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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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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]
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 currently hosts her own weekly show on Sirius/XM Radio on The Foxxhole, called "The Claudia Jordan Show."
Genuine: "Only When Youre Lonely" Video
| 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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