Claudia Jordan
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
 Claudia Jordan attending her 35th Birthday Party at Club Boulevard 3, Hollywood, California on April 13, 2008. 2008-04-13 |
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| Born | April 12, 1973 Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) | Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1990 Miss Rhode Island USA 1997 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Teen USA 1990 Miss USA 1997 (Semi-finalist) |
Claudia Jordan (born April 12, 1973) is an American television and radio personality. She is primarily known for appearing as a model on the U.S. version of Deal or No Deal, and for competing on Season 2 of the Celebrity Apprentice.
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[edit] Personal life
Jordan was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to an Italian mother and an African-American father. Claudia's parents met when her father was in the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Brindisi, Italy.
She was briefly married to Datari Turner, but sought an annulment and denial of spousal support after alleging fraud and infidelity.[1]
[edit] Career
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Jordan held the Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1990 title and represented Rhode Island at the Miss Teen USA 1990 pageant. In 1997 she won the Miss Rhode Island USA title, becoming the second African-American woman ever to hold that title. She competed at Miss USA 1997 where she placed in the top 10.
She has worked at the Providence American newspaper and at the Boston television station WHDH-TV. She has appeared in television commercials for Coors Light, Sears, Pepsi and Visa. She appeared as a contestant on Dog Eat Dog and in Joe's music video for "I Wanna Know".
She was primarily known as a former Barker's Beauty on CBS's game show The Price Is Right from 2001 to 2003, before her breakout role as a model on the U.S. version of Deal or No Deal, where she held case number 1.
Jordan appeared on the second season of Celebrity Apprentice.[2] In the series, celebrities raise money for a charity of their choice; Jordan selected the NAPSAC Foundation as her charity.[3] She was "fired" by Donald Trump on the episode of Celebrity Apprentice that first aired March 22, 2009.
She co-hosted the Miss Universe 2009 pageant from the Bahamas alongside Billy Bush. She also played the thief in the Fabolous music video "Throw It In the Bag".
Jordan hosted her own weekly show on Sirius/XM Radio on The Foxxhole, called "The Claudia Jordan Show."
Jordan is currently a co-host on "Reach Around Radio" with TDP, Comedian Speedy, Comedian RT and The Poetess. The show also features DJ Always.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
- S1m0ne (2002) (Simone Lookalike)
- Black Supaman (2007) (Laura Lane)
- Nora's Hair Salon (2004) (Journalist)
- Middle Men (2010) (Cynthia)
[edit] TV Work
- Fabolous: Video (2009) _ thief main lady music video "Throw it in the Bag"
- Celebrity Apprentice (2009) (TV Series) — Herself/Contestant
- Joe (singer): Video (2008) — Girl in music video "Why Just Be Friends"
- Ballers (2007) (TV Series) — Co-Host
- Deal or No Deal (2005–2010) — Model #1
- That's So Raven (They Work Hard for His Honey, 2005) - Miss Bonita
- One on One (2005) — playing herself
- Modern Girl's Guide To Life (2005–06) Host
- Livin' Large (2004–05) — Co-host
- "BET J Virtual Awards Red Carpet Pre-show"
- "BET J Anguilla Jazz Festival Pre-show" (2009)
- "Extra" Guest Host (2006)
- "Access Hollywood" Guest Host (2008)
- "Entertainment Tonight" Correspondent/Super Bowl Piece
- 54321 (2003)(TV Series) — Correspondent/Fill-In Host
- "The Fantasy Show" ESPN (2007) Host (pilot)
- "Dr. Phil" Guest/expert (2008)
- "Maury" Re-occurring Guest host "Caught on Tape" segments (2008–present)
- The Bold and the Beautiful (2002) — playing herself
- Dog Eat Dog (2002) — Celebrity contestant
- The Price Is Right (2001–2003) — Model
- The Best Damn Sports Show Period (2001)(TV Series) — Herself/Guest Correspondent
- Jack & Jill (2000) — Natasha
- Little Richard (2000) — Sexy Lady
- Joe (singer): Video (2000) — Girl in music video "I Wanna Know"
- City Guys (1999) — Vanessa
- Trippin' (1999)
- Chico DeBarge: Video (1999) — Chico's lover "Listen to Your Man
- Backstreet Boys: All Access Video (1998) — Girl in music video "As long as you love me"
Genuine: "Only When Youre Lonely" Video
[edit] References
- ^ "Claudia Jordan -- My Secret Husband is a 'Fraud'" TMZ 6 April 2010
- ^ Trump Rounds Up Celebs for New Season of the Apprentice NY Times, January 8, 2009
- ^ NBC Celebrity Apprentice 2 Press Release
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Claudia Jordan |
- Claudia Jordan at the Internet Movie Database
- Claudia Jordan's Official website
- Claudia Jordan at Deal or No Deal
| Preceded by Deb Hodges |
Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1990 |
Succeeded by Gina Tognoni |
| Preceded by Jerry Springer and Melanie Brown |
Hosts of Miss Universe with Billy Bush 2009 |
Succeeded by Brett Michaels and Natalie Morales |
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- 1973 births
- African American actors
- American film actors
- American female models
- American television actors
- American people of Italian descent
- Baldwin–Wallace College alumni
- Game show models
- Living people
- Miss Teen USA 1990 delegates
- People from Providence, Rhode Island
- Participants in American reality television series
- The Apprentice (U.S. TV series) contestants
- Miss USA 1997 delegates
