Career
Born in Los Angeles, California, Peele began modeling in 1987 and landed her first magazine cover, Mademoiselle, in 1989. During her modeling career, she was featured in ads for the likes of Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Versace, among others. She also did runway work for Chanel and Comme des Garçons. Peele has appeared on magazine covers worldwide including Vogue, Mademoiselle, Elle, and Cosmopolitan.
In addition to modeling, Peele also appeared in Heavy D & the Boyz's music video for "Nuttin' but Love" and George Michael's Thierry Mugler-styled "Too Funky" video alongside Nadja Auermann,she was also in Freakin you video by Jodeci 2009 Tyra Banks, Linda Evangelista, Estelle Hallyday, and Rossy de Palma.
At the age of 17, in 1993, Peele had a daughter named Cairo, and her modeling assignments dropped off. In 1997, she began acting and appeared in Sister, Sister and Girlfriends. Peele also had a role in the 2002 film Sweet Friggin' Daisies with Zooey Deschanel.
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