Naima Mora was born on March 1, 1984 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is a model and actress.
Biography and Career :
She comes from a family of artists: her father is Francisco Mora, a jazz percussionist and her grandmother is Elizabeth Catlett, an acclaimed African-American sculptor, painter and printmaker whose works are in the permanent collections of museums across the country.
She attended classes at Cass Technical High School in Detroit and graduated in 2002. She also attended Detroit's Ballet Renaissance, Dance Theatre of Harlem and American Ballet Theatre Detroit.
After she won the cycle 5 of America's Next Top Model she started her modeling career, signed a contract with Ford Model Agency and received 100.000 dollars from a contract with CoverGirl as prize.
Sh
e appeared in The Tyra Banks Show, "Normal Is the Watchword" and was a judge at the Miss Teen USA Pageant in 2005.
In 2006 she filmed a video clip: "Wolf Like Me" by TV On The Radio.
She was on the catwalk of Christopher Deane Spring 2006 Collection, Carlos Miele Fashion Show, Walmart and ELLEgirl Presents Dare To Be You Spring 2006 and Fashion Comedy Style 2005 which was a Charity Event.
Agencies :
- Ford Models New York.
Advertisements :
- CoverGirl, Split.
Filmography :
Actress - Filmography :
- "Sarbanes-Oxley" (2006).
- "Veronica Mars" (1 episode, 2005) - Normal Is the Watchword (2005) TV Episode.
Self - Filmography :
- "The Tyra Banks Show" .... Herself (3 episodes, 2005-2006).
- "Jensen!" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006).
- "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006).
- "America's Next Top Model" .... Herself (3 episodes, 2005).
- "106 & Park Top 10 Live" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005).
- "The Early Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005).
Trivia :
- Height: 175.5 cm
- Hair Color: Brown
- Eye Color: Brown
- Ethnicity: Mexican, Irish, Indian, African-American
- She was the winner of the fifth cycle of "America's Next Top Model" tv show.
- She is a Buddist and a vegetarian.
- She has a twin sister who is a photographer, the girls are the youngest of four sisters.
- She worked as a coffee shop waitress in Detroit.
- After high school, she went to New York to study with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Naima Mora Image : mdnightlife.com
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Naima Mora was born on March 1, 1984 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is a model and actress.