Jessica White

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Jessica White
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White at Jacob's Cure 'Dream Big!' Annual Gala 2012
Born (1984-06-21) June 21, 1984 (age 39) [1]
Buffalo, New York, U.S. [1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Kensington High School
Modeling information
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Hair colorBlack [1]
Eye colorHoney Gold [1]
Agency
  • Modelwerk (Hamburg)
  • VISION Los Angeles (Los Angeles) [2]

Jessica White (born June 21, 1984) is an American fashion model, actress and television personality. [3] She is best known for being a Victoria's Secret runway model, [4] Maybelline spokesperson [5] [6] and working for CoverGirl, as well as her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues. [7] Outside of modeling, she has appeared on several television series, such as The Young and the Restless , America's Next Top Model , Famously Single, Zoe Ever After , Hip Hop Squares and Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta .

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Early life

White was born on June 21, 1984, in Buffalo, New York. [8] Her father was a pastor and she sang in a church-driven girl group as a child. [9] She attended Kensington High School. [10] [11] [12]

Career

At the age of 12, White was scouted in her hometown of Buffalo, New York, and had gone to Personal Best modeling school at age sixteen. After modeling for one week, her first job was an editorial for Vogue after meeting Anna Wintour. [13] In Paris, she signed a contract with international modeling agency IMG Models. She has modeled for several magazines, including Sports Illustrated, W, Harper's Bazaar, Teen Vogue, King and Maxim . [14] [15] She has walked the runway for Philipp Plein, Victoria's Secret, Alice Roi, Baby Phat, Oscar de la Renta, Tracy Reese, Zang Toi, Sonia Rykiel, Alberta Ferretti, Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs and DKNY. [14] She has appeared in advertisements for Chloé, CoverGirl, Gap, Maybelline, RocaWear and Tommy Jeans. [14] She has also modeled for Joanne Gair's body painting works in these editions. [16]

She has appeared in music videos for Big & Rich ("Comin' To Your City"), John Legend, Jay-Z ("Change Clothes"), Robin Thicke ("The Sweetest Love"), and Trey Songz ("Neighbors Know My Name"). White had a small role as Bra Model in the crime comedy film Big Momma's House 2 (2006). In 2008, she appeared as herself in two episodes of CBS's soap opera The Young and the Restless . On October 14, 2009, White appeared as a guest judge on America's Next Top Model . She appeared on E!'s reality television series Famously Single , which premiered on June 14, 2016. [17] The series follows eight single celebrities who all move in together and try to solve their romantic relationships. She landed the role of Tammi in the romantic comedy film The Perfect Match (2016). The film grossed over $10 million worldwide. [18]

White wrote and produced her debut single, "Bipolar Love", released under her stage name "Jypsy" on June 21, 2016. [9]

In June 2023, White joined the main cast of the reality television series, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta for the show's eleventh season.

Philanthropy

White has created a women's philanthropic organization, Angel Wings Foundation. [19] [20]

Personal life

White has given interviews about her cocaine addiction [21] and her mental illness. [10] [12] [21] [22] She used cocaine to cope with the problems her mother had. [19] She overdosed on cocaine at 20 after her battle with depression.

She is now off cocaine and considers her mother to be her best friend. [19]

As a child, she witnessed violence and was molested by a family member. [19] She looks to modeling as her savior saying "[it allowed me] to leave and travel to Paris and New York when I could finally relax and be out of the abusive environment." [19]

In October 2010, White was arrested for assaulting a woman in New York City. [23] [24] [25] [26]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000First, Last and DepositTessa
2003Little Erin MerryweatherPatty Cake Girl #2
2006 Big Momma's House 2 Bra Model
2016 The Perfect Match Tammi
2020Easter EggJypsy
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996The Making of a Hollywood MadamYoung Shana FleissTelevision film
2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show HerselfTV special
2008 The Young and the Restless Herself / model2 episodes
2009 America's Next Top Model Guest Judge / SupermodelEpisode: "Petite Ninja Warriors"
2015 Real Husbands of Hollywood HerselfEpisode: "Model Behavior"
2016 Famously Single Herself8 episodes
2016 Zoe Ever After Herself3 episodes
2017 Hip Hop Squares Herself / ContestantEpisode: "Jessica White vs Joe Budden"
2017The ClimbCopperAmazon original series
2023 Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta HerselfSeason 11
Music videos
YearTitleArtist
2003"Change Clothes" Jay-Z
2005"Comin' To Your City" Big & Rich
2005"So High" John Legend
2008"The Sweetest Love" Robin Thicke
2009"I Invented Sex" Trey Songz
2009"I Invented Sex/Say Aah"
2010"Say Aah"
2010"Neighbors Know My Name"
2010"Power" Kanye West
2013"XO" Beyoncé

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