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Former 'America's Next Top Model' contestant Toccara Jones never ceases to entertain.
The plus-size beauty shed pounds on VH1's 'Celebrity Fit Club,' appeared as a spokesperson for Ashley Stewart, interviewed a who's who of entertainers as a correspondent for the now-defunct BET show 'The Black Carpet' and even nailed more pages in the much-buzzed-about all-black issue of Vogue Italia magazine than her mentor Tyra Banks (14, to be exact).
These days, she's not opposed to striking a pose, but Toccara is on the hunt for a man and ready to let America in on the action.
TV One announced a few months ago that she'd be replacing Omarosa on the second season of 'Donald Trump Presents the Ultimate Merger' -- something she's beyond excited about.
"Right now, I am in La La Land because I'm fantasizing and think everyone is going to be 6'3. I feel like I am doing a dating show and I want to broaden my horizons so I told them, [I'm open to] any nationality, but I do like height," she gushed to BlackVoices.com in the midst of hosting an event in Atlanta recently.
"As women we always think, 'I want this. I want that.' I don't have a checklist. You all know me. You all know my personality. I'm like, 'Come on, Trump. Come on TV One. Find me somebody,' " she laughed. 
Taping will start later this month, with the show set to premiere this fall, but, don't expect the show to be too similar to last season's competition.
"I think it's just different personalities, period," the Dayton, Ohio native said. "She's Omarosa and Toccara is Toccara. I think Omarosa's season was absolutely amazing, and that's one of the reasons why I signed up for this. I think I'm fun, outgoing, loud and spontaneous," she said. "I think these guys are going to court me and love me, and I just can't wait. That's my fantasy."
Toccara's last boyfriend was Atlantic Records President of Black Music Michael Kyser, who as of late has been rumored to be dating gossip blogger Necole Bitchie.
"Is he with Necole Bitchie?" Toccara mused. "I don't think he's with her, but he just told me that on the blogs they said that he bought Necole Bitchie some breasts. Does she have fake breasts? I don't even know. These people be making up these rumors."
Regardless of his relationship status, the buxom beauty still has a great deal of love and respect for Kyser.
"I think Kyser is absolutely amazing. Our relationship is and was absolutely amazing. He supports me in everything I do. Even with me doing this show now, he's very supportive to me as a friend, and I really value his advice," she revealed.
"He's my best friend. We talk about things. Even things that we don't want to talk about. We just have a really good relationship, and I think that's why I don't have any securities or anything. There's no need to. I'm single. He's single. He can date whoever he wants to date. I can date whoever I want to date."
When probed about whether she'd consider getting back with him if she doesn't find Mr. Right on television, she added, "I haven't ruled it out."
In her personal life, Toccara still manages to keep up with Banks "as much as I can" and a few of her 'Top Model' pals.
"Tyra is so much about her business and is so focused on her brand and everything, but she gives me great advice and is a great mentor. She never leaves me hanging. I love Tyra," she shared.
But she had no clue Tyra was currently enrolled at Harvard Business School.
"She's going to Harvard right now? She's smart, duh? She knows what she's doing," she joked.
"I think that 'America's Next Top Model' was such an amazing platform and opportunity for all the girls. I think we've all turned five minutes into an hour full of fame and have been very successful. Yaya [DaCosta] is doing her thing. She was just at my birthday in New York City and Eva [Marcille] is in L.A. and me and her still stay in touch, and she's wonderful," she said.
"But I think coming from where we're from, and of all the girls who have participated in 'America's Next Top Model,' and for you to be able to say YaYa, Eva and Toccara to stand apart from the pack is just absolutely amazing."
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By: teabaggeredgar on 3/26/2011 3:16PM
Hey, IAM looking for a BLACK WOMAN with a CAR. Send pictures of your CAR. HAHAHA.
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By: Nikko on 3/27/2011 4:43PM
mrbluesays, you are right we sometimes-black women do put on makeup and wear wigs and weaves however, it is not because we are trying to be white. It is the same as not being tall so we where high heels or because we have small breast so we get implants but not as much as white women.
We are fortunate enough that we come from Kings and Queens in addition; it just happens that most African American women have course and curly medium hair instead of long straight hair.
Nevertheless, mrbluesays don't get it twisted and think we do not love ourselves we are beautiful and come in multi colors and shades of brown.
Moreover, remember when your sister or daughter becomes a baby momma with a black man and has a mixed child then you can help comb her hair.
and you can wonder when she grows up if some white man will hit it from behind.
teabaggerredgar, I am looking for a white man with a stick.
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By: mrbluesays on 3/29/2011 11:14AM
All black women hates herself and will copy white womens hair doo look to be "pretty" black women have BIG azzes that she can't toilet paper and long tits down to her knees. All black women own smoking hotcombs a collection of funny looking white look wigs and weaves And @ Nikko them kind tend to get hard to look at when they age and they only want black women for sex and not much else, why get a fake looking white girl when he can get a real white girl... let us know how it feels to get kicked to the curb after use fool
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By: Tracey on 3/26/2011 3:33PM
If she is unattractive, so is Angelina Jolie,Jennifer Aniston and the rest of the pale face flat behind white women that white men place on a pedestal
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By: teabaggeredgar on 3/26/2011 3:54PM
@ CISCO: If you are going to be a SNITCH, Be a good 1.
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By: Gichaya on 3/26/2011 8:01PM
I am convinced that some of the negative remarks here at BV comes from employees of BV. I say that because there's no way people like Greg/Craig and those other racist a** people can continue to blog if someone didn't have their backs. Try going to a white thread with the same rhetoric that those peccawoods bring here and see how fast they kick yo a** off of AOL. To me AOL promotes racism
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By: Gichaya on 3/26/2011 5:16PM
Tocarra looks like a younger version of Pam Grier
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By: ci on 3/26/2011 7:02PM
People who make incendiary, nasty, mean comments are internet trolls. They are in reality very strange little people that society usually ignores. They crave attention, at any cost, and have learned by making this ridiculous statements they get LOTS of attention. When you respond to them, you give them what they want, so try to ignore the nonsense and just comment on the article.
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By: Claudia Foxx on 3/26/2011 8:45PM
Life is about people loving people "We are all inclusive of the human race without regards to our outer appearance." The outer appearance isn't important, it's the attitude of our heart that truly matters. Individuals that seek to downgrade and to vilify another hardworking taxpaying individual is simply not worth a minute of my time or anyone else's time. Racist people on all levels "meaning" from the high school dropouts to the PHD's or still in serious need of continued education, truly educated people are not racist and they view life through colorblind eyes. For those of you that haven't realized or just simply refuse to accept people for whatever reason(s), one day you will learn the gift of acceptance and time will be your professor. The person you hate may very well have to extend a hand to you and pull you up one day before you depart this world in death. A heart overflowing with love and acceptance is a wonderful attribute, just try it and you'll be absolutely amazed. "LOVE KILLS HATE AND THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING"
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By: Antonio on 3/26/2011 8:44PM
Thats the first sign that the show will be a farce,,,She and her "EX" are best friends...The second sign that she and her ex are still dating is her dissing the lady he is rumored to be dating..Any man that participates in this show is simply doing it for airtime...
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