Hispanopedia WikiMelyssa Savannah Ford (born November 7, 1976) is a Canadian media personality, actress, and former video vixen. Since 2022, she has co-hosted The Joe Budden Podcast alongside broadcaster and former rapper Joe Budden.[2][1][3]
Early life
Melyssa Savannah Ford was born on November 7, 1976, in Toronto, Ontario.[4] Ford is of mixed-race, with her father having roots in Barbados, and her mother of Norwegian and Russian descent.[5]
She attended York University, majoring in the field of forensic psychology.[4][1]
Career
In the late 1990s, music video director Little X discovered Ford, who was in her early 20s, while she was working as a bartender at a Toronto nightclub and helped launch her modelling career.[4] She has appeared in music videos, men's magazines, television programs and films.[1] Ford was an on-air personality for Sirius Satellite Radio's Hot Jamz channel.[6] She formerly sold a line of calendars and a DVD.[7]
In a 2008 CNN interview, Ford explained that when making music videos she often asked herself whether she was "perpetuating a negative stereotype" about black women. When she was asked whether music videos, overall, are "demeaning to women", Ford replied, "Yes, I definitely have to say that".[2]
From June 2014 to January 2015, Ford participated in the Bravo Network television series Blood, Sweat & Heels, documenting her social life against the background of her struggles of becoming a realtor in New York.[8]
In 2016, Ford became a co-host of Hollywood Unlocked, a Los Angeles-based hip-hop and pop culture radio show. Ford returned to the show in April 2019 following her car accident in June 2018. In November 2019, Ford launched a podcast on YouTube called I'm Here for the Food.[9] The podcast featured a host of guests and covered a range of topics, including colourism, human trafficking, and forgiveness. The podcast last aired in November 2020. On August 24, 2020, Ford announced she would no longer be co-hosting Hollywood Unlocked.[10]
After several years in Los Angeles, Ford moved back to the New York Metropolitan area in 2022, becoming a co-host on The Joe Budden Podcast.
Personal life
In June 2018, Ford was seriously injured in a car crash involving an 18-wheeler truck. She suffered a skull fracture and concussion.[11]
Filmography
Film
Television
Documentary
Music videos
Video games
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Century, Douglas (May 2, 2004). "How to Succeed in Videos Without Really Dancing". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ a b American Morning (July 24, 2008). "Black in America: Video Vixens Too Revealing?". CNN. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Ogunnaike, Lola (August 31, 2004). "New Magazines for Black Men Proudly Redefine the Pinup". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Melyssa Ford". Vibe. September 2008. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Melyssa Ford Biography". IMDb. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "SIRIUS Satellite Radio – Hot Jamz". Sirius Satellite Radio. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
Hot Jamz is about to get a lot hotter: Melyssa Ford has joined our squad!
- ^ Ford. "Calendar Girl". Naked. pp. 219–220.
- ^ Settembre, Jeanette (December 31, 2013). "'Blood, Sweat and Heels' follows six black New York City women on the rise". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "I'm Here For The Food". YouTube. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Alyssa (August 24, 2020). "Melyssa Ford Returns & Discusses Grief & Goodbye on Hollywood Unlocked [UNCENSORED]". Hollywood Unlocked. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Fernández, Alexia (July 3, 2018). "Former Bravo Star Melyssa Ford Seriously Injured in Horrific Crash with 18-Wheeler Truck". People. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Melyssa Ford at IMDb
