April Daniels

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April Daniels is an American television personality. She is one of the cast members on the Tamar and Vince Show on WE TV! and founder of the Rock Out With Me campaign.

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Early life

April Daniels was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the youngest of four children and a self-proclaimed “Daddy’s girl.” Her mother a homemaker and her father a military man. After graduating from a performance high school in Philadelphia, Daniels relocated to Los Angeles, CA and obtained her cosmetology license. [1]

Career

After moving to Los Angeles, Daniels worked with a large celebrity clientele. Her clients included Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez, Multi-Grammy award-winning artist Missy Elliott, as well as NAACP Award-winning actress Tichina Arnold of Fox's hit series Martin, and Golden Globe nominated Gabrielle Union. [2] April is now the founder of the Rock Out With Me campaign. The campaign's mission is to empower and unite women nationwide. Daniels recently partnered with Wright Productions and EBONY Magazine on a multi-city women's empowerment tour. [3] The 2015 tour concluded in Washington D.C. at Howard University where she honored Grammy nominated artist Tamar Braxton who also stars on the Tamar and Vince Show. [4] She is now the co-owner of Everything Girlz Love, a mobile party planning business catering to young girls. [5]

Personal life

April married the late Grammy Award-winning music executive LaShawn Daniels on June 29, 2001. Lashawn's two eldest kids were also present at their wedding. April has one son with Lashawn, Jett (born July 15, 2005). She has another son, Omarr, from a previous relationship (born February 2, 1996). Tahshon Daniels (born April 15, 1996) is April's stepson, Tahshon who is working on a music career under the name Jimmy Collins. [6] LaShawn Daniels also co-stars on the Tamar and Vince Show along with April. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rock Out With Me About April". Rock Out With Me.
  2. ↑ "Rock Out With Me About April". Rock Out With Me.
  3. ↑ "April Daniels Rock Out With Me Multi-City Tour". Lets Talk Live.
  4. ↑ "Rock Out With Me Women Achieving Success". EBONY Magazine.
  5. ↑ "April and Lashawn – Cool Couples" . Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  6. ↑ September 5, Caroline John-Published; Am, 2019 at 9:49 (2019-09-05). "April Daniels Wiki, Age, Family and Facts About LaShawn Daniels' Wife". Earn The Necklace. Retrieved 2019-09-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "April and LaShawn Daniels". WE tv!.
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