Toccara Jones to star in Donald Trump's dating show

By TV Maverick
JR Staff Writer

Last year, Donald Trump partnered with TV One for the hit reality television series, "The Ultimate Merger." The show was a ratings success with appearances from Al B. Sure. Omarosa, a former contestant on Trump's "The Apprentice," found love off camera and is unwilling to do a second season.

Toccara Jones rose to fame after her participation on "America's Next Top Model." Despite not winning the contest, Jones built a strong male following. She carried this following with her to the VH1 series, "Celebrity Fit Club." After her appearance on "Fit Club," her career began to really take off.

Since her time on TV, Toccara has landed modeling gigs and a job with BET. In many ways, her loss on "America's Next Top Model" was actually an even bigger win. Toccara Jones recently guest-starred on Ice Cube's hit TBS series, "Are We There Yet?" Following her appearance in Vogue, in 2008, things have been rather quiet from Toccara Jones.

Now, Toccara Jones' career has received the ultimate boost since Donald Trump has asked her to star in another season of his "The Ultimate Merger." Despite her time with BET, Jones will be working for rival network, TV One.

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Toccara Jones guest stars on "Are We There Yet?"

By TV Maverick
JR Staff Writer

When TBS agreed to bring "Are We There Yet?" back for a second season, Ice Cube promised to go all out. The show is anchored by two stars, Essence Atkins and Terry Crews. But, in the second season, Ice Cube wanted more high-profile guests.

Last week, "Are We There Yet?" featured a guest appearance from Charlie Murphy. During an appearance on ESPN, the show's star, Terry Crews, said many big names would appear during the season. Without dropping many names, Crews invited some of ESPN's people to stop by.

In an effort to compete with Tyler Perry's sitcoms, Ice Cube may bring in people from ESPN. It would go well with the show seeing how Crews' 'Nick' is a sportscaster. The new season is bringing in high ratings. Still, Tyler Perry's sitcoms are the highest-rated shows on cable television.

On last night's episode, "Are We There Yet?" featured guest appearances from Sandy 'Pepa' Denton and former reality star, Toccara Jones. Pepa played as one of Nick's co-workers, while Toccara Jones played as one of Suzzane's friends' cousin. Before she fell out of the public eye, Toccara Jones said she wanted to land some scripted roles in television shows and movies. Her appearance on "Are We There Yet?" is one of her first scripted appearances.

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