Years active: 2016 - present (started around 18 years old; 8 years in the business)
Instagram follower count: 12.0m (as of November 2024)
About Jordyn Woods
Jordyn Woods is an American model and reality TV and social media star, better known as the former best friend of Kylie Jenner. Jordyn is one of the most sought after plus-size models in the United States and often talks about body positivity and self-acceptance. She has modeled for brands like Vogue and Mane Addicts.
Jordyn 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 Khloe Kardashian's clothing company, Good American, from 2016 until 2019.
In 2017, Woods walked in her first New York Fashion Week show. She appeared on the September 2019 issue of Cosmopolitan UK.
Woods starred in all episodes of the 2017 reality television show Life of Kylie, and also appeared in some episodes of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians". Woods was also a celebrity guest on the 2019 season of VH1's "Hip Hop Squares". Woods competed in season three of "The Masked Singer" TV series as "Kangaroo".
Woods made her acting debut in 2019 on an episode of grown-ish, 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 BET+ film Sacrifice and had a leading role in a 2020 BET+ film Trigger as Vanessa Mass.