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Ananda Lewis

Born March 21, 1973
San Diego, California, United States
Occupation Model, television personality

Ananda Lewis (born March 21, 1973 in San Diego, California) is an American model and television personality. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 294 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (421 × 858 pixel, file size: 42 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: , Country United States State California County San Diego Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850 Government  - Mayor Jerry Sanders  - City Attorney Michael Aguirre  - City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna Frye Jim Madaffer... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: , Country United States State California County San Diego Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850 Government  - Mayor Jerry Sanders  - City Attorney Michael Aguirre  - City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna Frye Jim Madaffer... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ...


She is a mixture of Black and Native American (Cree and Blackfoot).


She had her first theater audience when she was only 3, and went on to spend nine years refining her dramatics at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts.


At age 13 she volunteered at the Head Start agency, helping kids from poor families. After a traumatizing episode with a boyfriend, Ananda focused her energies on teaching young girls about date rape and abstinence.


She attended Howard University in Washington D.C. Howard University is a university located in Washington, D.C., USA. A historically black university, Howard was established in 1867 by congressional order and named for Oliver O. Howard. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...


Lewis co-hosted a morning daily radio show, Block Party" with John Salley on 100.3FM The Beat (KKBT Los Angeles). When Salley was dumped in favor of another DJ, Tom Joyner, she moved to the 9a-12p slot. She left that position in November 2006. John Thomas Spider Salley (born May 16, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA, actor and talk show host. ... Tom Joyner (born November 23, 1949) is an African American radio host. ...


She was host of the program Teen Summit on the BET network.


Lewis then became a VJ for MTV as the host of Total Request Live. She also asserted her presence in specials like Wanna Be a VJ Too. Total Request Live (commonly known as TRL) is the flagship television series on MTV that features popular music videos. ...


In 2000, she was named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People".


In 2001, she hosted her own syndicated TV talk show, The Ananda Lewis Show.


Her new show will not be her first encounter with reality television. In 2004, she appeared in Celebrity Mole: Yucatan.


Lewis has long been committed to social activism and youth causes that bridge the generation gap, including race and prejudice, mental health, literacy, prevention of worldwide childhood starvation, and animal cruelty prevention.


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Ananda Lewis' growing popularity has generated interest from national consumer media including Vogue, Self, TV Guide, In Style, Cosmopolitan, Allure, W and US, and she was named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" of 2000.
Ananda, whose on-air insight into multi-generational issues is backed by years of social activism, has been recognized as one of a new generation of leaders.
Ananda, who is a registered member of the Muscogee Tribe of Creek Indians, hopes that her accomplishments will be a source of pride and inspiration to Native Americans everywhere.
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Ananda Lewis, born on March 21, 1973, in San Diego, has always been a performer.
Ananda's efforts on the show won her a Cable Ace nomination and a NAACP Image Award in 1996.
Ananda's influence among women grew, and soon the invitations to other shows began pouring in: Politically Incorrect, The View, The Chris Rock Show, and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn all clamored for her.
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