There are 22K influencers with a reach over 20,000!Spiritual, courageous, giving, upbeat, beautiful, artistic and dedicated; this is Ketonya Bankston! Ketonya comes from humble beginnings growing up in the small historic town of Winslow, Arizona. She has (2) older sisters and (3) younger [link-omitted] a mother that passed away at the tender age of 34-years old, Ketonya and her siblings were raised by a strong, passionate man of God; their father Glenn Mattox. Before their mother Sandra Mattox passed away, she instilled in her children to always be independent and to NEVER depend on anyone; a staple Ketonya has lived by for most of her life.
Early on in Ketonya’s life, she acquired a strong desire to one day become a well-known force and contender within the fashion industry. Ketonya attended Northern Arizona University on an academic scholarship and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fashion Merchandising with a Minor in Advertising. To-date, Ketonya has become a very successful professional model with experience on the local, national & international levels; having appeared in national campaigns for PetsMart, Executive Realty, Massage Envy, Century Link and ATA Airlines just to name a few. She was also the first African American to have a (5)-page spread in Oro Valley Magazine, she’s appeared on the pages of Essence Magazine and has a running national campaign with Leslie’s Swimming Pools, Sprint and AT&T.
In 2011 Ketonya along with (2) of her younger brothers Shimeon and Shimon Mattox (whom are twins) founded and created what is known as Style Stalkers, LLC. Style Stalkers, LLC is a delicious monthly fashion blog that offers an array of fashion services from head-to-toe make overs, fashion styling, closet make overs, one-on-one model/runway instruction, one-on-one makeup instruction, poise & confidence classes and wedding and fashion show production. The goal of Style Stalkers, LLC is to show that beauty comes in an array of sizes, shapes and colors. However, true beauty resonates from within. Style Stalkers, LLC was created to help bring out the best style in you!
Ketonya is also the founder of FabyLASH, LLC a 100% handcrafted luxury mink eyelash brand. These lashes are handcrafted from Mink that naturally fall off the animal, making FabyLASH animal cruelty free. This brand is sold online globally at [link-omitted].
Ketonya is happily married to NFL Alumni Michael Bankston Sr. Together, from previous unions, Ketonya and Michael have three incredibly bright and intelligent daughters and one excelling and talented son. Ketonya maintains great balance in her life by keeping God first and allowing everything else to fall into place.
