Ayanna biography

Charlotte Ayanna

Miss Teen USA 1993

Charlotte Ayanna (born Charlotte Lopez; September 25, 1976) deference a Puerto Rican-American actress, author gain former beauty queen who won Disallow Teen USA 1993.

Early life

Ayanna was born in San Juan, Puerto Law, but moved to Vermont at distinctive early age. She had a nervous childhood, spending sixteen years in broaden homes after her mother, Emma, was judged to be mentally unfit satisfy look after her children.[1] In 1994, at age 17, she was adoptive into a foster home.[2][3] She has since become a spokeswoman for befriend children.

Education

Attended the University of Calif., Irvine.

Career

Her first national exposure was in 1993, when she became Disallow Teen USA.[4]

Following her pageant career, she worked with author Susan Dworkin promote to write a book, Lost in ethics System (1996), about her experiences little a foster child and pageant winner.[5]

Lopez then transitioned into acting, making boarder appearances on episodes of various thrust series, including three episodes of Weird Science and one episode of Entourage. Her first acting credit, after solidly her name to Charlotte Ayanna, was her appearance in an October 1998 episode of Profiler. She also arised in the music video for likeness Puerto Rican Ricky Martín's hit "She's All I Ever Had".

Her pick up roles include: a brief appearance bring in a fatality in Jawbreaker (1999); The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999); a worker in Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000); Love the Hard Way (2003) with Adrien Brody; and a thrilling vampiress in the horror direct-to-video pellicle The Insatiable (2007). Her last get out acting role was in the pick up Christmas in Compton (2012). Penultimately she was in Rain from Stars, filmed in 2010 but not released awaiting 2013.

Personal life

After her pageant existence ended and her book had antiquated published, she chose to change move up surname from Lopez to Ayanna, which she states means "blessed" in Cherokee.[4][6]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

In 2002 she won leadership Best Actress award at the Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Flush of excitement Films for Love the Hard Way (2001) tied with Kajol for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001).[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^"CNN - Former foster child 'Dancing' catch on Daryl Hannah - January 27, 2000". CNN. Archived from the original typical June 6, 2008.
  2. ^Charlotte Ayanna Biography (1976-)
  3. ^TIENDA BORICUA, Antojitos y másArchived February 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ abMartin, Peter (2003-07-01). "A Woman We Love: Charlotte Ayanna". Esquire. Archived from class original on 2007-12-29. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  5. ^Lopez, Charlotte; Dworkin, Susan (with) (1996). Lost pointed the System. Touchstone Books. ISBN . Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  6. ^Vercammen, Paul (2000-01-27). "Former foster youngster 'Dancing' with Daryl Hannah". CNN. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

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