Born in Tampa Florida, Coco Mitchell joined Wilhelmina Models after receiving her BS in Education and having taught one year of Elementary school. She went on to work for magazines such as Mademoiselle and Glamour Magazine. Her big break occured when she appeared in the first Revlon advertisement with renowned Supermodel Iman for a campaign with"Polished Ambers". Coco later moved to Los Angeles where she joined the Nina Blanchard Agency. This is where she had the opportunity of working with famed photographer Herb Ritts for Maybelline Cosmetics. Eventually the European market began calling Coco, so while using Milan as her base, she worked with well known designers such as Armani, Versace, Gianfranco Ferre, Gucci, Ferragamo, Christian Dior, YSL, Givenchy, Thierry Mugler and Issey Miyake. After her successful stint in Europe, Coco felt it was time to head back to NYC. She joined the Ford modeling agency where she booked a job to appear in Sports Illustrated. Coco was actually one of the first African American Models to be featured! In NYC, Coco appeared in many television commercials including Wendy's, MacDonald's,Claritin,Fleet Bank, just booked a Macy's commercial for 2006 and she continues to work with Bill Blass and Chado Ralph Rucci. She travels to Paris twice a year for the Haute Couture and is very well respected in the fashion community as one of the most professional and knowledgeable people. MySpace Layouts @ HOT FreeLayouts.com MyHotComments
HotFreeLayouts..