Career
He has been featured in photo-editorial campaigns in fashion publications including British Gentlemen’s Quarterly, Italian Vogue, i-Doctorate Magazine, Paper Magazine and Another Manitoba He has modeled for Alexander McQueen and Givenchy. Ross is of African-American descent.
Born in the Bronx, when he was growing up, Ross dealt with much discrimination for being albino.
He was bullied frequently by his peers, called names such as "Powder", "Wite-Out", and "Casper". After training at the Alvin Ailey School for five years, Ross was discovered on YouTube and crossed over to the fashion industry in 2008 at 16 years old.
At 16 he was represented by Djamee Models in New York City. He was also signed by AMCK Models London.
In 2009, Ross appeared on the Tyra Banks Show.
He shared the show with fellow albinistic African American model Diandra Forrest. Together, they shared their life stories about how different life was for them. Ross also worked with other directors, such as Julien Seri, Jason Last, Jessica Yatrofsky and Ella Manor in both film and television
Ross has appeared in music videos, including Katy Perry"s "East.T.", Beyoncé"s "Party" and "Pretty Hurts", Gold Field"s "Dark Again", as well as Lana Delegate Rey"s short film Tropico and Leona Lewis" "Fire Under My Feet".
Ross recently became the face of Ford Motor Company, with the slogan "Be Unique". Ross appeared in the 2015 television series The Manitoba in the High Castle as the recurring character of the albino shoe shine boy.
Ross participates in the underground ballroom scene in New York, where he often vogues as a free agent.