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{{Short description|Canadian-American hip-hop model, actress, and television personality (born 1976)}}
'''Melyssa Savannah Ford''' (born on [[November 7]], [[1976]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]) is a [[Canadian]] model and actress. She attended [[York University]] and studied in the field of [[forensic psychology]].
{{Infobox model
Melyssa's father is [[Afro-Caribbean]] & her mother is [[Russians|Russian]] and [[Norway|Norwegian]].
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| image = MelyssaFordMar05.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Ford in March 2005
| birth_name = Melyssa Savannah Ford
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|11|7}}
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
| nationality =
| other_names =
| citizenship =
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| occupation = {{hlist|Media personality|actress|video vixen}}
| years_active = 1997–present
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}}<ref name="nyt-05-04"/>
| hair_color = Brown
| eye_color = Light brown
| website = {{url|https://www.melyssaford.com}}
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'''Melyssa Savannah Ford''' (born November 7, 1976) is a Canadian media personality, actress, and former [[video vixen]]. Since 2022, she has co-hosted ''[[The Joe Budden Podcast]]'' alongside broadcaster and former rapper [[Joe Budden]].<ref name="CNN">{{cite web |author1=[[American Morning]] |title=Black in America: Video Vixens Too Revealing? |url=https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ltm/date/2008-07-24/segment/02 |website=[[CNN]] |access-date=June 28, 2024 |date=July 24, 2008}}</ref><ref name="nyt-05-04">{{cite web |last1=Century |first1=Douglas |title=How to Succeed in Videos Without Really Dancing |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/02/style/how-to-succeed-in-videos-without-really-dancing.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 28, 2024 |date=May 2, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ogunnaike |first1=Lola |title=New Magazines for Black Men Proudly Redefine the Pinup |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/31/arts/new-magazines-for-black-men-proudly-redefine-the-pinup.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 28, 2024 |date=August 31, 2004}}</ref>
[[Music director]] [[Little X]] discovered Melyssa at a [[Toronto]] nightclub and helped her launch her modeling career. She has been in several [[music videos]], [[magazines]] such as ''[[XXL]]'' and ''[[King (magazine)|King]]'' and had several television and [[film]] appearances. In March [[2004]], she hosted [[BET]]'s ''How I'm Livin''' series, and is currently the host of BET's lifestyle show entitled ''BET Style''. That same year, she was featured in ''[[Maxim magazine]]'' and is currently in their online [http://www.maximonline.com/girls_of_maxim/pictures_and_bio/1081/MelyssaFord.girl?src=wiki Girls of Maxim] gallery.
 
==Early life==
She has also written a monthly advice column for ''Smooth'' magazine and has a successful line of [[calendar]]s and [[DVD]]s.
Melyssa Savannah Ford was born on November 7, 1976, in [[Toronto]], Ontario.<ref name="vibe-09-08">{{cite web |title=Melyssa Ford |url=http://www.vibe.com/celebs/vixens/feature.html?id=211 |website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |access-date=June 28, 2024 |date=September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204021153/http://www.vibe.com/celebs/vixens/feature.html?id=211 |archive-date=December 4, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Ford is mixed race, with her father having roots in Barbados, and her mother having Norwegian and Russian ancestry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Melyssa Ford Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0285783/bio/ |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=June 28, 2024}}</ref>
 
She attended [[York University]], majoring in the field of [[forensic psychology]].<ref name="vibe-09-08"/><ref name="nyt-05-04"/>
 
==Career==
In 1997, music video director [[Little X]] discovered Ford, who was 20, while she was working as a bartender at a Toronto nightclub and helped launch her modelling career.<ref name="vibe-09-08"/> She has appeared in [[music video]]s, [[List of men's magazines#Lad mags|men's magazines]], television programs and films.<ref name="nyt-05-04"/> Ford was an on-air personality for [[Sirius Satellite Radio]]'s [[Hot Jamz]] channel.<ref>{{cite web |title=SIRIUS Satellite Radio – Hot Jamz |url=http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/CachedPage&c=Channel&cid=1104779639899&flash=noflash |website=[[Sirius Satellite Radio]] |access-date=June 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807190505/http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/CachedPage&c=Channel&cid=1104779639899&flash=noflash |archive-date=August 7, 2007 |quote=Hot Jamz is about to get a lot hotter: Melyssa Ford has joined our squad! |url-status=dead}}</ref> She formerly sold a line of calendars and a DVD.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ford |title=Naked |pages=219–220 |chapter=Calendar Girl}}</ref>
 
In a 2008 [[CNN]] interview, Ford explained 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".<ref name="CNN"/>
 
From June 2014 to January 2015, Ford participated in the [[Bravo (U.S. TV channel)|Bravo Network]] television series ''[[Blood, Sweat & Heels]]'', documenting her social life against the background of her struggles of becoming a realtor in New York.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Settembre |first1=Jeanette |title='Blood, Sweat and Heels' follows six black New York City women on the rise |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/blood-sweat-heels-black-new-york-city-women-rise-article-1.1561676 |website=[[New York Daily News]] |access-date=June 28, 2024 |date=December 31, 2013}}</ref>
 
In 2016, Ford became a co-host of ''Hollywood Unlocked'', a Los Angeles-based hip-hop and pop culture radio show. Ford returned to the show in April 2019 following her car accident in June 2018. In November 2019, Ford launched a podcast on YouTube called ''I'm Here for the Food''.<ref>{{cite web |title=I'm Here For The Food |url=https://www.youtube.com/@ImHereForTheFood |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=June 28, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The podcast featured a host of guests and covered a range of topics, including colourism, human trafficking, and forgiveness. The podcast last aired in November 2020. On August 24, 2020, Ford announced she would no longer be co-hosting ''Hollywood Unlocked''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Alyssa |title=Melyssa Ford Returns & Discusses Grief & Goodbye on Hollywood Unlocked [UNCENSORED] |url=https://hollywoodunlocked.com/melyssa-ford-returns-discusses-grief-goodbye-on-hollywood-unlocked-uncensored/ |website=Hollywood Unlocked |access-date=June 28, 2024 |date=August 24, 2020}}</ref>
 
After several years in Los Angeles, Ford moved back to the [[New York metropolitan area]] in 2022, becoming a co-host on ''[[The Joe Budden Podcast]]''. On November 1, 2024, Ford premiered a new podcast called ''Hot and Bothered with Melyssa Ford'' focused on wellness and lifestyle practices for women over 40. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-04 |title=Melyssa Ford To Remove The Shame, Bring The Sexy To Menopause Conversation With 'Hot And Bothered' Podcast |url=https://www.essence.com/lifestyle/melyssa-ford-menopause/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Essence |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
In 2025, Ford was mentioned in the song '[[Gimme a Hug]]' by [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], featured on his album ''[[Some Sexy Songs 4 U]]''. <ref>{{Citation |title=Drake – GIMME A HUG |url=https://genius.com/Drake-gimme-a-hug-lyrics |access-date=2025-03-25}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
In June 2018, Ford was seriously injured in a car crash involving an 18-wheeler truck. She suffered a skull fracture and concussion.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fernández |first1=Alexia |title=Former Bravo Star Melyssa Ford Seriously Injured in Horrific Crash with 18-Wheeler Truck |url=https://people.com/tv/melyssa-ford-survived-crash-18-wheeler-truck/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=June 28, 2024 |language=en |date=July 3, 2018}}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
*''[[Psyche (film)|Psyche]]'' (2004) - Kenya
*''Turn It Up'' (2000) - Deborah
Her father is Jamaican go to www.ethnicitymodels.com The site where she first started her career
 
==Television=Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*''How I'm Livin'''- Host
|-
*''[[Playmakers]]'' (2003) - Woman in Bed
! Year
*''[[Soul Food]]'' (2000) - Hoochie Mama
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Turn It Up (film)|Turn It Up]]''
| Deborah
|
|-
| 2004
| ''Psyche''
| Kenya
| Short film
|-
|rowspan=2| 2007
| ''God's Prayer''
| Dr. Jasmine Gray
|
|-
| ''[[Three Can Play That Game]]''
| Candy
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2008
| ''[[Love for Sale (2008 film)|Love for Sale]]''
| Katherine
|
|-
| ''[[Days of Wrath (2008 film)|Days of Wrath]]''
| Lisa
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2011
| data-sort-value="Slap, The" | ''The Slap''
| Puma
| Short film
|-
| ''Video Girl''
| Lala
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2012
| ''[[Think like a Man]]''
| Sleepy Girl
|
|-
| ''Redemption of a Dog''
| Sheila
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Playin' for Love]]''
| Bella
|
|-
| 2018
| ''The Stuff''
| Denise Washington
|
|-
| 2023
| ''Sworn Justice: Taken Before Christmas''
| Letitia
| TV movie
|-
| 2024
| ''Hunting Housewives''
| Sharell Bouvier
| TV movie
|}
 
==Music videos=Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*[[Mystikal]]'s "Shake it Fast"
|-
*[[R. Kelly]]'s "Happy People"
! Year
*[[Jay-Z]]'s "Big Pimpin'"
! Title
*[[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] featuring [[Ludacris]] and [[Lil' Jon]]'s "Yeah"
! Role
*[[Jadakiss]]'s "Knock Yourself Out"
! class="unsortable" | Notes
*[[Ghostface Killa]]'s "Cherchez La Ghost"
|-
*[[112]]'s "Anywhere"
| 2000
*[[Sisqó]]'s "[[Thong Song]] Remix"
| ''[[Soul Food (TV series)|Soul Food]]''
*[[Choclair]] "Let's Ride"
| Hoochie Mama
*[[Rascalz]] featuring [[Checkmate]], [[Kardinal Offishall]], [[Thrust]], and [[Choclair]] "Northern Touch"
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2004–2006
| ''[[BET Style]]''
| Herself/Host
| Main Host
|-
| 2005
| ''VH1 News Presents''
| Herself
| Episode: "Hip Hop Videos: Sexploitation on the Set"
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]''
| Flight Attendant
| Episode: "No Cannes Do"
|-
| 2008
| data-sort-value="Black Poker Stars Invitational, The" | ''The Black Poker Stars Invitational''
| Herself
| Main Guest
|-
| 2009
| ''Played by Fame''
| Herself
| Episode: "Sexy, Sensual and Stalker"
|-
| 2014–2015
| ''[[Blood, Sweat & Heels]]''
| Herself
| Main cast
|-
| 2018
| ''Vixen''
| Herself
| Main Guest
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Pretty Petty" & "Sound Off"
|-
| 2020–2021
| ''Tough Love: Los Angeles''
| Dena Howard
| Recurring cast
|}
 
===Documentary===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Good Hair (film)|Good Hair]]''
|
|-
| 2011
| ''Bowl of Dreams''
|
|}
 
===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Song
! Artist
|-
| 1997
| data-sort-value="Thing to Do, The" | "[[The Thing to Do (song)|The Thing to Do]]"
| [[Glenn Lewis]]
|-
|rowspan=3| 1998
| "Anywhere"
| [[112 (band)|112]] featuring [[Lil' Zane]]
|-
| "[[Northern Touch]]"
| [[Rascalz]] featuring Checkmate, [[Kardinal Offishall]], [[Thrust (rapper)|Thrust]], and [[Choclair]]
|-
| "[[Belly (soundtrack)|Tommy's Theme]]"
| [[Made Men]] featuring [[The LOX]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 1999
| "[[Let's Ride (Choclair song)|Let's Ride]]"
| [[Choclair]]
|-
| "This Luv"
| [[Donell Jones]]
|-
|rowspan=4| 2000
| "[[Big Pimpin']]"
| [[Jay-Z]] featuring [[UGK]]
|-
| "[[Thong Song|Thong Song Remix]]"
| [[Sisqó]]
|-
| "[[Cherchez LaGhost]]"
| [[Ghostface Killah]] featuring [[U-God]]
|-
| "[[Shake Ya Ass]]"
| [[Mystikal]]
|-
| 2001
| "[[Knock Yourself Out (Jadakiss song)|Knock Yourself Out]]"
| [[Jadakiss]]
|-
| 2003
| "[[You Don't Know My Name]]"
| [[Alicia Keys]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 2004
| "[[Happy People (R. Kelly song)|Happy People]]"
| [[R. Kelly]]
|-
| "[[Yeah! (Usher song)|Yeah!]]"
| [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] featuring [[Lil Jon]] and [[Ludacris]]
|}
 
===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Def Jam: Icon]]''
| Herself (voice)
| Voice role and likeness
|}
 
==See also==
* [[ListVideo ofvixen|Hip multiracialhop peoplemodels]]
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.melyssaford.com}}
*[http://www.melyssafordonline.com Melyssa Ford Online] Official website
* {{IMDb name|0285783}}
*[http://www.myspace.com/mford_thepioneer Melyssa's Official Myspace Page]
 
*{{imdb name|id=0285783|name=Melyssa Ford}}
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*[http://www.askmen.com/women/models_250/253_melyssa_ford.html AskMen.com - Melyssa Ford]
*[http://www.melyssa-ford.net Melyssa Ford Pictures]
 
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