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]
Beverly "Bevy" Smith | |
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| Born | November 2, 1966 |
| Occupation(s) | Television host, business-woman |
| Known for | Fashion Queens |
| Website | www |
Life and career
editBevy 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.
References
edit- ^ Harris, Janelle (June 4, 2014). "SO WHAT DO YOU DO, BEVY SMITH, HOST OF BRAVO'S FASHION QUEENS?". Mediabistro. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ^ Wills, Cortney (November 4, 2013). "Bevy Smith Talks Natural Hair, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna & 'Fashion Queens'". CocoaFab. Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Julee (July 3, 2012). "Bevy Smith's 'Dining With Bevy: Life With Vision' Series Grooms Next Generation Of Movers And Shakers". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ Warren, Tamara (March 20, 2011). "Range Rover City Shapers: Bevy Smith Takes Manhattan". Forbes. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ Abadsidis, Savas (December 22, 2013). "Bevy Smith, Bravo's Queen of Fashion". The Advocate. Here Media Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ Phanor-Faury, Alexandra (April 20, 2010). "Closet Envy: Fashion Insider Beverly Smith". Essence. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ a b Daniels, Karu (November 5, 2013). "'Fashion Queen' Bevy Smith [INTERVIEW]". EBONY Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ "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. February 16, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ "Big Morning Buzz Live: Ep. 322". VH1. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ "Jenna Jameson, Bevy Smith & Jennifer Tilly". Bravo. 21 October 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ "Bevy Smith: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ "Scoop: THE VIEW - Week of 6/2 on ABC". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "'Page Six TV' Names Bevy Smith, Elizabeth Wagmeister, Carlos Greer Co-Hosts for Season 2". Variety. 2018-05-30. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08.
- ^ Janes, DeAnna (2019-11-08). "Mariah Carey's "Revelatory" Memoir Will Be Published by Andy Cohen's New Imprint". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ SupaduDev. "Bevelations". Macmillan. Retrieved 2022-08-07.