Cynthia Bailey Biography
Cynthia Bailey is a model, reality television personality, and actress from the United States. She signed a five-year contract with Wilhelmina Models and went on to appear in various magazines and advertising campaigns. In Paris and Milan, she worked as a runway model.
How old is Cynthia Bailey? – Age
She is 55 years old as of 19 February 2022. She was born in 1967 in Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States. Her real name is Cynthia Denise Bailey.
Cynthia Bailey Family
Elijah, her father, worked in an auto factory, and Barbara, her mother, in a sewing factory. Barbara was 18 years old when she became pregnant with Cynthia, and she had another daughter, Malorie, about a year later. Cynthia was inspired by her grandmother, Mae Frankie Ford, who worked in a sewing factory, sold hotdogs and hamburgers, cleaned houses, and volunteered to care for an elderly woman when she was growing up. “The first female black entrepreneur in [her] life,” she said of Ford. She attended the University of Alabama in Huntsville as a freshman and competed in local beauty pageants. She was Deshler High School’s first African American homecoming queen.
Who is Cynthia’s Ex-Husband?
During the New Jersey Nets’ Super Bowl halftime show in 1996, Bailey turned down a marriage proposal from Jayson Williams. On July 24, 2010, she married Peter Thomas at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta, Georgia. The wedding was featured on an episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta season three. Bailey and Thomas wrote a book about their relationship called Carry-On Baggage: Our Nonstop Flight, which was published in 2013.
On October 10, 2020, Bailey will marry Fox Sports reporter Mike Hill. She filed for divorce from Hill in October 2022, and the divorce was finalized the following year. To protect the 250 guests from the COVID-19 pandemic, Bailey said strict rules were implemented for the wedding, such as mandatory social distancing and face masks or face shields.
What is Cynthia Bailey’s Net Worth?
She has an estimated net worth of $2.5 Million.
Cynthia Bailey The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Bailey appeared on the reality television show The Real Housewives of Atlanta in 2010, where she discussed her relationship with club owner Peter Thomas and her friendship with NeNe Leakes. She and Phaedra Parks were introduced in the third season of the show. Bailey was hesitant to join the show at first, describing it as “too dramatic,” but changed her mind after seeing it as a business opportunity. She was contacted by Bravo shortly after moving to Atlanta with Thomas; the network said that they “wanted to bring more class to the cast, and feature more women that already had successful careers before the show”.
Bailey Agency School of Fashion opened in Atlanta in 2011; the following year, she held a model search in several Southern cities as part of a contest to win representation by a New York modeling agency. Bailey appeared in three music videos for Jaheim’s 2013 album Appreciation Day (“Age Ain’t a Factor”, “Baby x3”, and “Chase Forever”). She appeared in a fictitious Essence article on “Ageless Beauty” alongside LisaRaye McCoy and Vivica A. Fox in the “Ain’t a Factor” video. Bailey and Thomas play “secret lovers” in the “Baby x3” video, which focuses on infidelity.
Bailey appeared in the 2015 documentary series Black Friday, which examines how little consumer spending remains in black communities. She appeared in Kenya Moore’s television pilot, Life Twirls On, the same year. She adopted a Jamaican accent for the role. In 2016, she appeared in the film Sharknado: The 4th Awakens and guest starred on The Next:15 with Claudia Jordan, a co-star from The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She appeared on a celebrity episode of Cupcake Wars alongside Nene Leakes.
Cynthia Bailey Eyewear
She launched the CB VIOR bag line, as well as candles, leather goods, and eyewear.
Did Cynthia Bailey have surgery?
Bailey had surgery in April 2018 to remove a lipoma tumor from her left shoulder blade. There were no reported complications during the procedure.
Cynthia Bailey Judge
Bailey served as a guest judge for the 65th Miss Universe preliminary and finals competitions. Miss Universe 2016 was the 65th Miss Universe pageant, held on January 30, 2017 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Following the 2014 pageant, which was held in January 2015, this is the second time in the competition’s history that the pageant has skipped an entire year.
Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines crowned Iris Mittenaere of France Miss Universe 2016 at the conclusion of the event. This is France’s first victory in 63 years, and the country’s second victory in the pageant’s history. This year’s pageant featured contestants from 86 countries and territories. Steve Harvey hosted the competition, and supermodel Ashley Graham served as the backstage host. This year’s pageant featured performances by American entertainers Flo Rida and Boyz II Men.
Cynthia Bailey Movies and TV Shows
♦ 2022 – Terror Lake Drive
♦ 2022 – Single Drunk Female
♦ 2022 – Cruel Instruction
♦ 2022 – Celebrity Big Brother
♦ 2021 – The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip
♦ 2021 – The Housewives of the North Pole
♦ 2021 – Games People Play
♦ 2019 – Tales
♦ 2019 – Star
♦ 2019 – Last Call
♦ 2019 – How High 2
♦ 2016 – The Next :15
♦ 2016 – Sharknado: The 4th Awakens
♦ 2016 – Cupcake Wars
♦ 2015 – Life Twirls On
♦ 2015 – Black Friday
♦ 2010–2021 – The Real Housewives of Atlanta
♦ 1995 – New York Undercover
♦ 1990 – The Cosby Show