Quiana Grant

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Quiana Grant

Date of birth circa 1982
Place of birth Virginia Flag of the United States United States
Height 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Hair color Naturally Black
Eye color Black
Measurements 33-24-33 (US); 84-61-84 (EU)
Dress size 34 (EU), 4 (US)
Shoe size 41 (EU), 10 (US)

Quiana Grant is an American supermodel who appeared in the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.[1] She was featured in a bodypainting layout as a canvas for bodypaint artist Joanne Gair who is in her tenth year of producing bodypaint art for the Swimsuit Issue.[2][3] She was part of a record-setting class of seven rookie Swimsuit Issue models along with Jessica Gomes, Melissa Haro, Yasmin Brunet, Melissa Baker, Jeisa Chiminazzo and Jarah Mariano.[3]

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[edit] Biography

Grant attended Menchville High School and graduated in 1999.[4] She now lives Harlem in New York, New York, but she considers Newport News, Virginia to be her hometown.[5] Although Quina was highly sought after for modeling at age 14, she stayed in school until age 16. At age 16, while her mother underwent a series of eye surgeries, she served as her mother's eyes.[6] Her mother had Chorioretinitis and could not even recognize Quiana until she was 13.[5] Her parents are Tony and Regina Grant,[7] and she has a younger brother.[5]

[edit] Experience

Quiana was twenty-six years old with over ten years of modeling experience at the time of the release of her debut in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.[7] She has modelled for GAP (photos by Steven Meisel)[6] and Maybelline ad campaigns as well as done runway work for numerous leading fashion houses and designers such as Karl Lagerfeld, Michael Kors, Anne Klein and Bill Blass.[6][8] She is represented by IMG in New York, Modelwerk in Germany, City Models in Paris, France as well as Vision Model Management.[8]


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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Quiana Grant. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
  2. ^ Bodypainting. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
  3. ^ a b Supermodel Marisa Miller Adorns the Cover of the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue on Newsstands Today!. examiner.com (2008-02-12). Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
  4. ^ Holtzclaw, Mike (2008-02-15). Newport News model makes SI swimsuit debut. Daily Press. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
  5. ^ a b c Quiana Grant's Q&A. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
  6. ^ a b c Quiana Grant. Maybelline. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
  7. ^ a b Holtzclaw, Mike (2008-02-16). Her career's going swimmingly. Daily Press. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
  8. ^ a b Quiana Grant. Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
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2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Models
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Celebrities
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Jessica Gomes • Quiana Grant • Marisa Miller • Tori Praver
NFL Cheerleaders
Tracy Burns • Erin Carlisle • Janipher Choi • Larisa Coy • Marisa Coy • Anabel Dela Cerna • Milly Figuereo • Ireivy Guerra • Marlina Moreno • Christina Parker • Jessica Trainham • Meghan White
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Steve Erle • Walter Iooss • Raphael Mazzucco • Stewart Shining • Thomas Sewell • Paulo Sutch
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See also: Joanne Gair
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