UTokkara Elaine Jones wazalelwa eSttonton, e-Ohio. Kusukela esemncane, intombazane yabonisa isithakazelo esikhulu ekudaleni. Ngakho-ke, waphumelela esikoleni sobuciko bendawo, lapho aye khona emakilasini okudansa. I-Tokkara Jones ihlonishwa abaningi njengomunye wabahlanganyeli ababuciko nabangasolekiyo embukisweni we-TV owaziwayo "I-American Top Model". Kwababonisi, wayekhunjulwa ngokuyinhloko ngesimo sakhe esithokozile, ubuntu bakhe obukhanyayo kanye nobuntu obuqinile. Okuyiqiniso, ukuba yingxenye yombukiso, okwamanje wayelahlekelwa ukuzethemba kuye ngokwakhe, ngoba nguye oyedwa oyisibonelo esisezingeni "lobukhulu". Ekupheleni komphumela uTokkara Jones wabuswa ngaphandle kweseshini lesithombe nama-tarantulas.
Naphezu kokuthi intombazane ishiye lo mbukiso, uTokkara wakwazi ukwenza umklamo omuhle wemisebenzi . Ngaphezu kwalokho, naye waba umethuli we-TV. Cishe ngokushesha ngemva kokuba uTokkara axoshwe, wanikezwa ukubambisana yi-ejensi yokulingisa iWelhelmina Models. Futhi izithombe zentombazane zingatholakala namuhla emaphethelweni omagazini abathandwayo bemidlalo njenge-Black Hairmagazine, I-Next Level Magazine, nabanye.
I-Tokkara Jones yaba yiyona ndlela yokuqala yomnyama wefomethi "yesayizi". Njengoba ubude bezingamamitha angu-175, le ntombazane isikhathi eside yayinesisindo sama 78 kilogram. Waba nomfanekiso wokuqala, izithombe ezivela emakhasini angu-14 omagazini odumile wamaVogue.
Namuhla imodeli iqhubeka ithuthuka ngempumelelo, idutshulwe kuthelevishini, futhi ihlanganyele emibonisweni ehlukahlukene yemidlalo. I-Tokkara inenhlanhla ngokwanele yokubambisana nezincwadi ezinjalo ezaziwayo kanye no-Ashley Stewart, iSmoothmagazine Target, i-Essencemagazine. Ngaphezu kwalokho, le ntombazane yayinezindima zezingqungquthela zochungechunge eziningi ze-American TV futhi ngezikhathi ezithile zivela kuthelevishini njengomethuli we-TV.
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