Claudia Jordan

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
Born	April 12, 1973 (1973-04-12) (age 38) Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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.

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]

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 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."

Filmography

Film

• S1m0ne (2002) (Simone Lookalike)
• Black Supaman (2007) (Laura Lane)
• Nora's Hair Salon (2004) (Journalist)
• Middle Men (2010) (Cynthia)

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

References

1. ^ "Claudia Jordan -- My Secret Husband is a 'Fraud'" TMZ 6 April 2010
2. ^ Trump Rounds Up Celebs for New Season of the Apprentice NY Times, January 8, 2009
3. ^ NBC Celebrity Apprentice 2 Press Release

External links

• 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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