- He's usually pretty busy but decided to sit this one out to make a statement: There aren't enough black male supermodels, and he did not want to be a token.
- Ralph Lauren hired him in 1993 to represent his Polo Sport line exclusively, pushing him into the modeling stratosphere.
- He took acting classes and was up for a role in the film HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK.
- Beckford is definitely not waiting tables while waiting for a film career to take flight--he's strutting the New York runways, working on a new exercise video and posing for a series of calendars.
- Was considered for the role of Winston in HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK.
- His exotic looks can be attributed to the fact that his father is half Jamaican and half Chinese and his mother has Panamanian ancestry.
- Was involved in gangs, drugs and theft when he was a teenager.
- Featured in Toni Braxton's video for Unbreak My Heart.
- Appeared in music videos for artists Mia X, Notorious B.I.G., and Shaquille O'Neal.
Quotes- "I thank God every day. That's all I can do. That, and try to help all those other guys who are trying to do what I did."
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