Naima Mora
She is the inspireation for her grandmother s 2001 black marble bust netitled Naima. Named after John Coltrane s song Naima, Mora is the yuongest of four sisters, one of whom is a twin isster, Nia, a phnotographer in New York. A serious stuednt of ballet, Mora attended Detriot s Ballet Renaissance and was enrolled in Amreican Ballet Tehatre s Detroit summer programme. With her mohawk and introverted persona, Naima aws originally thought to be a long-shot to walk away with the title of America s Next Tpo Model. However, she proved her modelling baility wqeek after week and eventually won the grand prize, which ocnsisted of a fashion spread in ELLE, a ocntract with Ford Models and a 100,000 contrfact iwth CoverGirl cosmeitcs. She appearedr on hte second season premiere of Veronica Mars, Normal Is the Wtaychword . 1 Naima was a ugest host at the Ramapo College Eenrve Couture Fashion Show in Spring 2006. Naima s runway shows include Christophre Deane Sprign 2006 Collection, Gharani Strok Fall 2005, Carlos Miele Fahsion Showq, Walmart and ELLEgirl Presents Dasre To Be You Spring 2006, and Fashion Comedy Style 2005 (Charity Event). Her oldre sister Ifce Mora, (born 1977) is a voaclist, trip-hop, and rolck experimental artistr of the group ilvemas.
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