Jesikah Maximus
BlackJackSkanz Top Vixen Results
01/18/10 01:39 AM Filed in: Video Vixens
A couple interesting notes: 1) Seems like Suelyn should be higher - she had a great '09, 2) Seems like Cubana and Vanessa should be lower; a testament to the power of a large Twitter following, and 3) Suleika's position seems well deserved.
Bria finished Second Place in Cutie Central's Top Vixen Poll for '09 (number one for Model in Highest Demand) so it looks like she is quite possibly the number one urban model right now.
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What Happened To All The Black Girls in Urban Mags?
08/18/09 12:30 AM Filed in: Video Vixens
Now I don’t want to go getting all racial, but it seems to
me the urban eye candy genre had its origins in hip hop/rap music
videos. The women in those videos and the early issues of
BlackMen (note the name, Black men), KING, and
Smooth were, by and large, black. So this genre started off
showcasing black women for a mainly black male audience. But over
time, this has changed dramatically in the magazines. It’s no
longer about black women. It’s more so about white and Latina
women. Let me state for the record that I have nothing against
women of other races, but I don’t see a whole lot black women on
Lowrider or Maxim covers. Yet, white and Latina
women seem to dominate the few covers a black model can be featured
on.
Coco has had at least 6 - count ‘em, SIX - BlackMen issues in the last two years. More than any black model I can think of. SHOW magazine just finished with the Latina Black Lingerie issue. Now the next issue is the SHOWcase, also featuring two Latina models on the cover: Jesika Maximus and Jessica Burciaga. I know for a fact issues with Bria Myles and Khyrsti Hill on the cover are waiting in abeyance while these new SHOWcase Latina issues come out.
Maybe this all comes down to dollars and cents for the magazine owners. Maybe black males don’t buy magazines with black women on the covers. If so, that’s a sad commentary and not an issue I expect a profit driven magazine operation to take on. But it sure would be nice to start seeing sistas return to the forefront of a genre (urban eye candy) they founded.
Coco has had at least 6 - count ‘em, SIX - BlackMen issues in the last two years. More than any black model I can think of. SHOW magazine just finished with the Latina Black Lingerie issue. Now the next issue is the SHOWcase, also featuring two Latina models on the cover: Jesika Maximus and Jessica Burciaga. I know for a fact issues with Bria Myles and Khyrsti Hill on the cover are waiting in abeyance while these new SHOWcase Latina issues come out.
Maybe this all comes down to dollars and cents for the magazine owners. Maybe black males don’t buy magazines with black women on the covers. If so, that’s a sad commentary and not an issue I expect a profit driven magazine operation to take on. But it sure would be nice to start seeing sistas return to the forefront of a genre (urban eye candy) they founded.
Jesiklah Maximus - SSX #87
10/18/08 12:34 AM Filed in: Video Vixens
Jesikah Maximus is an
interesting case study. I've seen her in motion in
videos and she holds up to scrutiny. She appears
to be as attractive -- if not more -- as Vida Guerra, minus the
over-the-top boob job. Also, unlike a lot of girls
these days, Jesikah has no prominent tattoos that
need airbrushing. Don't get me wrong, Vida is an
original, but I can't help but ask - "What if
Jesikah had appeared first all those years back?"
Who knows. But the market has sure changed a lot
since then. There's a lot more competition and a
lot more Photoshopping going on.
Vida was embraced by all the urban magazines, plus the traditional lad magazines like Maxim and FHM. Jesikah, by comparison, has never even been in Smooth Magazine to my knowledge. Vida had a major web presence with a huge Yahoo Group and high ranking website even from the start of her career. Jesikah, on the other hand, has no Yahoo Group and a website that's said "Coming Soon" for a long, long time.
Who can say what the reason for these disparities is. Maybe Vida just had her act more together. At any rate, I'm a fan of Jesikah's and I look forward to seeing more of her. Get that website up girl!
Vida was embraced by all the urban magazines, plus the traditional lad magazines like Maxim and FHM. Jesikah, by comparison, has never even been in Smooth Magazine to my knowledge. Vida had a major web presence with a huge Yahoo Group and high ranking website even from the start of her career. Jesikah, on the other hand, has no Yahoo Group and a website that's said "Coming Soon" for a long, long time.
Who can say what the reason for these disparities is. Maybe Vida just had her act more together. At any rate, I'm a fan of Jesikah's and I look forward to seeing more of her. Get that website up girl!