Naima Mora

Naima Mora ( * March 1, 1984 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American model and winner of the fourth season of America's Next Top Model.

Private life

Naima Mora was born on 1 March 1984 in Detroit. She is the daughter of Francisco Mora Catlett, a Mexican jazz drummer. He is half Mexican and half African American. Her mother is also half African- American, Irish to the other half. It got its name from John Coltrane's song " Naima ". Naima has five sisters, including her identical twin sister, Nia.

Her grandparents are painter Francisco Mora and sculptress Elizabeth Catlett. Naima is considered as the inspiration for the black marble bust of her grandmother in 2001.

"That black marble head, Naima: we have twin granddaughters who came to stay with us one summer, theywere studying Spanish. I kept looking at one of them, Who Has a very dynamic personality. I thought I would like to do a head of her. And then what it the shape of her hair with a knot at the back. It was a whole different shape. She posed for me a little bit, to get the general shape of it. She has a little bump in her nose did I wanted to put in. "

Naima Mora grew up in the northwest of Detroit and attended Bates Academy. Your high school graduation, she took off at Cass Technical High School in 2002. She took ballet lessons and joined in the summer program of the American Ballet Theatre in Detroit. She also worked as a waitress in cafes.

Mora moved to New York City and joined the Dance Theatre of Harlem to. At the suggestion of a model scout who saw her at a gig, she applied to America's Next Top Model. Mora is a vegetarian.

Career

Mora was considered to be introverted and not very conspicuous during the show. The jury, led by Tyra Banks favored other participants and gave her little chance of overall victory. Despite this fact, it managed to Mora Season 4 finale and convinced by their performance on the catwalk. By their victory, they got a series of photos in Elle and a contract with Ford Models and a contract for $ 100,000 with Cover Girl cosmetics.

In 2005 she worked together with a participant in the third season of America's Next Top Model, Ann Markley, as a hostess at the Emmy Awards and the jury for Miss Teen USA choice. She was seen in some print media such as CoverGirl, ELLE Magazine, U.S. Weekly Magazine or IN touch. In addition to her modeling career, she plays with in smaller film productions and is a singer of the band " Chewing Pics".