
Jordyn Woods
Jordyn Woods is an American model and actress known for her appearances on Life of Kylie and her role as Vanessa Mass in Trigger. She first became widely recognized through her friendship with Kylie Jenner, then developed fashion and wellness businesses of her own.
Personal life
Woods is the daughter of John Woods, a television sound engineer, and Elizabeth Woods, a talent and brand manager. John Woods worked on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and died of cancer in 2017. She has two brothers, John Jr. and Joshua, and a sister, Jodie Woods.
Woods's family had a longtime friendship with Will Smith's family, and she considers Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith her uncle and aunt. She has been married to basketball player Karl-Anthony Towns since August 15, 2026.
Modeling career
Woods was signed by Wilhelmina in 2015 after an agent discovered her Instagram account. She walked her first runway in May 2016 at a Lane Bryant and Christian Siriano fashion show, and she modeled for Khloé Kardashian's clothing company, Good American, from 2016 to 2019.
In 2017, Woods walked in her first New York Fashion Week show. She later appeared on the September 2019 cover of Cosmopolitan UK.
Television and acting
Woods appeared in several episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and starred in all episodes of the 2017 reality series Life of Kylie. She also appeared on Hip Hop Squares in 2019.
Her acting debut came in 2019, when she played Dee in an episode of Grown-ish. She later appeared in the BET+ film Sacrifice and played Vanessa Mass in the 2020 BET+ film Trigger. Woods also competed as Kangaroo on the third season of The Masked Singer in 2020.
Fashion and wellness businesses
Woods launched the size-inclusive activewear line SECNDNTURE in August 2018. The same year, she collaborated with Kylie Jenner on the Kylie x Jordyn collection for Kylie Cosmetics.
She launched a clothing line with Boohoo.com in 2019 and collaborated with PrettyLittleThing on its Quarantine Collection in 2020. In 2021, she launched FRSTPLACE, a fitness and wellbeing app featuring exercise plans, recipes and wellness resources.
Friendship with Kylie Jenner and the 2019 fallout
Woods and Kylie Jenner became friends as teenagers and later lived together. Woods became a regular presence in Jenner's public life and helped care for Jenner's daughter, Stormi Webster. The friendship also led to their Kylie Cosmetics collaboration and Woods's appearance on Life of Kylie.
Their friendship became the focus of a major public fallout in February 2019 after Woods acknowledged that Tristan Thompson had kissed her. She addressed the incident in a March 2019 episode of Red Table Talk hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, where she apologized to the Kardashian family. Woods and Jenner later reconciled publicly.
Quick facts
- Woods was signed by Wilhelmina in 2015 after an agent discovered her on Instagram.
- She walked her first runway in May 2016 at a Lane Bryant and Christian Siriano fashion show.
- Woods modeled for Good American from 2016 to 2019.
- She walked in her first New York Fashion Week show in 2017.
- Woods starred in all episodes of the 2017 reality series Life of Kylie.
- She launched the size-inclusive activewear line SECNDNTURE in August 2018.
- Kylie Cosmetics released the Kylie x Jordyn collection in September 2018.
- Woods made her acting debut as Dee in an episode of Grown-ish in 2019.
- She played Vanessa Mass in the 2020 BET+ film Trigger.
- Woods competed as Kangaroo on the third season of The Masked Singer in 2020.
- She launched the fitness and wellbeing app FRSTPLACE in 2021.
- Woods and her sister Jodie Woods won the My Sister's Keeper Award at the 2023 Give Her FlowHERS Awards.
FAQs about Jordyn Woods
Are Jordyn Woods' parents wealthy?
Jordyn Woods has been described as coming from a reasonably wealthy family. Her father, John Woods, was a television sound engineer who worked on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and her mother, Elizabeth Woods, is a talent and brand manager.
Is Jordyn Woods related to Jada Pinkett?
Jordyn Woods's connection to Jada Pinkett Smith comes through a longtime friendship between their families. Woods considers Jada Pinkett Smith her aunt and Will Smith her uncle.
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