Evelyn Lozada
Evelyn Lozada | |
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| Born | Evelyn Alexandra Lozada December 10, 1975[1][2] New York City, U.S.[3] |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Known for | Basketball Wives |
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| Children | 2 |
| Website | evelynlozada |
Evelyn Alexandra Lozada (born December 10, 1975) is an American television personality, model, and spokesperson. Lozada is best known as one of the six main cast members in the VH1 reality series Basketball Wives throughout its run beginning in 2010.
Early life
[edit]Lozada was born in Brooklyn and raised in The Bronx to Nengo Lozada[4] and Sylvia Ferrera. Lozada was raised with her sister by her mother.[3] Lozada is of Puerto Rican ancestry.[5][6] She moved to Miami in 2007. She worked as a secretary to an entertainment attorney, and later became co-owner of Dulce, a shoe boutique located in Coral Gables, Florida. Lozada was raised as a Catholic.
Career
[edit]Television
[edit]Lozada starred in Basketball Wives, an American reality television series franchise on VH1 for five seasons,[7] before joining the cast of Basketball Wives LA for four seasons. After quitting the show in 2021, she returned to the franchise again in 2023, for the second time, as she joined the eleventh season. Another reality television show, Ev and Ocho, which had been planned to follow the lives of her and former husband Chad Johnson, never aired.[8] Lozada was the center of a third reality television series, Livin' Lozada, with her daughter, Shaniece, which ran for two seasons in 2015-2016.[9][10] In September 2012, Lozada appeared on the television show Iyanla: Fix My Life where she discussed her personal life and sought emotional healing with Iyanla Vanzant.[11]
Books
[edit]Lozada and her brand strategist, Courtney Parker, wrote the 2012 novel The Wives Association: Inner Circle. Released by Cash Money Content books, the novel follows a young woman who marries a football star and then forms a group of other sports wives - The Wives Association.[12][13] In 2019, Lozada published the novel, The Perfect Date which was co-written with Holly Lorincz.[14] In 2020, Lozada is scheduled to publish another novel co-written with Holly Lorincz entitled The Wrong Mr. Darcy.
Activism
[edit]In December 2012, Lozada posed for PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked than Wear Fur" campaign.[15] In September 2017, Lozada launched the Turn Hurt Into Joy online campaign to raise money for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Lozada has a daughter, Shaniece Virginia Sabina Hairston (b. 1993), from a previous relationship with Jamal Hairston. Lozada was engaged to NBA player Antoine Walker, with whom she had a ten-year relationship, from 1998 until 2008.[17] Lozada began dating MLB player Carl Crawford in 2013. In December 2013, Lozada and Crawford announced their engagement. Lozada gave birth to their son, Carl Leo Crawford on March 22, 2014.[18] In August 2017, Lozada and Crawford called off the engagement.
After co-starring in the Peacock's original series, Queens Court, Lozada became engaged to LaVon Lewis, one of the show's contestants.[19] Lewis is founder and president of an Atlanta-based branding and marketing firm.
Marriage to Chad Johnson
[edit]On July 4, 2012, Lozada married Chad Johnson (whose name was Chad Ochocinco at that time) in Saint Martin, after a two-year engagement.[20] On August 11, 2012, Johnson was arrested on a charge of domestic battery against Lozada according to Davie, Florida police.[21] On August 14, 2012, Lozada filed for divorce claiming that her marriage was “irretrievably broken”. Their divorce was finalized on September 19, 2012.[22] On September 21, 2012, Johnson entered a plea of no contest to a charge of misdemeanor domestic battery, avoiding jail time in an agreement with prosecutors and Lozada, Johnson received a year of probation.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ Instagram - Evelyn Lozada (@evelynlozada)
- ^ Instagram - SHA (@shanieceh)
- ^ a b "Evelyn Lozada & Porsha Williams Discuss Their Anger Issues". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ VH1 - Basketball Wives Evelyn Reunites With Her Father
- ^ Instagram - Evelyn Lozada (@evelynlozada)
- ^ "Basketball Wives » Season 4 » Cast › Evelyn Lozada". vh1.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012.
- ^ "What To Expect In The New Tenth Season Of 'Basketball Wives' After Its Premiere". The Inquisitr. 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ Messer, Lesley. "Evelyn Lozada: Chad Johnson Marriage Beyond Repair". People.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ Instagram - Evelyn Lozada (@evelynlozada)
- ^ Rolling Out - Evelyn Lozada After Giving Birth at 17: Throwback Photos - October 13, 2012
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (September 14, 2012). "A Shoulder to Cry On and a Lot of Tough Talk". The New York Times.
- ^ Connelly, Sherryl (June 12, 2012). "Evelyn Lozada: No more throwing wine bottles". New York: NY Daily News. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ Lozada, Evelyn (2012). Inner Circle. Cash Money Content. p. 304. ISBN 978-1936399277.
- ^ Lozada, Evelyn (11 June 2019). The perfect date. Lörincz, Holly (First ed.). New York. ISBN 978-1-250-20488-2. OCLC 500681268.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Sieczkowski, Cavan (December 12, 2012). "Evelyn Lozada, 'Basketball Wives' Star, Goes Naked for PETA". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ^ Muhammad, Latifah. "Evelyn Lozada Marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month With 'Turn Hurt Into Joy' Campaign (Exclusive)". ET Online. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Zaldivar, Gabe (December 26, 2011). "Evelyn Lozada: Antoine Walker's Past Haunts 'Basketball Wives' Star". Bleacher Report - Turner Sports Network. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ Messer, Lesley (March 24, 2014). "Evelyn Lozada Welcomes a Baby Boy". ABC News. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ^ Falcone, Dana Rose (March 16, 2023). "'Basketball Wives' Alum Evelyn Lozada Is Engaged to Her 'Queens Court' Finalist Lavon Lewis". People.
- ^ Oldenburg, Ann (July 5, 2012). "Chad Ochocinco, Evelyn Lozada marry in St. Martin". USA Today. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (12 August 2012). "Report: Chad Johnson arrested on domestic violence charges against Lozada". NBC Sports. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "Chad Johnson And Evelyn Lozada Divorce Finalized". The Huffington Post. September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ "Warrant issued for Chad Johnson". ESPN.com. May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
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