Claudia Jordan Biography
Summary
"Claudia Jordan" (born April 12, 1973) is an American model, actress, and former beauty pageant title holder. She was primarily known as a Barker's Beauty on CBS's game show "The Price Is Right" from 2001 to 2003, and is currently a model on the US version of "Deal or No Deal". Jordan usually holds case number 1.
Personal life
She 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 attended Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio where she majored in broadcasting and journalism and had her own campus radio program.
She previously dated actor George Pogatsia, SlamBall player LaMonica Garrett and U.S. Olympic sprinter Maurice Greene.
Career
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 third Miss Rhode Island Teen USA to win a Miss USA state title. She competed at Miss USA 1997 where she placed in the top 10. She was the leader after the preliminaries but did not advance to the top 5.
In 1998, she was approached by Hugh Hefner to appear in Playboy magazine, but she declined the offer.
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.
She is currently one of the co-hosts on the Jamie Foxx Sirius talk radio show "The Foxxhole".
Jordan appeared on the second season of "Celebrity Apprentice". In the series, celebrities raise money for a charity of their choice; Jordan selected the NAPSAC Foundation as her charity. She was 'fired' by Donald Trump on the episode of Celebrity Apprentice that first aired March 22, 2009. She was the first woman to have been fired during the season and left without raising any money for her charity.
Filmography
Film
"S1m0ne" (2002) (Simone Lookalike)
"Black Supaman" (2007) (Laura Lane)
TV Work
"Celebrity Apprentice" (2009) (TV Series) - Herself/Contestant
"Joe (singer): Video" (2008) - Girl in music video "Why Just Be Friends"
"Ballers" (2007) (TV Series) - Herself/Guest Correspondent
"Deal or No Deal" (2005-Present) - 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)
"Livin' Large" (2004-05) - Correspondent
"Nora's Hair Salon" (2004)
"54321" (2003)(TV Series) - Correspondent/Fill-In Host
"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)
"Backstreet Boys: All Access Video" (1998) - Girl in music video "Quit Playing Games with my Heart"
External links
(Claudia Jordan's Official website)
(Claudia Jordan at Deal or No Deal)
(Claudia Jordan Bio at CBS - Price Is Right)
Credit
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