About Nadia Underwood
Nadia Marie Underwood grew up in Burr Ridge, Illinois (25 miles west of Chicago).
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As a child, her parents knew she had a flair for the dramatic, nicknaming her Elizabeth Taylor. Though skinny, short and shy as a young girl, Nadia dreamt of becoming a model, a dream that seemed impossible until her senior year in high school. Nadia attended a model search and two months later was working as a professional model in Japan. She has continued to pursue modeling full time over the last ten years.
She has completed over 500 bookings, is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and has traveled to many major fashion markets including Tokyo, Osaka, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, New York and Miami. After high school, Nadia attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, majoring in Radio and TV Broadcasting and was a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority.
Living in Chicago for the past four years, she has made a living modeling represented by Arlene Wilson Management. In the summer of 2006, she was chosen as a "Beauty" for the new CWTV's reality show, “Beauty and the Geek 3”. Her aspirations now are to become a successful, working actress and her sights are set on Los Angeles.
Nadia considers herself very fortunate to be living her dream and is so thankful to her parents for being supportive and for always giving her that extra push. Catch her next on Beauty and the Geek 3's season premiere on January 3, 2007, at 8/7 PM Central on the CW!