Bevy Smith Explained

Beverly "Bevy" Smith
Birth Date:2 November 1966
Birth Place:Harlem, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Television host, business-woman
Known For:Fashion Queens

Beverly "Bevy" Smith (born November 2, 1966)[1] is an American television personality and business woman. She is best known for her work as a co-host on Bravo's fashion-themed talk show Fashion Queens.[2] Smith is the creator of "Dinner with Bevy", a dinner party series in which she brings together people from across entertainment, fashion and media.[3]

Life and career

Bevy Smith was born, raised, and still resides in Harlem, New York.[4] [5] Smith would later become the senior director of luxury fashion advertising at Rolling Stone and fashion and beauty advertising director for Vibe magazine.[6] Smith had been cast in Tim Gunn's Guide to Style but ended up passing on the opportunity.[7] She also had a planned series on Oxygen, titled Bevy: Queen of Shops, but she also passed on that offer. Bevy later accepted a job at BET prior to her becoming a co-host on Fashion Queens.[7]

On February 18, 2012, as a BET News correspondent, Smith hosted BET Remembers Whitney Houston. The live special featured Smith as she interviewed several friends of Houston to share memories.[8] In February and September 2012, Smith appeared as a guest on the VH1 talk show, Big Morning Buzz Live.[9] In December 2012, Smith appeared on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live with Jenna Jameson and Jennifer Tilly.[10] Smith has made several appearances on the talk show, Bethenny.[11] On June 3, 2014, Smith appeared as guest co-host on the talk show, The View.[12]

Since 2015, she has been hosting a daily, one hour radio show on SiriusXM's RadioAndy called Bevelations. She also appears on BET's Wendy's Style Squad, where she recaps award show fashion with Wendy Williams and other co-hosts.

Since 2017, she has co-hosted the entertainment news show Page Six TV. Page Six TV is the television version of the well known Page Six section of The New York Post.[13]

In 2021, she published her memoir Bevelations: Lessons from a Mutha, Auntie, Bestie.[14] [15]

She appears in a recurring role as the character Aunt Tammy in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series Harlem.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SO WHAT DO YOU DO, BEVY SMITH, HOST OF BRAVO'S FASHION QUEENS? . Mediabistro . June 4, 2014 . Janelle . Harris . October 15, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Wills. Cortney. Bevy Smith Talks Natural Hair, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna & 'Fashion Queens'. CocoaFab. January 22, 2014. November 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140122174202/http://cocoafab.com/exclusive-bevy-smith-talks-natural-hair-miley-cyrus-rihanna-fashion-queens/. January 22, 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Wilson. Julee. Bevy Smith's 'Dining With Bevy: Life With Vision' Series Grooms Next Generation Of Movers And Shakers. The Huffington Post. January 21, 2014. July 3, 2012.
  4. Web site: Warren. Tamara. Range Rover City Shapers: Bevy Smith Takes Manhattan. Forbes. January 21, 2014. March 20, 2011.
  5. Web site: Abadsidis. Savas. Bevy Smith, Bravo's Queen of Fashion. The Advocate. Here Media Inc. January 21, 2014. December 22, 2013.
  6. Web site: Phanor-Faury. Alexandra. Closet Envy: Fashion Insider Beverly Smith. Essence. January 21, 2014. April 20, 2010.
  7. Web site: Daniels. Karu. 'Fashion Queen' Bevy Smith [INTERVIEW]]. EBONY Magazine. January 21, 2014. November 5, 2013.
  8. Web site: BET News and CENTRIC to Broadcast Live Coverage of Whitney Houston's Funeral Services This Saturday, February 18 Beginning at 11:30AM ET, Followed by a One Hour Original Special "BET REMEMBERS WHITNEY" at 7:00PM*. Viacom. January 21, 2014. February 16, 2012.
  9. Web site: Big Morning Buzz Live: Ep. 322. https://web.archive.org/web/20120528140127/http://www.vh1.com/shows/big_morning_buzz_live/episode.jhtml?episodeID=189753. dead. May 28, 2012. VH1. January 21, 2014.
  10. Web site: Jenna Jameson, Bevy Smith & Jennifer Tilly. Bravo. 21 October 2013 . January 21, 2014.
  11. Web site: Bevy Smith: Credits. TV Guide. January 21, 2014.
  12. Web site: Scoop: THE VIEW - Week of 6/2 on ABC. BroadwayWorld. June 3, 2014.
  13. Web site: 'Page Six TV' Names Bevy Smith, Elizabeth Wagmeister, Carlos Greer Co-Hosts for Season 2 . 2018-05-30 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208232114/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/page-six-tv-bevy-smith-elizabeth-wagmeister-and-carlos-greer-co-hosts-for-season-2-1202825312/ . 2022-12-08 . live .
  14. Web site: Janes. DeAnna. 2019-11-08. Mariah Carey's "Revelatory" Memoir Will Be Published by Andy Cohen's New Imprint. 2020-10-28. Oprah Magazine. en-US.
  15. Web site: SupaduDev . Bevelations . 2022-08-07 . Macmillan . en-US.

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