Naima Mora was born on March 1,1984 and is an American fashion model and the winner of Cycle 4 of America's Next Top Model.
19 Facts About Naima Mora
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Naima Mora is the inspiration for her grandmother's 2001 black marble bust entitled Naima.
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That black marble head, Naima Mora: we have twin granddaughters who came to stay with us one summer, they were studying Spanish.
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Naima Mora posed for me a little bit, to get the general shape of it.
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Naima Mora has a little bump in her nose that I wanted to put in.
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Naima Mora's father is half Mexican and half African-American; her mother is Irish and African-American.
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Naima Mora was named after the John Coltrane song "Naima".
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Naima Mora has five sisters, including her identical twin, Nia, who is a photographer.
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Naima Mora grew up near West McNichols and Schaefer on Detroit's northwest side and attended Bates Academy for middle school.
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Naima Mora graduated from Cass Technical High School in Detroit in 2002.
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Naima Mora practices Nichiren Buddhism and is an active member of the Soka Gakkai International.
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Naima Mora was the fifth woman chosen for the top fourteen to compete on the UPN reality television show America's Next Top Model, Cycle 4.
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Naima Mora had one appearance in the bottom two where she survived over eventual Cycle 17: All Stars contestant, Brittany Brower.
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Naima Mora has been seen on television as a guest on The Tyra Banks Show, on the second season premiere of Veronica Mars, and in a CoverGirl commercial with Yoanna House.
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Naima Mora served as a judge at the Miss Teen USA Pageant in 2005.
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Naima Mora has done print modeling for CoverGirl, ELLE Magazine, Fuego Magazine, Us Weekly Magazine, Radar, In Touch, Star, Teen People, Split Clothing, and elsewhere.
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Naima Mora has modeled with her sisters twice: with her sister, Ife, for iTunes and with her twin, Nia, for Cycle 2's Camille McDonald's lingerie line, Lingerwear.
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Naima Mora got a showcard for Fashion Week SS09 and walked in the Project Runway Finale for designer Joe Farris.
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Naima Mora was the vocalist for the unsigned band Chewing Pics, and later with the band Galaxy of Tar.