DECEMBER MODEL: FRANK JONES JR.

BIO

Since his early teenage years, Frank Jones, Jr. has been aspiring to join the world of modeling, acting and entertainment. “I wanted a good foundation, so I pursued an education to be sure I'd have a degree to fall back on.” He was introduced to fitness modeling by Clark Bartram (America's Most Trusted Fitness Professional) who told Frank he has what it takes to make it if he’s willing to put in the hard work. From the experiences he learned with Clark, Frank is now in full pursuit of making his dreams come true.

Frank is from a small North East Ohio town (Wooster). Born Dec. 23rd, he is the only boy of his mother's 4 biological children. Frank is very devoted to his faith. While growing up, he played drums in the church choir to keep himself involved.

Frank is the winner of the International spokesmodel contest for Powertec, a premier fitness company. He has worked as a fitness facility manager and fitness trainer. He took on a job recently in Hollywood training Tyrese Gibson (musician, actor of Baby Boy, 2 Fast 2 Furious II, Fast Five, Transformers II,III). Frank was recently awarded Fitness and Sports-FMI's Male Model of the Year for 2011. He has built a strong resume just 2 years into his career as a fitness professional. Frank has made appearances in magazines world-wide and continues to make his mark in the industry.

Frank is a talented musician in his own right. He plays drums, bongos and many other percussion instruments while dabbling with guitar, keyboard and anything else that makes noise. He plays and jams on a regular basis. Frank enjoys spending time with friends/family, playing sports of all kinds and a relaxing day of fishing.

MEASUREMENTS

Height - 6'
Weight - 195lbs
Waist - 33
Suit - 42L
Neck - 17 1/2

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

~ 2012 Powertec Spokesmodel Search Grand Prize Winner
~ 2011 FMI Male Model of The Year
~ 2011 Celebrity Personal Trainer in Hollywood, CA
~ National television Appearance
~ 2011 JD Styles Men of Style Runway show
~ 2nd Place in the first ever Men's Physique NPC show, 2011 Beverly Int'll NKBB
~ 4th Place IFBB North American Championships
~ 2010 Arnold Classic - Muscle & Body Magazines "Male Best Body" Winner
~ Appeared on "Talk of the Town" Talk Show with host Betty Mack
~ Cover of Physique Magazine
~ Cover of Max Sports and Fitness Magazine
~ Also shared the cover of Muscle and Body Magazine as a contest winner
~ Appeared in Maximum Fitness Magazine 4 out of 6 issues in 2011
~ Cover of Gopher Performance Catalog
~ Featured in MuscleSport Mag. as "Today's Amateurs, Tomorrow's Pros"
~ Signed with 3 local agencies and one National
~ Recently accepted an invitation as a fitness celebrity guest to a Martial Arts and Fitness showcase, June 2012 in Barbados.

GOALS

To be an inspiration for people to live a healthy and active lifestyle. I want to teach people that they have control over the life they lead and to know regardless of your upbringing, you can be a difference-maker.

I have a goal to dabble into other areas of modeling and even acting in the near future. A big goal I have set for myself is to relocate to California in 2012, by achieving this goal I feel many of the other goals I have set out for will fall into place.

THOUGHTS ON FMI

FMI "Is The one-stop shop" for all of your questions to become a brand or a working fitness model and talent. Not only are you gaining knowledge about the industry, you are right in the mix of the industry bumping elbows with top talents, photographers, magazines, editors and more. The networking is the best around hands down. I've made some of my best life-long friends through FMI.

When I first learned of FMI, I made plans to attend the 2009 Fall conference. Somehow I had a mix up in my dates and missed the conference. I watch how careers of some of the attendees blossomed in short time after attending and that's when I signed up for 2010. I have never made a better investment in my career.

I am very glad I chose FMI early in my career because I learned many things about the industry and more that not many people get to learn. This information and more comes from people who are doing and have done it (first-hand).