Melyssa ford photos biography
Melyssa Ford
- "Melyssa: "Excuse me, you're not a Libra are you? The way I saw you handle yourself out there, I can see you've got a lot of balance."
Playa: "Yo baby, I don't really subscribe to all that astrology stuff."
Melyssa: "Hmm. Well maybe you just need to keep your eyes on the right stars."" - —Melyssa meeting Playa
Melyssa Ford is a featured character and potential girlfriend in Def Jam Icon.
Biography[]
Melyssa Savannah Ford, born in Toronto, is a model and actress of West Indian, Norwegian, and Russian descent. She attended York University and studied forensic psychology. She was discovered by a music video director at a Toronto nightclub, which helped launch her modeling career. She has been in several music videos, numerous magazines, and a number of television and film appearances. She hosted BET’s How I’m Livin’ series, and is currently the host of BET’s lifestyle show BET Style. She writes a monthly advice column for Smooth magazine and has a successful line of calendars and DVDs.
Def Jam Icon[]
In Build A Label mode, She is seen in the cutscene where Playa meets Carver. Playa can catch her attention at style point level 100,000. After a fight is over at the Club, she approaches you. The player can choose to date her or not, as with all the other girls the player meets, depending on his response to the first inbox that the player gets from the girl.
Gallery[]
Melyssa Ford
Melyssa Ford
Canadian-American hip-hop model, actress, and television personality (born 1976)
Melyssa Ford | |
|---|---|
Ford in March 2005 | |
| Born | Melyssa Savannah Ford (1976-11-07) November 7, 1976 (age 48) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Light brown |
| Website | www.melyssaford.com |
Melyssa 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.
Early life
Melyssa Savannah Ford was born on November 7, 1976, in Toronto, Ontario. Ford is of mixed-race, with her father having roots in Barbados, and her mother of Norwegian and Russian descent.
She attended York University, majoring in the field of forensic psychology.
Career
In 1997, music video director Little X discovered Ford, who was 20, while she was working as a bartender at a Toronto nightclub and helped launch her modelling career. She has appeared in music videos, men's magazines, television programs and films. Ford was an on-air personality for Sirius Satellite Radio's Hot Jamz channel. She formerly sold a line of calendars and a DVD.
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".
From June 2014 to January 2015, Ford participated in the Bravo Network television series Blood, Sweat & Heels, documenting her social life a Drake and PartyNextDoor's new album $ome $exy $ongs 4 U arrived yesterday, it's already managed to earn big reactions from listeners. During a recent episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, for example, he reacted to Drake throwing a jab at him by name-dropping Melyssa Ford. "Melyssa Ford, you a legend from the 6ix, hate to see you with a d**k-sucker," Drake raps on "Gimme A Hug." Fortunately, Budden was able to brush off the insult, and was happy that Ford got her flowers. "I was happy [with] that," he revealed. "I was happy." As for Ford, she said she was still letting it all sink in. "I'm still processing," she explained. "I'm just still processing. [...] I mean, it's great. It's awesome. I mean, it's not the first time, though. It's not even the second, it's not even the third. But thank you. I don't know what he is trying to do, I am not in that man's mind, I do not know. I will let you guys opine on that." Read More: Orlando Brown Baselessly Speculates That Kendrick Lamar Shot Drake's House Up Clearly, Ford didn't mind the shout-out. Recently, the personality even decided to put the song in her Instagram bio. Drizzy's words were pretty flattering, so fans can't blame her. She's far from the only one enjoying the song these days, however. Earlier today, Kanye West also hopped online to heap on some generous praise. "Gimme a hug is incredible," he wrote on X. "Sheeeeeeesh." Unfortunately, not everyone is impressed by Drake and PartyNextDoor's latest release. On The Breakfast Club recently, Charlamagne Tha God shared his take on the project, claiming that he found it boring. "I only got to track eleven, but I don't feel Party on this album at all," he added. "I've never been a fan of Drake singing, I do like Party, but something about what I heard on this project thus far it just feels manufactured. It lacks soul. It's like AI and B." Read More: Drake Praised By Kanye West After Addressi .Drake & PartyNextDoor Drop $ome $exy $ongs 4 U