Camilla Poindexter (born August 30, 1986) is an American reality television personality and model. She is mostly known for her appearance on season eight of
Oxygen
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's ''
Bad Girls Club
''Bad Girls Club'' (abbreviated ''BGC'') is an American reality television series created by Jonathan Murray for the Oxygen network in the United States. The show focused on the altercations and physical confrontations of seven aggressive, ...
America's Next Top Model
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'' on Cycle 10 where she came out in Top 20. Poindexter was a contestant on the
NBC
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series ''
Momma's Boys
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'' and was eliminated on the series finale.
Early life and personal life
Camilla Poindexter was born August 30, 1986, in
Harbor City
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, California as an only child and raised in
Long Beach, California
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Incorporate ...
, by a single mother. As a child, Poindexter was very active and involved herself in numerous extra-curricular activities such as tennis, dance, taekwondo, and drill team. Poindexter graduated from
Woodrow Wilson Classical High School
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in 2004, where she danced in a group called "Jus Clowning", and at age 14 received a 3-year modeling contract. Camilla went on to study Broadcasting and in hopes to become a hostess and
spokesmodel
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. Poindexter gave birth to her first child, Dylan Noelle Poindexter, on March 18, 2016, whom she had with
Washington Redskins
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offensive lineman
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Donald Penn
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of the
NFL
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.
Reality television
''Bad Girls Club''
Poindexter had originally auditioned for
Season 7
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Bad Girls Club: Las Vegas'', where she lasted 3 episodes and marked her territory after numerous physical altercations.
Camilla was a competitor on
Season 4 Season 4 may refer to:
* "Season 4" (''30 Rock'' episode), an episode of ''30 Rock''
See also
*
* Season One (disambiguation) Season One may refer to:
Albums
* ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004
* ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughte ...
Tanisha Thomas
Tanisha Thomas (born August 28, 1985) is a reality television personality. She is best known for her appearance on the second season of the reality television series ''Bad Girls Club''.
''Bad Girls Club (2007)''
In 2007, Tanisha Thomas sent in ...
. The season ran from November 5, 2012, to January 15, 2013. Camilla placed second on the show, losing to former castmate Amy Cieslowski from Season 8.
From 2012 to 2014, Poindexter hosted many specials for the ''Bad Girls Club'' including ''Making It to the Mansion'' specials for seasons ten through twelve with season four bad girl
Natalie Nunn
Natalie Nunn (born December 26, 1984) is an American reality television personality, known for being a castmate on the fourth season of the ''Bad Girls Club'' in 2009–2010. She subsequently appeared on ''Bad Girls Club'' season 13 as well as ...
. She also appeared in promotional commercials for ''
The Smurfs 2
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'' on Oxygen. On January 7, 2014, Poindexter was in the cast of the second season of ''
Bad Girls All-Star Battle
''Bad Girls All-Star Battle'' is a reality competition series that aired on Oxygen, and is the fourth spin-off of ''Bad Girls Club''. It is the ''Bad Girls Club'' version of MTV's '' The Challenge''. It premiered on May 21, 2013, with Ray J as th ...
''. She was eliminated on episode 6 alongside Janelle Shanks from '' Bad Girls Club: Miami''. On October 7, 2014, she was in the cast of the thirteenth season of ''Bad Girls Club'', which is also called ''Bad Girls Club: Redemption''.
Other shows
Poindexter's first gig was in ''
America's Next Top Model
''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''Top Model'') is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to ...
'' where she made it in the Top 20. In 2008, Poindexter participated as a contestant on the NBC series ''
Momma's Boys
''Momma's Boys'' is an American reality television series that aired on the NBC network, executive produced by Ryan Seacrest and Andrew Glassman, which centers on a group of mothers who must help choose the perfect woman for their sons. Ultimate ...
'', the show focused on a group of mothers who are out to choose a woman perfect for their bachelor sons. Poindexter was eliminated during the finale. After the ending of the ''Momma's Boys'' series, Poindexter found herself auditioning for ''America's Next Top Model'' Cycle 10, where she had made it to the Top 20 finalist but was cut.