Yandy Smith

Yandy Smith: Biography in Details

Who is Yandy Smith?

Yandy Smith is an American actress, producer, television personality, and entertainment manager. She is also the brand manager of the lifestyle brand ‘Everything Girls Love. She is best known for the VH1 reality series Love and Hip Hop.

Similarly, Yandy is also identified as an entrepreneur. In 2016, she released a guide eBook for entrepreneurs titled ‘The Beauty Of Branding In Business.

She started her professional life as an Executive Assistant for Violator Management. Later she worked in a Managerial position for the rapper Jim Jones.

Yandy Smith: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Siblings

Yandy Smith was born as Yandy Smith-Harris in Harlem, New York on 21st March 1982 with the zodiac sign Aries. She was raised in Harlem, New York.

Yandy’s parents are father, Ralph Smith, and mother Laura Smith are of All-American ethnicity. She has a brother named Juelz Santana.

Education

The 90’s hit series ‘A Different World’ inspired Yandy to go to college for her further education. The 90’s hit series illustrates student life at a fictional Black college in Virginia.

And so Yandy Smith completed her education at Howard University in Washington, D.C. with a degree in business management.

Yandy Smith: Professional Life, Career

After University graduation at Howard, Yandy moved to California to pursue her career. At first, Yandy Smith worked as an executive assistant for Violator Management. She used most of her earnings to repay her loan.

Later, she worked for Warner Bros Music as a manager for rapper Jim Jones. In time she established herself as a star entertainer.

Yandy Smith started her acting profession with the 2011 VH1 reality TV series ‘Love & Hip Hop: New York. Yandy then produced the independent feature film Life, Love, Soul in 2012 with her good friend, producer Noel Calloway.

Yandy Smith produced and acted in the short crime drama titled “Two Days in Harlem”, the same year that she co-produced an Off-Broadway musical.

As an entrepreneur, she established a brand ‘Everything Girls Love‘ that is now become a lifestyle brand for women. She also publishes a magazine ‘EGL’ that features a variety of topics from wellness, finance, and fashion to love.

In the year 2016, Yandy released a book titled “The Beauty Of Branding In Business” which is an eBook for entrepreneurs. It is titled ‘The Beauty Of Branding In Business.

Furthermore, Yandy Smith plans to publish a series of children’s books and the targeted audience will be working mothers.

Achievements, Founder

In the year 2008, Yandy Smith was recognized as one of Billboard Magazine’s “Top 30 Executives under 30”.

Yandy Smith is also a founder of a mentoring program called ‘Partner Uplifting our Daughters’ (P.U.D)’. It is a program that targets girls in middle school and promotes literacy and emotional wellness.

What is Yandy Smith’s net worth?

As of 2023, she has an estimated net worth of $15 Million. As an entertainment manager, her estimated average earnings are $64,314 annually.

Yandy Smith: Controversy, Rumors

-On February 3, 2019, Yandy was pepper-sprayed when the VH1 star joined others as they protested jail conditions outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal facility in Brooklyn.

-Previously, there were rumors that the marriage of Yandy Smith and her boyfriend Mendeecees Harris is on the rocks.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Yandy Smith has black hair and green eyes. She has a height of 5 feet 7 inches.

Her body measurement is at  34-26-35 and weighs 78 kg.

Is Yandy Smith active on social media?

Yandy Smith has more than 4.7 m followers on her Twitter, 867 k followers on Instagram, and more than 2 million followers on Facebook.

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