Naima Mora
Naima Mora | |
|---|---|
Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)[1] |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Agency | State Management Agency |
Naima Mora (born March 1, 1984)
Biography
Early life
Mora was born in
That black marble head, Naima: we have twin granddaughters who came to stay with us one summer, they were 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 it was 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 that I wanted to put in.[3]
Her father is half
Mora grew up near West McNichols and Schaefer on Detroit's northwest side and attended Bates Academy for middle school. She graduated from Cass Technical High School in Detroit in 2002. A serious ballet student, Mora attended Detroit's Ballet Renaissance and was enrolled in American Ballet Theatre's Detroit summer program.
Mora practices
Winning America's Next Top Model
Mora was the fifth woman chosen for the top fourteen to compete on the UPN reality television show
Career
On September 3, 2012, she released the iBook Naima Mora's Model Behavior, published by Possibility Publishing & Entertainment. She 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.[citation needed]
Mora and
Mora has done print modeling for CoverGirl, ELLE Magazine, Fuego Magazine, Us Weekly Magazine, Radar, In Touch, Star, Teen People, Split Clothing, and elsewhere.[
In 2006, she completed filming a role in the independent film Sarbanes-Oxley and made an appearance in a music video for TV on the Radio's "Wolf Like Me." The following year, she was on the cover of U&U magazine and Uzuri magazine and was photographed by Romer Pedrome and Derek Blanks. In 2008, she had a cover and editorial in Vicious magazine, and she signed with 301 Model Management in Miami and Basic Model Management in New York City. She got a showcard for Fashion Week SS09 and walked in the Project Runway Finale for designer Joe Farris. As of 2021[update], Mora continued modeling, and was signed with EMG Models.[7]
Mora was the vocalist for the unsigned band Chewing Pics,[8] and later with the band Galaxy of Tar.[9]
With director Marishka S. Phillips, Mora wrote a play, The Amazing Adventures of a Woman in Need, about three characters who are each a part of Mora's own inner dialogue. In August 2021, MPTP Productions announced an Off-Broadway performance of the play, with Mora performing as the narrator, scheduled for October 2021.[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Naima Mora". Fashion Model Directory. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
- ^ a b Nikas, Joanna (December 4, 2015). "'America's Next Top Model' Winners: Where Are They Now?". The New York Times.
- ^ Brenson, Michael (April 2003). "Form That Achieves Sympathy: A Conversation with Elizabeth Catlett". Sculpture. Vol. 22, no. 3. Washington DC: International Sculpture Center.
- ISBN 978-0-8223-5292-1.
- ^ "Soka Gakkai's 'Buddhist in America' Videos: The Spiritual Heart on Camera". Buddhist Door. May 23, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ "Naima Mora, CoverGirl Spokesperson and "America's Next Top Mode" to Judge". Archived from the original on February 11, 2007.
- ^ Gray, Delilah (April 6, 2021). "Here's What Naima Mora From America's Next Top Model Is Doing Now". TheList.com.
- ^ "Chewing Pics – Brooklyn, New York – Rock / Drum & Bass / Expérimentale". MySpace.com.
- ^ "The Health's Galaxy -". www.galaxyoftar.com.
- ^ Meyer, Dan (August 26, 2021). "ANTM's Naima Mora Will Star in The Amazing Adventures of a Woman in Need Off-Broadway". Playbill.com.
External links
- Naima Mora at Fashion Model Directory
- Naima Mora at IMDb
