Jasmine Tookes

Jasmine Tookes (born February 1, 1991) is an American model and Victoria’s Secret Angel.

Early life

Tookes was born and raised in Huntington Beach, California. She has a younger sister, who is 19 years her junior. She did gymnastics for ten years and was also active in volleyball and softball before she became a model at about the age of 15. Her mother is a celebrity fashion stylist. Tookes was discovered at one of her mother’s showroom appointments.

As a child, she was inspired by Tyra Banks.

Personal life

Tookes is of African, Central American, and British descent from her maternal grandmother’s side, according to a DNA testing company. She is in a relationship with Juan David Borrero, a Senior Partnership Manager at Snapchat.

Career

Tookes’ first commercial ad campaigns were in 2010 for ugg boots and Gap. Before breaking out on the international scene, she booked a Spring 2011 DKNY campaign and a layout in Vogue Italia.According to Page six of The New York Post, when Oprah Winfrey saw Tookes perform on the catwalk in October 2011 at the “Lincoln Center Presents: An Evening With Ralph Lauren”, Winfrey extolled Tookes’ buttery soft skin and requested that Tookes “Rub your face against mine.” Models.com named Tookes as one of the top 10 new models in a September 27, 2011 fashion week post. Tookes was selected by Style as its top new model in November 2011 based on her work for the Spring Fashion Shows.She was one of eleven new models for the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2012.  The 2012 show was taped in November and broadcast on the CBS network on December 4. The night before the airing of the fashion show, Tookes and fellow Victoria’s Secret models Behati Prinsloo and Jacquelyn Jablonski guest starred on the December 3 “Ha’awe Make Loa” episode of CBS’ Hawaii Five-0. French Vogue named her as one of its 10 New faces from fall/winter 2012-2013 Fashion Week.

Tookes has appeared in editorials for Italian, American, French, German, and Spanish Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Numéro, W, and V. her cover include Elle FranceFebruary 2013, Vogue (magazine) Espana March 2016 alongside with her fellow Victoria’s Secret Angels, Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam July 2016 along with Elsa Hosk and Martha Hunt, Maxim Magazine February 2017, and also Elle USA May 2017.

She has walked the runways for Burberry, Salvatore Ferragamo, Carolina Herrera, Moschino, Ralph Lauren, DKNY, Shiatzy Chen, Herve Leger, Ermanno Scervino, Giorgio Armani, Philipp Plein, Missoni, Jason Wu, Alberta Ferretti, Emilio Pucci, Balmain, Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta, Giambattista Valli, Vera Wang, Calvin Klein, Tom Ford, Yves Saint Laurent, Trussardi, Marchesa, Tory Burch, Dolce & Gabbana, Stella McCartney, Paco Rabanne, Helmut Lang, Louis Vuitton, DSquared2, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Tom Ford, Prada, Jill Stuart, rag+bone, Miu Miu and Versace.

She has appeared in advertising campaigns for Jimmy Choo, Calvin Klein, Lancôme, DKNY, Ralph Lauren, Kate Spade, Gap, Ugg, and Victoria’s Secret.

In 2015, she became a Victoria’s Secret Angel. Tookes was selected to wear the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Fantasy Bra (worth $3 million in 2016) at the 2016 show, which was held in Paris, France, which made her the 4th black model to wear the bra.

Tookes made her debut at No. 17 on Forbes‘ “The World’s Highest Paid Models” list in 2016, with estimated earnings of $4 million.

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Short Biography

Name	Jasmine Tookes
Birthday	1 Febrauary 1991 Huntington Beach, California, United States
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	115 Pound (52Kg)
Hair Color	Dark Brown
Eye Color	Brown
Sexual Orientation	Striaght
Measurements	34-24-34 (US) 86-61-86 (EU)
Bra Size	32B
Dress Size	4 (US) or 34 (EU)
Shoe Size	8 (US) or 38.5 (EU) or 6 (UK)
Religion	Unknown