Jordyn Woods (born September 23, 1997) is an American model and socialite. She is known for her role in the
reality television show Life of Kylie.
Early life
Jordyn Woods was born in Los Angeles on September 23, 1997, to John Woods, a television sound engineer,[2][3][4] and Elizabeth Woods, a talent and brand manager.[3][5] She has two brothers named John Jr. and Joshua, and a sister named Jodie.[6][7] She was raised in
Oak Park, California and remembers being one of only two black girls at her school.[8][2] Woods' parents later divorced, and she moved around frequently, eventually deciding to do homeschooling after her family moved to
Calabasas, California when she was thirteen.[2][3] Woods' father died from cancer when she was nineteen.[4][9][8]
Woods was signed to
Wilhelmina in 2015 after an agent discovered her on Instagram and asked if she was interested in modeling.[12][13] In May 2016, Woods walked her first runway in the Lane Bryant and Christian Siriano fashion show.[2][12][14] Woods was a model for
Khloé Kardashian's clothing company,
Good American, from 2016 until 2019.[10][15]
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.[21][7] She later appeared on the
BET+ film Sacrifice[22] and had a leading role in a 2020 BET+ film Trigger as Vanessa Mass.[22][23]
Business ventures
In August 2018, Woods launched her own size-inclusive activewear line, SECNDNTURE.[14][10][24][7]
In September 2018,
Kylie Cosmetics launched the Kylie x Jordyn collection, a collaboration between the two friends.[25][3] In June 2019, Woods launched a clothing line with
Boohoo.com.[7][26]
In July 2019, Woods starred in
Rick Ross's music video.[4][27] In October 2019, Woods launched a hair extensions line with Easilocks.[citation needed]
In October 2020, Woods collaborated with
PrettyLittleThing, creating the Quarantine Collection.[28][29]
In 2021, Woods launched her fitness and wellbeing app called FRSTPLACE.
She created the app to help her community start putting themselves first,
improve their mental and physical wellbeing. The app provides fitness plans created by expert trainers, and recipes by top nutritionists.
Personal life
Woods has been open about her struggle with her body image and the impact that growing up in Hollywood had on her self-image.[13][14][30]
Woods had a highly publicized friendship and lived with
Kylie Jenner until February 2019 and often helped Jenner take care of her daughter,
Stormi Webster.[15][12] The pair reunited in July 2023.