Ciera Nicole Meets Reality TV with Last Squad Standing on Oxygen!

Excerpt from E! Online

"You think you know squad goals? You ain't seen nothing yet.
Oxygen's newest reality series Last Squad Standing, hosted by Alesha Reneé is about to give you squad envy like you've never seen. In the new competition series, three squads of BFFs from across the country—Baltimore, Detroit, and New Jersey, to be exact—will live together, compete, and ultimately vote each other off for the hopes of taking home $100,000 and the title of "Last Squad Standing"—and E! News has your exclusive first look."

Excerpt from Oxygen

" “Last Squad Standing” brings together three teams from Detroit, Baltimore and New Jersey for the ultimate squad-on-squad face-off. Each week they battle against each other in various physical challenges, but when a team loses, they must look within their own ranks to determine who will be up for elimination. The members of the winning crew vote for who stays and who goes. The squad that lasts until the end with the most members standing not only claims the title, but also walks away with a grand prize of $100,000. In a house full of hookups, heartbreaks and wild tempers; alliances and allegiances are put to the test as the contestants realize no one is safe from going home."

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Meet My Team!


The Empire is an eclectic group that hails from Baltimore with members Ciera, Colby, Davrielle, Fred and Ivy.

Ciera, an aspiring actress and former pageant queen will do whatever it takes to keep her squad in the lead; even if it includes luring members from other teams into her web to crush them later.

Colby, also known as “Starrz,” is a rapper who has a past with both Ciera and Ivy, the latter causing some problems for him during the competition.

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Davrielle is the “ride or die” member of The Empire, even though she is sometimes overlooked amongst the group.

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Fred is a standup comedian, but his serious side comes out during competition and displays his incredible loyalty to his crew.

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Ivy thrives off creating drama as she quickly makes a move for a member of another squad as soon as she gets in the house, catching all the teams off-guard.

New Goal! The Big Screen!

Hi everyone!

It's been a while since I've been updating, but I'm ready to continue. Now that my competing days are over, I am ready to jump into the world of television and film. I know that I can do it! There hasn't been one goal that I have ever set for myself that I haven't accomplished. So let's just say that it's safe to say, the big screen is next! I'll be updating as I continue to make progress with my goal so STAY TUNED!!! :)

LINK TO YOUTUBE VIDEO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SjqlFatyMQ

Fashion Awards Maryland 2013

Saturday, June 15th, I presented an award at the Maryland Fashion Awards! WONDERFUL event! Lana Rae, Executive Director, did an amazing job putting the event together! Special thanks to my gown sponsor, Royal Bliss Boutique for providing me with my beautiful gown! Here are some photos from the night!

Ciera Nicole Miss Maryland X Route One Apparel

Check out behind the scenes of my photo shoot with Route One Apparel on board Harbor Sail L.L.C. in downtown Baltimore! More photos to come!

Happy Hour Fundraiser at Edens Lounge

WJZ Feature: "Miss Maryland United States Returns To Her Alma Mater, Baltimore City College, For Career Day"

Yesterday I had the wonderful opportunity to be featured on WJZ, CBS Baltimore! I participated in Career Day at City College and Ron Matz was there to interview me! Below I have the press clip along with the link to the video so that you can watch! :)

http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/04/25/miss-maryland-us-returns-to-her-alma-mater-baltimore-city-college-for-career-day/

 

Co-Hosting on PageantLIVE

Check me out as I was a guest co-host on PageantLIVE! Tonight's show featured myself, my director, Miss Teen Maryland United States 2013, Miss Ohio United States 2013, Ms. District of Columbia United States and Miss United States 2012 All World Beauties.
The ladies and I discussed three topics such as pageant fears, anti-pageantry opinions and why we decided to represent the Miss United States Organization.
It was such a great show and I had a great time hosting. Thanks to the lovely Pamela Privette for having us all on the show, it was such a great experience!

Take a look at the video below!

Career Day at St. Francis Academy

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, I participated in Career Day at St. Francis Academy. 

Established in 1828, St. Frances Academy is an independent, co-ed, Catholic high school with African American and Hispanic roots. St. Frances Academy serves as an agent of positive change within its inner-city neighborhood. The school currently has about 200 students. My portion of Career Day consisted of explaining the proper attire in business professional setting as well as encouraging the students to continue working hard in all of their future endeavors. I spoke to all four grade levels of students, freshmen up to seniors. It was such a great experience and I had a great time with them all! Below are photos the students and I took that I found on their Instagram accounts!

Volunteering at Happy Helpers for the Homeless

Today, Two friends and I volunteered at Our Daily Bread in Baltimore, Maryland with the Happy Helpers for the Homeless, and what an experience it was! This was my second time working with Happy Helpers and it humbles me every time. You never know how fortunate you are until you see people appreciate the little things that you take for granted.

Our daily Bread consisted of providing clothing, food, toys, and Easter goodies for the kids. Happy Helpers for the Homeless meets every Sunday at 2pm at our Daily Bread. Our Daily Bread is located at 725 Fallsway in downtown Baltimore.

For more information on Happy Helpers for the Homeless, take a look at their website at the address below.
http://happyhelpersforthehomeless.webs.com/

Behind the Scenes - Bmore Speaks

Today I had the opportunity to interview with Morgan and Polytechnic Alum, as well as long time friend, Krishana Davis, for her upcoming website, Bmore Speaks. We discussed many matters such as, personal life, pageantry, and my future endeavors. The production was done by Morgan State Senior, Brian Waters, who majors in TV Production.
We had an awesome time on set and didn't even realized so much time passed by. Take a look at some of the behind the scenes photos as well as screen shots I stole from Brian's computer! :)
The video is set to release in mid March.

Fashion Law Week 2013

March 1st check me out on the runway at Fashion Law Week in D.C.!

Fashion Law Week (FLW) is an annual educational legal symposium dedicated to engaging students and the community in the discussion surrounding legal issues within thefashion industry.  Over the last decade,Fashion Law has emerged as a more respected and relevant field of law.  From the advent of several Federal legislative attempts to extend copyright-like protection to fashiondesigns, to the detrimental global economic effects of counterfeiting, the legal issues within the fashion industry have undoubtedly affected many of us.  Fashion Law Week wants to continue the movement to educate designers, students, practitioners, fashion aficianados, academia, and the community about the legal issues within the fashion industry.  FashionLaw Week is the first and only week in the nation devoted to educating the community about the field of Fashion Law. Tickets are on sale now via Eventbrite!
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5440215832/eorg

Federal Hill Fest-of-All

Check me out in this featured post about the Federal Hill Fest-of-All Fashion Show and Party at the Baltimore Museum of Industry! I will be hitting the runway and I am so excited! Check out the details below; tickets are on sale now at the following address!
http://historicfederalhill.org/www/products/167.10

Ravens Super Bowl Victory!

On February 5th I had the opportunity to be out with the community to celebrate the victory of our Super Bowl champs! What an experience! There I took hundreds of photos with die hard Ravens fans as well as cheered for the homecoming of the Baltimore Ravens! I was even interviewed by the local news! So much fun!