Naima Mora is a fashion model from the United States. She is also the Cycle 4 winner of America’s Next Top Model. Naima Mora was born on March 1, 1984, in Detroit, Michigan, to jazz vocalist and entrepreneur Theresa Mora. In the meantime, her father was a jazz percussionist named Francisco Mora Catlett.
Without a doubt, Naima comes from a family of thinkers. Her father, Francisco Mora, was a painter, and her mother, Elizabeth Catlett, was a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Inspiring one another is something that runs in the family and has kept the bonding even stronger. Her grandmother’s 2001 black marble bust titled ‘Naima’ was inspired by Naima.
Bio and Career of Naima Mora
Naima grew up in the northwest section of Detroit, near West McNichols and Schaefer. Naima clearly embraces her mixed ethnicity, as her father is African-American and Mexican, and her mother is Irish and African-American. She was named after John Coltrane’s song “Naima,” and she has an identical twin named Nia.
In terms of education, Naima attended Bates Academy, where she finished her middle school education. In 2002, she graduated from Cass Technical High School. She was also a ballet student, attending both the Ballet Renaissance and the American Ballet Theater’s Summer Program in Detroit.
She began her modeling career at the beginning. In 2012, she published the iBook Naima Mora’s Model Behavior. She has since appeared on The Tyra Banks Show and the premiere of Veronica Mars’ second season. She has also appeared in a CoverGirl commercial alongside Yoanna House.
Naima and Ann Markley were named the ‘Trophy Girls’ at the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2005, and Naima also served as a judge in the Miss Teen USA pageant that year.
Naima has appeared in magazines such as Fuego Magazine, ELLE Magazine, Radar, US Weekly Magazine, Teen People, CoverGirl, Star, and In Touch, among others.
She has also walked the runway for Christopher Deane Spring 2006 Collections, Walmart, New York Fashion Week 2007, Gharani Stock Fall 2005, and many others. She has also appeared in music videos and feature films such as Sarbanes-Oxley.
Concerning her finances, her net worth and salary have yet to be revealed in the media. They’re as private as her personal life. She is active on social media platforms such as Instagram. According to the most recent 2017 data, she has 41k followers. She uses social media to stay in touch with her fans and followers. Her bio can also be found on wiki pages and the IMDB website.
Relationship Status: Single?
Naima, who has managed to keep her personal life under wraps. Seems that she has not been married yet and does not have a husband or children. She has not yet openly admitted to being in a relationship. However, there was a time when she proudly flaunted her romance, particularly on her social media pages.
Naima was dating Josh Stevens, an industry singer and songwriter, and the couple was thought to be going places. However, the relationship ended abruptly for unknown reasons.
In addition, Naima recently filed a lawsuit against the Alberta Ferretti boutique in West Hollywood, California. The stunning beauty claimed that while working as a sales associate in 2015, she was bombarded with inappropriate comments and unwanted advances.
Furthermore, she testified that her manager exacerbated the harassment by “spanking her butt” in front of her coworkers after a staff meeting, humiliating her. She then added that the manager physically attacked her by shoving her head.
She must have been traumatized by the incident. It’s difficult to imagine how much the event must have bothered her—keeping everything to herself for so long.
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