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Tomiko Fraser
Tomiko Fraser (now Tomiko Fraser Hines) – American fashion model and actress, born 2 May 1968 in The Bronx, New York. Discovered as a model at age 25 while working as a waitress, she became the first African-American face of Maybelline (2001–2007) before transitioning to acting. She is married to Christopher Hines and has twin sons, Kaden and Bryce, born in 2013. Her most notable film roles include Holly in Head Over Heels (2001, opposite Freddie Prinze Jr. and Monica Potter), the Coffee Shop Clerk in Monster-in-Law (2005, opposite Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda), and Brea in I Really Hate My Ex (2015). On television she appeared as a Tall Party Girl in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2003), Shanda in Soul Food (2003), herself in The Game (2007), and as a judge on Model Latina: Las Vegas (2011). She is also an advocate for lupus awareness, inspired by the death of her sister Shneequa from the disease.
