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7. Michelle Van Der Water
Place of Birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 5’6”
Profession: Actress
Her family relocated to Australia immediately after she was born. She grew up there and graduated with a Bachelor of Creative Arts in Graphic Design and New Media. She then began to start modeling and taking acting classes. She moved to Los Angeles to further pursue her goals in acting and has appeared in NCIS: Los Angeles in 2009.

8. Megalyn Echikunwoke
Date of Birth: May 28, 1983
Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington, USA
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 59 kg
Profession: Actress
Even though Megalyn was born in the United States, she is of African descent as her father was Nigerian. She is the granddaughter of a Nigerian tribal leader of the Igno, which makes her African royalty. She is best known for her role Tara Price in CSI:Miami.

9. Ella Thomas
Year of Birth: 1981
Place of Birth: Asmara, Eritrea
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 59
Profession Actress, model, and producer
Ella’s family relocated to Germany when she was very young. While studying in a school in Kindsbach, Germany, she developed an interest in the performing arts and started to take part in school plays. She made her Hollywood film debut alongside Bruce Willis in Surrogates.