I-Tokkara Elaine Jones wazalelwa e-Dayton, e-Ohio. Ukususela esemncinci, le ntombazana yabonisa umdla omkhulu kumandla. Ngoko ke, waphumelela kwisikolo sobugcisa bendawo, apho aye khona kwiiklasi zokudansa. I-Tokkara Jones ibonwa ngabaninzi njengomnye wabadlali abanobugcisa kunye nabangakhohlwayo kwimiboniso yeTV eyaziwayo "i-American Top Model". Kubabukeli, wayekhunjulwa ngokuyinkohlakalo yakhe, ubuntu bakhe obuqaqambileyo kunye nomntu onamandla. Eyona yinyani, ukuba ngumdla inxaxheba kulo mboniso, wayesoloko elahlekelwa yithemba kuye ngokwakhe, kuba wayeyena mzekelo kuphela kwinqanaba "lobukhulu". Ekugqibeleni i-Tokkara Jones yayigqitywa ngaphandle emva kweseshoni yesithombe kunye neetalanlas.
Nangona into yokuba intombazana yayishiye umbukiso, iTokkara yakwazi ukwenza imodeli emisebenzi . Ngaphezu koko, waba ngumbonisi weTV. Phantse emva kokuba iTokkara ixothwe, yanikwa intsebenziswano yinkampani yohlobo lwe-Wilhelmina Models. Kwakhona iifoto ze ntombazana inokufumaneka namhlanje kumaphephancwadi anqabileyo ama-fashion njenge-Black Hairmagazine, i-Next Level Magazine, nabanye.
I-Tokkara Jones yaba ngowona wokuqala umzekelo omnyama wefomati "yesayizi." Ngokuphakama kwama-175 cm, le ntombazana yayisisigidi sama-78 kilogram. Kwakhona waba ngumzekelo wokuqala, iifoto ezibonakala kwiphepha eli-14 lomagazini wefashini odumile iVogue.
Namhlanje umzekelo uyaqhubeka ukuphucula ngempumelelo, udutshulwa kwithelevishini, kwaye uthathe inxaxheba kwimiboniso eyahlukeneyo. I-Tokkara inenhlanhla ngokwaneleyo ukusebenzisana neencwadi ezinjalo ezaziwayo kunye ne-Ashley Stewart, i-Smoothmagazine Target, i-Essencemagazine. Ukongezelela, intombazana yayineenkwenkwezi kwiindibano zeengqungquthela ezininzi ze-TV ze-American kwaye zivela kwithelevishini njengombonisi weTV.
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