Draya Michele | |
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Born |
Andraya Michele Howard January 23, 1985 Reading, Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Actress, Fashion designer, Media Personality |
Years active | 2011–present |
Known for | 'Swimsuit Line- Mint Swim, Supporting Role in "The Perfect Match", and Basketball Wives LA |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Title | Draya Michele |
Partner(s) | "Orlando Scandrick" |
Website | Official website |
Draya Michele (born January 23, 1985) is an American media personality,model, actress, and fashion designer.
Andraya Michele Howard was born in and raised in Reading, Pennsylvania to a mother of Italian descent and a father of African American heritage.
Howard's first came to the attention of the public as the girlfriend of entertainer Chris Brown. She was part of the freshman cast of the VH1 series Basketball Wives LA in 2011, and in the same year made her first scripted acting debut in TV One’s Will to Love opposite Keshia Knight-Pulliam and Marques Houston. She remained as part of the cast of Basketball Wives LA until her departure at the end of the show's fourth season in 2015. She had a supporting role in the 2016 film The Perfect Match. Howard is also the proprietor of two fashion lines: "Mint Swim", launched in 2011, and "Fine as Girls" launched in 2013. In November, 2016 she launched another clothing line called Beige & Coco. Draya will also be the host of the upcoming Vh1 love show "For the Love of Treamaine".