Quiana Grant
| Quiana Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 Newport News, Virginia, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) |
| Hair color | Naturally Black |
| Eye color | Black |
| Measurements | 33-24-33 (US); 84-61-84 (EU) |
| Dress size | 34 (EU), 4 (US) |
Quiana Grant is an American model who appeared in the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.[1] She was featured in a bodypainting layout as a canvas for bodypaint artist Joanne Gair who is in her tenth year of producing bodypaint art for the Swimsuit Issue.[2] She was part of a record-setting class of seven rookie Swimsuit Issue models along with Jessica Gomes, Melissa Haro, Yasmin Brunet, Melissa Baker, Jeisa Chiminazzo and Jarah Mariano.
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[edit] Biography
Grant attended Menchville High School and graduated in 1999.[3] She now lives Harlem in New York, New York, but she considers Newport News, Virginia to be her hometown.[4] Although Quiana was highly sought after for modeling at age 14,[citation needed] she stayed in school until age 16. At age 16, while her mother underwent a series of eye surgeries, she served as her mother's eyes.[5] Her mother had Chorioretinitis and could not even recognize Quiana until she was 13.[4] Her parents are Tony and Regina Grant,[6] and she has a younger brother.[4]
[edit] Experience
Quiana was twenty-six years old with over ten years of modeling experience at the time of the release of her debut in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.[6] She has modelled for GAP (photos by Steven Meisel)[5] and Maybelline ad campaigns as well as done runway work for numerous leading fashion houses and designers such as Karl Lagerfeld, Michael Kors, Anne Klein and Bill Blass.[5][7] She is represented by IMG in New York, Modelwerk in Germany, City Models in Paris, France as well as Vision Model Management.[7]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Quiana Grant". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2008_swimsuit/models/quiana-grant/. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Bodypainting". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2008_swimsuit/painting/quiana-grant/index2.html. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ Holtzclaw, Mike (2008-02-15). "Newport News model makes SI swimsuit debut". Daily Press. http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-simodel.f15,0,3843429.story. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ a b c "Quiana Grant's Q&A". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2008_swimsuit/models/quiana-grant/qa.html. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ a b c "Quiana Grant". Maybelline. Archived from the original on 2008-03-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20080316120135/http://www.maybelline.co.uk/about_us/l282l291l346.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ a b Holtzclaw, Mike (2008-02-16). "Her career's going swimmingly". Daily Press. http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/newport_news/dp-local_simodel_0216feb16,0,1169626.story. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ a b "Quiana Grant". Fashion Model Directory. http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/quiana_grant. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
[edit] External links
- Quiana Grant, at the Fashion Model Directory
- Quiana Grant at the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
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