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Naima Mora (born March 1, 1984 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American fashion model and the winner of Cycle 4 of America's Next Top Model.

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Early life

Naima Mora was born on March 1, 1984 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Mexican jazz percussionist Francisco Mora Catlett. Her 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. Catlett described it as:
Her father is Mexican and African-American, while her mother is Irish and African-American. She was named after the John Coltrane song Naima. Naima has 5 sisters, including her identical twin, Nia, who is a photographer. Her older sister, Ife Mora, (born 1977) is a vocalist in the trip-hop/experimental rock group livemas.
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