Beverly "Bevy" Smith | |
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| Born | November 2, 1966 |
| Occupation(s) | Television host, business-woman |
| Known for | Fashion Queens |
| Website | www |
Beverly "Bevy" Smith (born November 2, 1966) [1] is an American television personality and business woman. She is best known for her work as a co-host on Bravo's fashion-themed talk show Fashion Queens . [2] Smith is the creator of "Dinner with Bevy", a dinner party series in which she brings together people from across entertainment, fashion and media. [3]
Bevy Smith was born, raised, and still resides in Harlem, New York. [4] [5] Smith would later become the senior director of luxury fashion advertising at Rolling Stone and fashion and beauty advertising director for Vibe magazine. [6] Smith had been cast in Tim Gunn's Guide to Style but ended up passing on the opportunity. [7] She also had a planned series on Oxygen, titled Bevy: Queen of Shops, but she also passed on that offer. Bevy later accepted a job at BET prior to her becoming a co-host on Fashion Queens. [7]
On February 18, 2012, as a BET News correspondent, Smith hosted BET Remembers Whitney Houston . The live special featured Smith as she interviewed several friends of Houston to share memories. [8] In February and September 2012, Smith appeared as a guest on the VH1 talk show, Big Morning Buzz Live . [9] In December 2012, Smith appeared on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live with Jenna Jameson and Jennifer Tilly. [10] Smith has made several appearances on the talk show, Bethenny . [11] On June 3, 2014, Smith appeared as guest co-host on the talk show, The View . [12]
Since 2015, she has been hosting a daily, one hour radio show on SiriusXM's RadioAndy called Bevelations. She also appears on BET's Wendy's Style Squad, where she recaps award show fashion with Wendy Williams and other co-hosts.
Since 2017, she has co-hosted the entertainment news show Page Six TV. Page Six TV is the television version of the well known Page Six section of The New York Post. [13]
In 2021, she published her memoir Bevelations: Lessons from a Mutha, Auntie, Bestie. [14] [15]
She appears in a recurring role as the character Aunt Tammy in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series Harlem.
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed "the Voice", she is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 220 million records sold worldwide. In 2023, Rolling Stone named her the second-greatest singer of all time. Houston influenced many singers in popular music, and was known for her powerful, soulful vocals, vocal improvisation skills, and use of gospel singing techniques in pop music. She had 11 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and is the only artist to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the chart. Her accolades include eight Grammy Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards, two Emmy Awards, and 30 Guinness World Records. Houston's inductions include the Grammy Hall of Fame (twice), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, the New Jersey Hall of Fame, and the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.
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Fashion Queens is an American fashion-based talk show that aired on Bravo. The series premiered on March 17, 2013, with a three-week trail run. Fashion Queens is hosted by Bevy Smith, Derek J, and Miss Lawrence. Derek J and Miss Lawrence both made several appearances on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Following the series' three-week trial run in March 2013, the first season continued on April 14, 2013. The second season premiere on November 3, 2013, which coincided with the sixth season premiere of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Fashion Queens was filmed in New York City.
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