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Toccara Jones - 7th place of America's Next Top Model cycle 3. Big, Black, Beautiful and Lovin' it! Toccara Elaine Jones (born March 13, 1981) is an American actress, model and television personality. Jones was a contestant on Cycle 3 of ANTM in 2004, where she placed 7th. Jones attended Stivers School for the Arts in Dayton, where she majored in theatre and dance. Jones was honored by the Middletown, Ohio NAACP at the Freedom Fund Gala. She received a key to the city.

Toccara was the only plus-size model of Cycle 3, where she infamously said at casting, "I'm big, black, beautiful and loving it!". She broke down crying in episode seven for not having any clothes that fit her for the Ford Mustang photoshoot, then getting in a fight with the wardrobe stylist. She was placed in the bottom two that episode, but was saved over Cassie. Toccara was eliminated on the eighth episode, despite winning "Covergirl of the Week" four times. The judges thought that she lost her spark she originally had in the first weeks.Toccara later appeared as a guest on an episode of Cycle 12 and Cycle 14. She was referenced by Tyra in episode seven of Cycle 16, saying she hasn't been that angry at an elimination since Toccara's.

Since the show, Jones signed with LA Models as a plus-size model. She has been on the covers of Be, The Next Magazine, Black Men, Black Hair, Brides, and multiple issues in People in February/March 2006, March/April 2006, and April 2008. Jones has modeled for Queen Latifah, 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. Jones was also selected to be part of the 2007 Rocawear I Will Not Lose campaign representing the Rocawear plus-size line for full-figured females.

She is also the second black plus-size entertainer (after Oprah) and first black plus-size model to appear in Italian Vogue, with 14 pages in 2008. She has co-hosted an episode of 106 & Park. She also occasionally appeared on The Tyra Banks Show. In one talent episode, she served as a judge. She also hosted America's Next Asian Model on the show. She recently was one of the former Top Model girls who appeared in post show interviews in America's Next Top Model: Exposed. She's not only a model but celebrity and entertainer too!