Draya Michele | |
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 Draya Michele in 2019 | |
| Born | Andraya Michele Howard January 23, 1985 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Known for | Basketball Wives LA |
| Children | 3 |
Andraya Michele Howard (born January 23, 1985) is an American media personality, actress and fashion designer. [1]
Andraya Michele was born and raised in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Michele 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.
She owns a number of fashion lines: her swimwear line Mint Swim launched in 2011, [2] and her lifestyle clothing line Fine Ass Girls launched in 2013. [3] In November 2016 she launched another clothing line, Beige & Coco. [4]
She has three children, one of whom she welcomed with her ex fiancé Orlando Scandrick. [5] She is currently dating Jalen Green of the NBA's Houston Rockets; they welcomed a daughter born on May 12, 2024 by Green. [6]
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