Draya Michele

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Draya Michele
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Draya Michele in 2019
Born
Andraya Michele Howard

(1985-01-23) January 23, 1985 (age 39)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • fashion designer
  • media personality
Years active2011–present
Known for Basketball Wives LA
Children2

Andraya Michele Howard (born January 23, 1985) is an American media personality, actress and fashion designer. [1]

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Early life

Andraya Michele was born and raised in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Career

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]

Personal life

She has two children, one with Gilbert Arenas and one with her ex fiancé Orlando Scandrick. [5] She is currently dating Jalen Green of the NBA's Houston Rockets and is pregnant by Green. [6]

She is of African-American and Italian descent. [7]

Filmography

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