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Melyssa Ford
Originally from Toronto , Canada , this exotic beauty, with a
combination of West Indian, Norwegian and Russian heritage,
possesses a look that many have gravitated toward and that has
landed her on numerous national magazine covers and top-selling
calendars.
Through hard work and perseverance, she is quickly emerging as
the latest sex symbol/icon in the entertainment industry.
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passion for performing began at a very early age for Melyssa, as she
would star in various plays throughout her school career, such as
Beauty and the Beast. Melyssa then went on to star in several
independent films and secure a recurring role on Showtime's hit
series “Soul Food” and the UPN series “Platinum”. In the interim,
Melyssa decided to continue her educational studies at York
University in Toronto . Studying forensic psychology with the hopes
that one day she would grow up to work for CSIS, within their
behavioral science unit, helping to develop character studies on
high profile criminals and sex offenders. Discovered by director
Little X while living in Toronto , Melyssa was tapped to star in
several of his upcoming music video projects. Videos for chart
toppers such as Mystikal's “Shake it Fast”, Jay-Z's “Big Pimpin'”,
and Sisqo's “Thong Song Remix” would make her a familiar face on MTV
and BET.
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Subsequently, offers for editorial work in magazines began
to pour in. It was a feature piece in XXL Magazine that led
to a job offer to host a website show, produced by
Vice-President of Bad Boy Entertainment, Harve Pierre, which
was the catalyst for major change in Melyssa's life. The
only issue was a question of relocating to New York City .
Not one to let an opportunity fall short, Melyssa left home
and school with two suitcases and $25 dollars to make a
commitment to her dream. And so it was that she would be the
host of the website show called “Lifestyles of the Phat and
the Phabulous”.
Others soon become aware of Melyssa's star power. Black
Men's Magazine selected her to model in their fall 2001
swimsuit issue. Black Men's Magazine was so captivated by
her beauty that they gave Melyssa the cover. She would go on
to appear as be Black Men's Magazine cover girl three more
times, becoming one of the most popular cover girls in the
magazine's history. She also landed the cover of the 2002
Ebony Rider Calendar. Sales of that calendar surpassed the
sales of all five years previous combined. In addition to
the modeling, Melyssa began writing monthly advice column
for Smooth Magazine. Originally asked to appear in the
magazine as a model for the monthly column, but upon hearing
of her minor of English Literature in University, she was
asked to be the in-house celebrity columnist for the
magazine.
Always one to develop a forum of thought provoking topics,
she began to write for Smooth Magazine in early months of
2002. Around the same time, Melyssa became acquainted with
her former manager, Jeff Robinson, CEO of MBK Entertainment,
who also manages Alicia Keys. Together with the MBK team,
Melyssa put the finishing touches on the Melyssa “Jessica
Rabbit” 2004 Calendar and DVD which are currently available
on her website www.melyssaford.com. To date thousands of
copies of the Calendar and DVD have been sold. Striving for
daily successes is the motto in which Melyssa follows,
allowing herself the room to reach new plateaus of success
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