Amber Rose is an American model, actress, and television personality. She is one of the most colorful personalities in Hollywood and her life story is a series of bold decisions that defy stereotypes.
She started her career as a model and also had a stint in rapping before becoming an actress. She released her debut single on January 10, 2012, which featured popular rapper Wiz Khalifa.
She is currently a full-time fashion designer and mother of two. She has appeared in several music videos for many popular artists from the rap and hip hop industry.
She has also modeled for major fashion brands. She has also made appearances in reality television shows, such as ‘Dancing with the Stars.’
She has used her fame well by advocating for several charities and spreading awareness about women’s rights through her non-profit organization ‘Amber Rose Foundation.’ Through her foundation, she has been quite vocal about sexual violence, victim-blaming, derogatory labels, and gender inequality.
Career:
Amber started her career at a young age because of the financial condition of her family by working as a stripper. She later moved to modeling and started landing modeling gigs.
She made her first screen appearance in Ludacris’ music video titled ‘What Them Girls Like.’ This marked a milestone in Amber Rose’s career and she caught the attention of rapper/singer Kanye West. She reached the height of her modeling career when she appeared in a ‘Louis Vuitton’ print ad for Kanye’s signature footwear collection. The two started dating and made frequent appearances together in public events.
She continued to make appearances in music videos. Some of these music videos include Young Jeezy’s ‘Vacation,’ Nicki Minaj’s ‘Massive Attack,’ Fabolous’ ‘You Be Killin’ Em,’ and Wiz Khalifa’s ‘No Sleep.’ She also featured in runway shows, modeling for designer Celestino at ‘New York Fashion Week.’ She was also signed by the elite ‘Ford Models’ agency in 2009.
Amber made her television debut in 2010 with the reality show ‘Running Russell Simmons.’ She also appeared as a guest judge in ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race.’ She was then seen as a full-time judge in ‘Master of the Mix.’ In 2011, she became the face of ‘Smirnoff,’ promoting the company’s new ‘Whipped Cream’ and ‘Fluffed Marshmallow’ flavored Vodka in both TV and print commercials. In 2016, she started her own talk show titled ‘The Amber Rose Show’ on VH1. The same year, she also started hosting a syndicated radio call-in program called ‘Loveline.’ �Amber competed in the 23rd season of the famous show ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and finished ninth.
Full Name: Amber Levonchuck
Date Of Birth: October 21, 1983
Age: 38
Place Of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Networth: $12 Million
Other Ventures:
In September 2009, Rose announced plans to launch her own eyewear line. In 2012, Rose opened a clothing line with her friend Priscilla Ono called Rose & Ono. Rose guest-starred on an episode of Wild ‘N Out on MTV2 and had a role as “MaryWanna” in the film School Dance, which was directed by her manager, Nick Cannon in 2014.
Simon & Schuster published her first book, How to Be a Bad Bitch, in which she offers advice and personal anecdotes on everything from finances and career to love and fashion. The cover features an image shot by famed photographer David LaChapelle.
In 2015, Rose filmed “Walk of No Shame with Amber Rose” with Funny or Die.
The viral video helped promote Rose’s SlutWalk, which took place on October 3, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. In March 2016, Rose launched an emoji app called MuvaMoji, featuring 900 emoji icons that she curated.
In May 2016, it was announced that Rose would star in her own talk show entitled The Amber Rose Show on VH1, which debuted on July 8, 2016.
On September 8, 2016, Rose began hosting Loveline.
Personal Life:
Amber Rose was born Amber Levonchuck on October 21, 1983, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She later adopted her mother’s name. Amber is of mixed descent, half Cape Verdean and half Irish. She has a son named Sebastian Taylor Thomaz with musician Wiz Khalifa. Sebastian was born in 2013. She shares the custody of her son with ex-husband Wiz.
She has featured in numerous movies which include,
A Haunting Jessie 1 episode
Better Off Alone Jennifer Short film
The Hills Herself
RuPaul’s Drag Race Herself Guest judge
–12 Master of the Mix Judge
Gang of Roses II: Next Generation Tara X Film
School Dance MaryWanna Film
Selfie Fit Brit TV series
Sister Code Lexi Film
Black-ish Dominique 1 episode
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry Herself TV series
What Happened Last Night Melanie Film
The Eric Andre Show Herself TV series
The Amber Rose Show Herself
Dancing with the Stars Herself/Contestant Season 23
America’s Next Top Model Herself/Guest Season 23
Hell’s Kitchen Herself/Guest diner Episode: “What’s Your Motto?”
Awards: None