Deal or No Deal Model Tournament

Twenty down...six to go. Megan squeezed by my girl Crystal last week to earn a quarterfinal birth. Numbers 5 and 11 cases (Ursula and Katie) have earned byes into the semifinals with their vote totals in the second round, so they will have to wait to see who their next opponent will be. This week we have a match up between two ladies that definitely could have met in the finals. Enjoy and keep voting!

Claudia - Holder of case #1, Claudia Jordan, after a nomadic childhood, her parents finally settled down in East Providence, Rhode Island, where she became Miss Teen Rhode Island and later competed in Miss Teen USA. As an adult, she won Miss Rhode Island USA and competed in the Miss USA pageant. It was only the third time in 46 years that anyone representing Rhode Island made the top ten. East Providence even named May 16th "Claudia Jordan Day!" Besides competing in pageants, Jordan was an impressive sprinter and earned All-State honors in track and field. She competed in several Junior Olympics and in college became an All-American sprinter in the 400-meter relay. She holds a long jump record that still stands.

Jenelle - Holder of case #17, Jenelle Moreno was born and raised in sunny Southern California. At a very young age, she knew she wanted to spend her career in front of the camera and was a natural at it right off the bat. At the age of 15 she was discovered by a major Hollywood agent, and the very next day, booked an eight-page spread in Teen Magazine. Moreno spent many months working in Europe and eventually longed for a slower-paced lifestyle, so she went back home to take a break for a while. After two years of missing the modeling world, she returned to L.A. with a vengeance and again, her first day back, booked the cover of Best Body Magazine.