biographies of supermodels and models

Joan Smalls Rodríguez [2]  (born July 11, 1988) is a  Puerto Rican  fashion  model . [3]  In 2013, she ranked at #8 on  Forbes  magazine's "World's Highest-Paid Models" list. [4]  In 2011, she became the first  Latina  model to represent  Estée Lauder  cosmetics. [5]  In January 2014, Smalls appeared on the "Return of the  Supermodel " cover of American  Elle . [6] [7] n 2011,  Estée Lauder  signed Smalls to its line-up of global beauty ambassadors. She is the first Latina signed to a worldwide campaign for the brand. Richard Ferretti, Estée Lauder's global creative director stated, "The word supermodel is overused, but if there's any woman of our generation who deserves the title, it's Joan. She can go from looking girl-next-door to superchic-tough-strong—and she is all of that." [13] [14] In September 2012, Smalls was named "Model of the Year" at the 9th Annual "Style Awards". Supermodel   Iman   presented Smalls

Alexis Jordan  (born April 7, 1992) [1]  is an American singer and actress from  Columbia, South Carolina . Jordan rose to fame as a contestant on the first season of  America's Got Talent  in 2006 at the age of 14. After being eliminated from the show, she began to upload cover songs to YouTube, which received millions of views. The exposure led Jordan to the attention of Norwegian production team  Stargate  and American rapper  Jay Z , who both went on to sign her to their joint label,  StarRoc . [2] Her debut single, " Happiness ", was released in September 2010, and reached number one in the Netherlands and Norway, [3]  and also became a top-three hit in Australia and the United Kingdom. Jordan's debut  self-titled album  was released on February 25, 2011. [4] In October 2011, she confirmed via Twitter that she was working on her second studio album. [17]  In November 2011, Jordan went to a recording studio in New York where she recorded with Stargate, she sta