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American chef and television personality

For the fictional character formerly known as "Carla Hall", see Carla Gray.

Carla Hall (born May 12, 1964)^[1] is an American chef, television personality and former model.

She appeared in the fifth and eighth seasons of Top Chef, Bravo's cooking competition show. She was a cohost on The Chew, a one-hour talk show centered on food from all angles, which premiered on ABC in September 2011.

Early life and education

Hall was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee.^[1][2] Hall graduated from Hillsboro High School.^[3]

She graduated from Howard University's Business School with a degree in accounting in 1986.

She then worked at Price Waterhouse in Tampa, Florida, and became a Certified Public Accountant.^[4] Hall hated her job and left after two years.^[4]

Modeling career

Hall then spent several years working as a model on the runways of Paris, Mi