Porsha Williams | |
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Born |
Porsha Dyanne Williams June 22, 1981 Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
Residence | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
Other names | Porsha Stewart |
Education | Southwest Dekalb High School |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2011–present |
Television |
The Real Housewives of Atlanta Dish Nation Celebrity Apprentice |
Spouse(s) | Kordell Stewart (m. 2011–13) |
Relatives | Hosea Williams (grandfather) |
Musical career | |
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Porsha Dyanne Williams (born June 22, 1981), also known by her former married name Porsha Stewart, is an American television personality, model, actress and singer. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, she modeled for music videos and calendar spreads in her early adulthood. In 2011, she came to prominence after marrying football player Kordell Stewart in an elaborate ceremony broadcast on the television series Platinum Weddings, although they experienced a widely publicized divorce in 2013. In 2012, Williams was cast in the fifth season of the reality television series The Real Housewives of Atlanta. In 2014, she launched a career in the music industry with the launch of her single "Flatline" under the record label Kandi Koated Entertainment. Williams was a contestant on the eighth installment of the reality competition series, The Celebrity Apprentice, now known as The New Celebrity Apprentice. She played for the charity "Hosea". On January 23, 2017, she was the eighth contestant fired, finishing in 8th place and raising no money for her charity.
Porsha Williams was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 22, 1981. Her parents are self-employed entrepreneurs. She has a younger sister named Lauren. Her grandfather is the late Hosea Williams, a prominent civil rights activist. She attended Southwest Dekalb High School in Decatur, Georgia as a teenager, and later pursued a degree in business information technology at the American InterContinental University in Schaumburg, Illinois.