Charlotte Ayanna Biography

Charlotte Ayanna was born in San Juan Puerto Rico but moved to Vermont at an early age. She had a troubled childhood spending 13 years in foster homes after her mother Emma was judged to be mentally unfit to look after her and her two siblings. In 1994 at age 17 she was adopted into a foster home. She has since become a spokeswoman for foster children.
She changed her last name to Ayanna when she learned that Lopez was the last name of her maternal grandfather who she discovered abandoned her mother.
Her first national exposure was in 1993 when she became Miss Teen USA. Charlotte co-authored a book titled Lost in the System published in 1996 detailing her childhood and subsequent rise to Miss Teen USA. She later changed her last name to Ayanna meaning blessed in Cherokee.
Following her pageant victory she made guest appearances on television shows including Weird Science and Entourage. She also appeared in the music video for fellow Puerto Rican Ricky Martín's hit She's All I Ever Had.

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