Furonda Brasfield was a contestant on Cycle 6 of "Top Model" in 2006. The prizes were a contract with Ford Models, an Elle cover and fashion spread, and a CoverGirl cosmetics $100,000 contract (via Insider). Brasfield was successful in making it to the overseas trip to Thailand and placed fifth behind eventual winner Danielle Evans. After "Top Model," Brasfield reportedly signed with L.A. Models and included OP Swimwear in her clientele. Brasfield later left the industry and set her sights on a profession in law, so she trained to be an attorney.
The Arkansas native told ABA Journal, "There has been a shortage of advocates my whole life," which seems to be why she was determined to practice her profession in a rural locale. That, and the wide open spaces. "We have trees, we have grass, people have yards," she said of her Arkansas home.
Per HuffPost, Brasfield was the Executive Director of the Arkansas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Arkansas' only organization focused mainly on that cause. She's championed many social justice issues, working toward economic equality, HIV/AIDS awareness, and criminal justice reform, to name a few. Brasfield earned "a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville," and she received "her Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's William H. Bowen Law School," per her website. In addition to her numerous civic duties, Brasfield is a member of the Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System Steering Committee and the NAACP.
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