Biography of Claudia Jordan
Claudia’s parents met when her father was in the Air Force, stationed at Brindisi, Italy where he met her mother, an Italian native. In addition, she has done many commercials for such companies as Coor’s Light, Sears, Denny’s and Pepsi.. She was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island where as an East Providence High School student, she was selected for the All State Track and Field team. She had her own campus radio program, worked at the Providence American Newspaper and at the Boston television station WHDH-TV.
She represented Rhode Island as Miss Teen USA in 1991 and Miss USA in 1997. She participated in three Junior Olympics and finished third in the long jump at the East Coast Invitational.
After high school, she attended Baldwin Wallace College in Ohio where she majored in broadcasting and journalism.
Claudia Jordan trivia
- Has a reputation for being late.
- Split with her fiance Bob Kelty in (April 2003). The two were planning a wedding for the year.
- Her second child and second son was born in November 2005.
- She is the first Colombian to be nominated for an Academy Award
- Favorite foods: chocolate, pizza, and mango
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