Antonio Cannon’s claim to fame began after winning the Sean John Faces of the Future Contest. Out of 10,000 hopeful contestants, he was crowned the next Supermodel. Antonio appears on seanjohn.com, print ads, and all national billboards set for Sean John’s 2009 fall and holiday campaign. This led to him being featured in Ebony/Jet Magazine’s Commemorative Issue of Michael Jackson for September 2009, GQ magazine october issue olivia wilde, December 2009 issue clint eastwood and chris Pine

We all wonder how he landed such a high profile opportunity. He went from a Southern Illinois University Sports Public Relations and Marketing major to instant Supermodel. If it wasn’t for a friend suggesting he take a break from writing a paper, to upload a picture, he would still be writing that paper! He reminds us that when you believe in yourself, you are your own miracle worker. Marketing himself on foot, internet, and by word of mouth, puts a whole new meaning to “push and kick.” He managed to generate thousands of online votes. Antonio knew what P. Diddy was looking for, and went full force. Exciting enough, when P. Diddy made the announcement Antonio thought, “I knew I had potential. When I put my mind on something, I always accomplish it.”

World renown, music video director and photographer, Anthony Mandler, captured behind the scenes footage of the Sean John shoot on behalf of BET Access Granted. Antonio was a natural on camera. After all, he is a member of Public Relations Student Society of America Organization (PRSSA) and the Sports Public Relation Organization (SPRO).

After returning from the Sean John Campaign shoot, Antonio crossed paths with Chicago Larry of VH1’s For the Love of Ray J Reality Show. He found himself the 1st reputable male model behind Chicago Larry’s blinged out camera. And he is bound to cross your path next.

Since people always have admired his fashion style, a good friend with an eye for fashion suggested he audition for the Vanity Fashion Fair Organization at SIU. Being a natural, he landed the audition without attending runway rehearsals/clinics. His proven fashion and speaking abilities awarded him three out of the four Vanity Fashion Fair awards. He treated Vanity like a business. He became very influential and recruited new models for Vanity Fashion Fair. He received overwhelming attention from seniors and even teenagers looking up to him. Ironically, he gave his belt to kid to pull his pants up off his behind and turn his hat forward. As a metaphor he took the kids chain and said, “You don’t want your mind to become as hard and stiff as this chain. Don’t let this represent you.”

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