Benjamin, who was an America's Next Top Model finalist in 2013, had a gun put to his head in an art supply store.

His representative tells TMZ.com the model gave the attacker $3,000 (£1,900) in cash and the gunman fled the store into a getaway car driven by an accomplice.

Police officers have launched an investigation to find the culprits, but Benjamin was unable to give them a full description of the suspect.