated. 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. She is represented by Lorenzo Martone and Ryan brown, founders of Arc New York Public Relations.

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