Chandra Davis

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Chandra Davis
Birth nameChandra Davis
Also known asLondon Charles, Deelishis
Born (1978-01-02) January 2, 1978 (age 46)
Origin Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres R&B
Occupation(s)reality show contestant, singer, model
Years active2006–present
Website londoncharles.com

Chandra Davis (born January 2, 1978, in Detroit, Michigan), [1] [2] a.k.a. London Charles and Deelishis, is an American model and former reality show contestant. She is best known as the winner of VH1's hit reality TV show Flavor of Love 2 .

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Flavor of Love 2

Davis was a contestant on the second season of VH1's Flavor of Love (aged 28). She went on to win the competition when Flavor Flav chose her over Tiffany 'New York' Pollard, who returned after previously being named the runner-up on the show's first season.[ citation needed ]

After Flavor of Love

After the show, Davis announced she was no longer dating Flav, via a VH1 special, Where Are They Now: Reality Stars. [3]

Davis has also been modeling. She models for Eye Candy modeling and made an appearance in a music video in Paul Wall's "Break 'Em Off" featuring Lil Keke and BET's "Rip the Runway". Chandra also appeared in Busta Rhymes's video for "Touch It Remix". Davis appeared on the cover of Smooth magazine in April 2007 and appeared on the cover of Black Men magazine in September 2007. In 2008, she was a lollipop girl in Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" music video. She also appeared on BET's Hip-Hop vs America among other things. She also hosted Dance Party, a local TV show on WADL.

Davis was also a contestant on the canceled third season of I Love Money, where she was disqualified on the show's fourth episode for physically assaulting another cast member, coming in on fourteenth place. [4]

Davis appeared as a cameo on the VH1 hit reality series, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta on the fifth-season finale in 2016.[ citation needed ]

Musical career

Davis has also launched a music career, releasing her debut single and accompanying music video, "Rumpshaker". She plans to release an album, to be called "Love, Deelishis".[ citation needed ] Davis called her new single "Groove with You", an upbeat song that allows the listener to select the type of dance moves they want to do with the song". [5] Davis also released a song via MySpace titled "The Movement", which is a response to the election of 2008 United States President, Barack Obama. [6] Deelishis released another single titled "Set It Off", announcing it on MySpace and Twitter. [7]

Personal life

Chandra's niece, pre-medicine student Arielle Anderson, was killed during the 2023 mass shooting at Michigan State University. [8]

Discography

Singles

See also

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