Toccara Jones
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| Tocarra Jones | |
| Birth name | Tocarra Elaine Jones |
| Born | March 13, 1981 (age 26) Dayton, Ohio |
| Other name(s) | Tocarra Jones |
| Notable roles | Celebrity Fit Club Contestant, America's Next Top Model contestant |
Toccara Elaine Jones (born March 13, 1981) from Dayton, Ohio, is an American fashion model and television personality. She was a contestant on the third cycle of the UPN series America's Next Top Model (ANTM).
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[edit] Biography
Jones attended Stivers School for the Arts in Dayton, where she majored in the Dance department.
She was the eighth contestant eliminated on the third cycle of America's Next Top Model, where she won "Covergirl of the Week" five times.
[edit] Modeling career
Since ANTM, Toccara signed with Wilhelmina Models as a plus-size model.[1]. She has been on the covers of Be, The Next Level Magazine (November 2005), Black Men magazine, Black Hair magazine, Braids magazine, and King magazine (February/March 2006 and March/April 2006).[2][3].
Jones has modeled for Ashley Stewart, New York and Company, Target, Essence magazine, Vibe magazine,King Magazine, and Smooth magazine. Her runway shows include Hot 97's Third Annual Full Frontal Hip Hop Fashion Show, Luxe & Romance Fall 2005, BET Presents: Rip The Runway 2, Ellegirl presents Dare To Be You: Wal-Mart Meets America's Next Top Models 2005 and Alice & Olivia Fall 2006 . She has co-hosted an episode of 106 and Park. She also occasionally appears on Tyra Bank's talk show, and she served as a judge for a talent episode on the Tyra Show and hosted "America's Next Thick and Sexy Model" on the show.[4]
She also appeared on the second season of the VH1 series Celebrity Fit Club. During the show, she lost 32 lb (15 kg). Toccara wanted to weigh 180 lb (82 kg) because it was "good for her career". [5]
She is a correspondent for The Black Carpet which airs on BET.
[edit] Trivia
- Her mother named her after a perfume from Avon.
- Her bra size was originally 38DDD, but said in a King magazine interview that she had gone up to a G size bra.
[edit] External links
| America's Next Top Model |
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| Judges and personnel |
| Janice Dickinson | Twiggy | Tyra Banks | Nigel Barker | J. Alexander | Jay Manuel | Beau Quillian |
| Cycles and winners |
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Please see individual cycle articles for additional contestants |
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