Bio: Tonya Ruiz is a dynamic communicator who speaks nationally. She is also the author of Beauty Quest, A Model’s Journey.

Tonya began modeling in 1978 at the age of 15, and soon left home for Paris. She became an international fashion model and was represented by the Ford Modeling Agency in New York. She is now a pastor’s wife, the mother of four and (Gasp!) a grandmother.

Tonya powerfully communicates one of today’s most important messages, "Physical beauty is only skin-deep and temporary, but true beauty is soul deep."