▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁People ▁Ang elo ▁Col om bo , ▁former ▁AC ▁Milan ▁football ▁player ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website <0x0A> </s> ▁C iera ▁Rog ers ▁( born ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁sty list , ▁model , ▁and ▁fashion ▁designer . ▁ ▁Rog ers ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Houston , ▁Texas ▁to ▁a ▁mother ▁of ▁Cre ole ▁her itage ▁and ▁a ▁father ▁of ▁African - American ▁descent . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁▁ ▁Rog ers ▁grew ▁up ▁with ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁sister ▁and ▁has ▁open ly ▁talked ▁about ▁being ▁hom eless , ▁living ▁with ▁relatives ▁or ▁living ▁in ▁government ▁fund ed ▁homes . ▁ ▁Her ▁mother ▁Z oe ▁Jackson ▁is ▁a ▁jazz ▁and ▁R & B ▁singer - song writer , ▁inspired ▁by ▁Bill ie ▁Hol iday , ▁Sarah ▁V aug hn , ▁and ▁Sh ir ley ▁Horn . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁background ▁vocal ist ▁for ▁P atti ▁La B elle . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Rog ers ▁received ▁her ▁Bach elor ' s ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁Communic ations ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Houston . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 2 0 1 2 , ▁Rog ers ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Public ▁Rel ations ▁Special ist ▁and ▁Ward ro be ▁St y list ▁in ▁Houston , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Her ▁fashion ▁work ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2