Early life

Jordan was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to a mother from Italy and an African-American father. Claudia's parents met when her father was in the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Brindisi, Italy. Claudia Jordan was a sprinter and earned all-state honors in track and field while in high school in Rhode Island. Claudia Jordan competed in three Junior Olympics and in college became an All-American sprinter in the 400-meter relay. In addition to the sprints she finished third in the long jump at the East Coast Invitational.

Career

Jordan held the Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1990 title and represented Rhode Island at the Miss Teen USA 1997 pageant. In 1990, 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". Prior to appearing on Deal or No Deal, Jordan was known as a former Barker's Beauty on the CBS game show The Price Is Right from 2001 to 2003.

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 later selected to compete on the All-Star version of Celebrity Apprentice, being "fired" in the fourth episode of the show. 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 hosted her own weekly show on Sirius/XM Radio on The Foxxhole, called "The Claudia Jordan Show". Jordan also co-hosted on "Reach Around Radio". Jordan was a co-host on Tameka Cottle's talk show Tiny's Tonight alongside Tamar Braxton and rapper Trina. The television pilot aired in December 2012 on VH1. In October 2014, it was announced that Jordan would be joining the cast of The Real Housewives of Atlanta as a main housewife for its seventh season. She was canned from the series after only one season.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Notes
1999	Trippin'	-
	City Guys	Vanessa
2000	Jack & Jill	Natasha
2001	The Best Damn Sports Show Period	Guest
2001-2003	The Price Is Right	Model
2002	Dog Eat Dog	Contestant
	The Bold and the Beautiful	Herself
2005	That's So Raven	Miss Bonita
2005-2010	Deal Or No Deal	Model #1
2007	Ballers	Co-Host
2009	Celebrity Apprentice	Contestant
2012	Tiny's Tonight	Co-Host
2013	Celebrity Apprentice All-Stars	Contestant
2014-2015	The Real Housewives of Atlanta	Main Cast Member
2016-Present	The Next :15	Main Cast Member

[ Source: Wikipedia ]