Saleisha Lashawn Stowers (born January 20, 1986) is an American actress and model. She was cycle 9’s winner ''
America's Next Top Model
''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''Top Model'') is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to b ...
''. She portrayed the role of
Lani Price
Lani Price is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'', played by Sal Stowers. On September 25, 2015, Lani was introduced by co-head writers Josh Griffith and Dena Higley as a rookie police officer, who is revealed to be th ...
on
NBC
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's soap opera ''
Days of Our Lives
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''.
Early life
Stowers was born in
Pasadena, California
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. She was raised in Madera by her grandmother. She then moved to Los Angeles, where she worked as a receptionist before appearing on ''
America's Next Top Model
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''.
Career
Modeling
Stowers was signed with Photogenics Model Management and had also appeared in a commercial for fast-food restaurant
Wendy's
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, with actor
Tom Lenk
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Early life
Lenk was born in Camarillo, California, t ...
. She had modeled for DOMIJ clothing, and d.e.m.o. She was also an extra in an episode of the TV series ''
Ugly Betty
''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian t ...
'' and on two episodes of the ''
Tyra Banks Show
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While Banks's show covered a variety of topics, there was a sensationalized focus ...
'', modeling for Rami,
Project Runway
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The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted by time, mater ...
season four contestant. Stowers appeared in the "Welcome Back" music video, and had an ad for
24 Hour Fitness
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. She also modeled for Especially Yours wigs, and was featured in a fashion spread for ''
InTouch Weekly
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''. She was recruited for ''
America's Next Top Model
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'', where she where she subsequently won the
ninth cycle of the competition, beating Chantal Jones in the final. She was signed with
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management (MM) refers to two independent chain modeling agencies that originated as one in Paris, France in 1972 with subsequent locations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London and Toronto. In 2004, the agencies in New York, Miami, ...
.
Several blogs and news outlets have speculated that her past relationship with Banks (her participation in Banks' T-Zone camp and her past appearances on Tyra's television shows and her appearance as a model on ''
The Tyra Banks Show
''The Tyra Banks Show'', also known as and shortened to ''Tyra'' or ''The Tyra Show'', was an American talk show hosted by Tyra Banks that aired from 2005 to 2010.
While Banks's show covered a variety of topics, there was a sensationalized focus ...
'' and
Cycle 6 of ''America's Next Top Model''), may have influenced the selection of the winner. Stowers had also been a national spokesmodel for
Especially Yours wigs for more than a year before the show ran, as well as appearing in an episode of the hit US sitcom ''
Ugly Betty
''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian t ...
''.
Stowers had a Metro Style campaign along with fellow ''Top Model'' alum,
Jaslene Gonzalez
Jaslene González (born May 29, 1986) is an American model, television host, and winner of Cycle 8 of ''America's Next Top Model''.
Biography
Gonzalez was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Humboldt Park, Chicago. She attended Notre Dame High S ...
,
Dani Evans and
Whitney Thompson
Whitney Lee Thompson Forrester (born September 26, 1987) is an American plus-size model and is the winner of the tenth cycle of '' America's Next Top Model''.
Early life
Before her appearance on the show, Thompson worked locally in northern F ...
. Stowers was on the cover of ''
Seventeen
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'' as part of her prize. She has appeared on the cover of ''Paper Doll Magazine'', had a cover and spread in ''Florida International Magazine'' and had spreads in the January 2008 issue of ''
InTouch Weekly
''In Touch Weekly'' is an American celebrity gossip magazine. The magazine is focused on celebrity news, fashion, beauty, relationships and lifestyle, and is geared towards a younger readership, billing itself as "fast and fun", along with making ...
'', ''
OK! Magazine'', the July 2008 issue of ''
Essence Magazine
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History
Edward Lewis, Clarence O. Smith, Cecil Hollingsworth and Jon ...
'', Jam Style. and had a four-page spread in an issue of
Macy's
Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.) is an American chain of high-end department stores founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. It became a division of the Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores in 1994, through which it is affiliated wi ...
. She has modeled for
Gilt Groupe
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and
Macy's
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catalogue online. She has also modeled for
Dereon,
Apple Bottoms
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,
Baby Phat
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, and Love Tease for Macy's. Stowers had a campaign with Garage Clothing for their Spring 2009 line. She has also appeared in Modern Bride for the February/March 2009 issue.
Stowers had walked for Tibi in
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Fall 2008, Peter Som's Bill Blass Fall 2008 Collection at
Saks Fifth Avenue
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on April 2, 2008, Carson Kressley's Safilo USA Spring/Summer '08 Designer Eyewear Fashion Show at Vision Expo East on April 12, 2008, Jose Duran for NYC fashion week, which also showed on her My Life as
CoverGirl
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commercials, a GenArt Fashion Show for Jennifer Mary,
Billabong's 2nd Annual Design for Humanity fashion show in Los Angeles, and Pamella Roland at
New York Fashion Week
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, and she opened for a mock
Versace
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runway show. Stowers walked for
Beach Bunny Swimwear and Lana Fuchs in
Los Angeles Fashion Week
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Spring/Summer 2009. She also appeared on the
Tyra Banks Show
''The Tyra Banks Show'', also known as and shortened to ''Tyra'' or ''The Tyra Show'', was an American talk show hosted by Tyra Banks that aired from 2005 to 2010.
While Banks's show covered a variety of topics, there was a sensationalized focus ...
for the episode titled ''Tina Knowles'' modeling in a
House of Dereon fashion show.
Acting
In 2013, Stowers was cast as the daughter of
Angie Hubbard
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(
Debbi Morgan
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),
Cassandra Foster
Cassandra Foster is a fictional character on the ABC and The Online Network soap opera ''All My Children''. On February 25, 2013, model Sal Stowers was cast as Cassandra on the Prospect Park's continuation of ''All My Children''. The charact ...
on the
Prospect Park's continuation of ''All My Children'', she made her debut on April 30, 2013.
In March 2015, Stowers guest starred on an episode of the ABC Family show,
Switched at Birth as Tara. In June 2015, Stowers joined the cast of ''
Days of Our Lives
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'' in the role of
Lani Price
Lani Price is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'', played by Sal Stowers. On September 25, 2015, Lani was introduced by co-head writers Josh Griffith and Dena Higley as a rookie police officer, who is revealed to be th ...
. She made her first appearance on September 25, 2015. In the same year, she guest-starred in an episode of
Major Crimes as Heather. In 2016, she recurred on
Caged
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as Shawna Carlson. In 2017, she was cast in the lead role of Krista in a film called "Tomboy", as well as Josie Miller in the series "Beyond Therapy".
In 2018, she guest-starred in an episode of The Fosters as Priya.
Filmography
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
African-American female models
African-American models
America's Next Top Model winners
American female models
African-American actresses
American soap opera actresses
People from Pasadena, California
21st-century African-American people
21st-century African-American women
20th-century African-American people
20th-century African-American women