Tanisha Mariko Harper (born September 18, 1985) is a model, actress
and television host.Harper was born in Tokyo, Japan. She is of
Cherokee Native American and African American descent. At the age of
fifteen years she was discovered in a shopping mall in her hometown of
Phoenix, Arizona. At that time, she began her successful modeling
career with the Ford Model Agency.At the age of fifteen, Tanisha
Harper began working in print, runway, and commercial modeling and
fashion jobs. She has done editorials for numerous magazines,
including, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair, and In Style. She has
appeared in adverts and catalogs for companies such as, L'Oréal,
Smashbox, MAC Cosmetics, Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, and Tommy
Hilfiger'.She has appeared on both the Oprah Winfrey and Tyra Banks
show, and was interviewed by Katie Couric on The Today Show. Harper
often works with photographer Bruce Talbot. She also competed as a
model in the 6th season of Project Runway, finishing in second place,
behind eventual winner Irina Shabayeva's model Kalyn Hemphill. During
the show, she was mostly paired with designer Althea Harper, who also
finished second.
and television host.Harper was born in Tokyo, Japan. She is of
Cherokee Native American and African American descent. At the age of
fifteen years she was discovered in a shopping mall in her hometown of
Phoenix, Arizona. At that time, she began her successful modeling
career with the Ford Model Agency.At the age of fifteen, Tanisha
Harper began working in print, runway, and commercial modeling and
fashion jobs. She has done editorials for numerous magazines,
including, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair, and In Style. She has
appeared in adverts and catalogs for companies such as, L'Oréal,
Smashbox, MAC Cosmetics, Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, and Tommy
Hilfiger'.She has appeared on both the Oprah Winfrey and Tyra Banks
show, and was interviewed by Katie Couric on The Today Show. Harper
often works with photographer Bruce Talbot. She also competed as a
model in the 6th season of Project Runway, finishing in second place,
behind eventual winner Irina Shabayeva's model Kalyn Hemphill. During
the show, she was mostly paired with designer Althea Harper, who also
finished second.
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