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Jordyn Woods (born September 23, 1997) is an American socialite and model. She is known for her role in the
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show ''
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''.


Early life

Jordyn Woods was born in Los Angeles on September 23, 1997, to John Woods, a television sound engineer, and Elizabeth Woods, a talent and brand manager. She has two brothers named John Jr. and Joshua, and a sister named Jodie. She was raised in a predominantly white neighborhood in
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and remembers being one of only two black girls at her school. Woods' parents later divorced, and she moved around frequently, eventually deciding to do homeschooling after her family moved to
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when she was thirteen. Woods' father died from cancer when she was nineteen. Her father worked on ''
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'', and her family is close with
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and
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, who she considers her uncle and aunt. Woods modeled briefly as a child.


Career


Modeling

Woods was signed to Wilhelmina in 2015 after an agent discovered her on Instagram and asked if she was interested in modeling. In May 2016, Woods walked her first runway in the Lane Bryant and Christian Siriano fashion show. Woods was a model for
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's clothing company, Good American, from 2016 until 2019. In 2017, Woods walked in her first
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show. She appeared on the September 2019 issue of '' Cosmopolitan UK''.


Television

Woods starred in all episodes of the 2017 reality television show ''
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'', and also appeared in some episodes of ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' Woods was also a celebrity guest on the 2019 season of
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''. Woods competed in
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of ''
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'' as "Kangaroo". Woods made her acting debut in 2019 on an episode of ''
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'', in which she played Dee. Her character was living in a dorm and contemplating suicide, and the resident director worked to bring awareness to black mental health on campus. She later appeared on the
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film ''Sacrifice'' and had a leading role in a 2020 BET+ film ''Trigger'' as Vanessa Mass.


Business ventures

In August 2018, Woods launched her own size-inclusive activewear line, SECNDNTURE. In September 2018,
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launched the Kylie x Jordyn collection, a collaboration between the two friends. In June 2019, Woods launched a clothing line with
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. In July 2019, Woods starred in
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's music video. In October 2019, Woods launched a hair extensions line with Easilocks. In October 2020, Woods collaborated with
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, creating the Quarantine Collection. In 2021, Woods launched her fitness and wellbeing app called FRSTPLACE. She created the app to help her community start putting themselves first, improve their mental and physical wellbeing. The app provides fitness plans created by expert trainers, and recipes by top nutritionists.


Personal life

Woods has been open about her struggle with her body image and the impact that growing up in Hollywood had on her self-image. Woods had a highly publicized friendship and lived with
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until February 2019 and often helped Jenner take care of her daughter,
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. In May 2020, Woods began dating basketball player
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. She rents a house in Los Angeles.


Filmography


As herself


As actress


References


External links

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