Tanaya Henry
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Tanaya K. Henry August 31, 1988 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Occupation | Jewelry designer, Model |
| Parent(s) | Tawnya Lynn Nelson (mother) Derick Anthony Henry (father) |
| Relatives | Katya Elise Henry (sister) |
| Website | www |
Tanaya K. Henry (born August 31, 1988) is an American jewelry designer & model from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Tanaya Henry was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 31, 1988. She is of Native American (Sioux & Potawatami tribes), African American, Swedish & Russian descent. She is the daughter of Tawnya Lynn Nelson & Derick Anthony Henry. She has two younger siblings, Katya Elise Henry and Gabrielle Henry. She grew up in various parts of Minnesota. She danced & was a competitive cheerleader for 5 years. Beginning modeling at the young age of 9, she worked with many companies based in Minnesota, Target being one of them. As she got older, Henry shot with local Minneapolis photographers. She graduated from Prior Lake Senior High in 2006 and went to college at a local community college to get her associate degree and study computer programming. Within the same year, she dropped out of college and moved to New York City at the age of 19 to work as a professional model. [3]
Henry's father, Derick has been a bodyguard for 20+ years protecting some of the worlds biggest superstars, including Prince, Oprah Winfrey, Sting, Jonas Brothers, Mary J. Blige, Maxwell, Janet Jackson, Avril Lavigne, and more. He has retired from body guarding and owns a security company who provides security to celebrities and VIPs worldwide. Derick Henry is also part-owner of Miami's very first 24-hour strip-club and restaurant, E11even Miami.
Shortly after moving to New York, she signed with Wilhelmina Models and modeled in national campaigns for companies like Sephora, Make Up For Ever, Xbox, Apple, Target, Disney, Clairol and more.
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