Wanda & Desiree

Wanda Lopez-Rochford and Desiree Cifre are a Mother/Daughter team on the 9th season of The Amazing Race.

Wanda

 * Age: 44
 * Hometown: Smyrna, Georgia

Desiree

 * Age: 24
 * Hometown: New York City, New York

CBS Biography
Wanda & Desiree are a mother and daughter Team with a close-knit bond. Both women have a great sense of humor and enjoy shopping, traveling and cooking.

Wanda, a corporate trainer, is married and lives in Smyrna, Georgia. Fluent in Spanish, Wanda has previously lived in New York and Puerto Rico. One of the accomplishments for which Wanda is most proud is earning two college degrees while raising her daughter. More recently, Wanda was able to share in the excitement of watching Desiree graduate from NYU.

Desiree resides in New York City where she works as a writer. Currently in a steady relationship, she describes herself as passionate and artistic. An only child, her biggest pet peeve about her mother is that she tends to be overprotective.

Although they are definitely playing to win, Wanda & Desiree also hope to expand their knowledge of different cultures while seeing the world on THE AMAZING RACE.

Season 9

 * Leg 1: 3rd
 * Leg 2: 6th
 * Leg 3: (7th) 9th (Eliminated)

Memorable Moments

 * In the first half of Leg 3, Wanda faced her fear of deep water while her daughter tried to support her.
 * Eliminated when they went in circles on the Autobahn Highway.

Season 9

 * Highest average placing female team, 6.
 * Highest average placing female team who didn't earn a spot in the final three, 6.