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• Born biracial in London, Ontario in 1964, Davis modelled from the late '80s to early 2000s, working runways, catalogues, and international shows in Milan before transitioning to the restaurant industry.<\/li>\r\n \t
• Known for his swagger and \"rude boy look,\" he frequently modelled for Hoax Couture, including their groundbreaking 1988 all-Black male show, while also hosting soul and Beatnik Beatz club nights at Toronto's Cameron House.<\/li>\r\n \t
• After leaving modelling, he pursued his culinary dream by opening The Stockyards Smokehouse and Larder in 2009, prioritizing quality food at fair prices over profit for 12 years.<\/li>\r\n \t
• Davis passed away in Jamaica in 2021, leaving behind his wife Monique, daughter Ella, and a Toronto community that celebrated his kindness.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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  There is never a normal route in and out of the fashion industry, and for model turned restaurateur Tom Evan Davis, this was no different. Tom, better known as Evan in the modelling world, started his career in the late \u201980s and ended in the early 2000s. While his stint in the fashion industry lasted only slightly over a decade, his presence did not go unnoticed before he entered the restaurant industry.<\/p>

  Davis was born on September 5, 1964 in London, Ontario. Though memories are hazy, those close to him say his modeling career started in the late eighties and ended in the early 2000s.<\/p>

  Jim Searle, co-owner of custom design company Hoax Couture, was a close friend of Davis’s. He says that Davis’s\u00a0 modelling work varied, and though he mostly participated in runway shows and modelled designer clothes, he also did catalogue work.<\/p>

  According to his brother, Derek, he even once starred in a commercial. He also says that Davis’s work went international when he did a short stint in Milan. Searle says that for Davis, modelling was \u201cjust a job.\u201d Though he stayed in the industry for some time, male modelling was an unpredictable field in his era.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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