Melyssa Ford

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Melyssa Ford
MelyssaFordMar05.jpg
Ford in March 2005
Born (1976-11-07) November 7, 1976 (age 44)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other namesJessica Rabbit
Modeling information
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorLight brown

Melyssa Savannah Ford (born November 7, 1976) is a Canadian media personality, actress, and former video vixen. She attended York University and studied in the field of forensic psychology.[2] She is often referred to as Jessica Rabbit, an animated character whose sensuous figure Ford's is said to resemble.[1][3]

Entertainment career[]

In the late 1990s, music video director Little X discovered Ford while she was working as a bartender at a Toronto nightclub and helped launch her modelling career.[4] She has appeared in music videos, men's magazines, television programs and films.[1] Ford was an on-air personality for Sirius Satellite Radio's Hot Jamz channel.[5] She sells a line of calendars and DVD.[6]

In a 2008 CNN interview, Ford said that when making music videos she often asked herself whether she was "perpetuating a negative stereotype" about black women. When she was asked whether music videos, overall, are "demeaning to women", Ford replied, "Yes, I definitely have to say that".[2]

From June 2014 to January 2015, Ford participated in the Bravo Network television series Blood, Sweat & Heels, documenting her social life against the background of her struggles of becoming a realtor in New York.[7]

In 2016, Ford became a co-host of Hollywood Unlocked, a hip-hop and pop culture radio show. In June 2018, Ford was seriously injured in a car crash involving an 18-wheeler truck. She suffered a skull fracture and concussion.[8] Ford returned to the show in April 2019 following her accident. On August 24, 2020, Ford announced she would no longer be co-hosting Hollywood Unlocked.[9] In November 2019, Ford launched a podcast on YouTube called I'm Here for the Food[10]. The podcast featured a host of guests and covered a range of topics, including colorism, human trafficking, and forgiveness. The podcast last aired in November 2020.

Selected music videos[]

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2003
2004

Selected magazine appearances[]

  • King
  • Maxim
  • Smooth [Ford was the author of an advice column for Smooth]
  • XXL and XXL Eye Candy
  • Playboy Babe of the Month April 2006

Selected television appearances[]

Selected filmography[]

Video game appearance[]

  • 2007: Def Jam Icon

Personal life[]

Her father is African Barbadian and her mother is of Norwegian and Russian descent.[11]

See also[]

  • Hip hop models

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Century, Douglas (May 2, 2004). "How to Succeed in Videos Without Really Dancing". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Black in America: Video Vixens Too Revealing?". CNN. July 24, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  3. ^ Ogunnaike, Lola (August 31, 2004). "New Magazines for Black Men Proudly Redefine the Pinup". The New York Times. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Melyssa Ford". Vibe. September 2008. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "Hot Jamz". Sirius Satellite Radio. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2009. Hot Jamz is about to get a lot hotter: Melyssa Ford has joined our squad!
  6. ^ Ford. "Calendar Girl". Naked. pp. 219–220.
  7. ^ Settembre, Jeanette (December 31, 2013). "'Blood, Sweat and Heels' Follows Six Black New York City Women on the Rise". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  8. ^ "Former Bravo Star Melyssa Ford Seriously Injured in Horrific Crash with 18-Wheeler Truck".
  9. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-rcudqAZL0
  10. ^ "I'm Here For The Food - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  11. ^ "Melyssa Ford Biography". IMDb. Retrieved September 1, 2021.

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