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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
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''. Poindexter was runner-up in Oxygen's fourth season of '' Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too''. She has also appeared as a contestant on ''
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'' on Cycle 10 where she came out in Top 20. Poindexter was a contestant on the
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series '' Momma's Boys'' and was eliminated on the series finale.


Early life and personal life

Camilla Poindexter was born August 30, 1986, in Harbor City, California as an only child and raised in
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, 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
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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
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. Poindexter gave birth to her first child, Dylan Noelle Poindexter, on March 18, 2016, whom she had with
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offensive lineman Donald Penn of the NFL.


Reality television


''Bad Girls Club''

Poindexter had originally auditioned for Season 7 of ''The Bad Girls Club'' in
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, but was later chosen to be a replacement known as "The Cali Cutthroat" on '' Bad Girls Club: Las Vegas'', where she lasted 3 episodes and marked her territory after numerous physical altercations. Camilla was a competitor on
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of the ''Bad Girls Club'' spin off show '' Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too''. Season 4 was hosted by former bad girl
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. 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
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. She also appeared in promotional commercials for ''
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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''. 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 ''
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'' where she made it in the Top 20. In 2008, Poindexter participated as a contestant on the NBC series '' Momma's Boys'', 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.


Filmography

; Film ; Television


External links

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References

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