Winner of Cycle 4 – Naima Mora

Date of birth: March 1, 1984 (1984-03-01)

Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Height: 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)

Hair color: Brown

Eye color: Brown

Measurements: 33-24-34 (US); 84-61-86 (EU)

Dress size: 2 (US); 32 (EU)

Shoe size: 9 (US); 40 (EU)

Naima Mora is an American fashion model and the winner of Cycle 4 of America’s Next Top Model.

Naima Mora was born on March 1, 1984 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Mexican jazz percussionist Francisco Mora Catlett. Her paternal grandparents are painter Francisco Mora and sculptress, painter and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett. She is the inspiration for her grandmother’s 2001 black marble bust entitled Naima.

With her mohawk and introverted personality, Mora was originally thought to be a long-shot to walk away with the title of America’s Next Top Model. Though her earlier photographs were not as strong as runner-up Kahlen Rondot, the judges were swayed by Mora’s final performance on the catwalk. Tyra Banks, in particular, felt that Kahlen was “the girl who did excellent during the semester and kind of failed the final exam,” while Mora was “the girl who did fair during the semester but killed her final exam.” Her win consisted of a fashion spread in Elle, a contract with Ford Models and a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics. It was also revealed in a Top Model challenge, that Mora is a vegetarian. She was recently voted as one of the most memorable contestants by AOL.

She has been seen on television as a guest on The Tyra Banks Show, on the second season premiere of Veronica Mars, and in a CoverGirl commercial with Yoanna House.

Mora and Cycle 3′s Ann Markley were Trophy Girls at the 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards. Mora also served as a judge at the Miss Teen USA Pageant in 2005. Mora was a guest host at the Ramapo College Enerve Couture Fashion Show in Spring 2006.