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• Celebrity Birthdays, November 7

  Starpulse News Blog - Found Nov. 7, 2009 Happy Birthday to: Actress Melyssa Ford (1976) Read more!

• An stlamerican.com video exclusive with 'Lady Hennessy' Melyssa Ford

  St Louis American - Found Aug. 19, 2009 We recently had the opportunity to interview Melyssa Ford, at the Celebrity Black and White Party at The Loft and she definitely dropped some

• An stlamerican.com video exclusive with 'Lady Hennessy' Melyssa Ford

  St Louis American - Found Aug. 19, 2009 We recently had the opportunity to interview Melyssa Ford, at the Celebrity Black and White Party at The Loft and she definitely dropped some

• Good Hair: Chris Rock & Nia Long Tackle the Roots

  All Hip Hop - Found Oct. 24, 2009 ... poet Dr. Maya Angelou; activist Rev. Al Sharpton; video vixen Melyssa Ford and music producer and executive Andre Harrell, among others. Chris Rock: 'This is the funniest movie I've ever done' - Minneapolis Star Tribune Movie Review: Chris Rock's 'Good Hair' gently teases tangled issues - Sacramento Bee Some wonder why Rock got involved in discussion over black women's ... - Press of Atlantic City Getting at the root of our hair fixation - Cleveland Live Explore All

• Hip-Hip Rumors: Eminem and Asher? More on Jay/Beanie "Beef," Amy's ...

  All Hip Hop - Found Oct. 27, 2009 Melyssa Ford is reportedly working on a American’s Next Top Model Reality show. I pray it has nothing to do with video vixens.

• Movie Review: 'Good Hair' Laughs Instead of Cries

  New York Times - Found Oct. 6, 2009 ... and beautiful black women sit for Rock's camera, ranging from the sage Maya Angelou to video vixen Melyssa Ford to an interior designer with a... Chris Rock: Men Aren't Picky - Daily Beast Chris Rock: “I Touched Oprah’s Hair!” - People Chris Rock Hit With Lawsuit - MaleFirst Mens Magazine Filmmaker Sues Chris Rock Over 'Good Hair' - CBS News Explore All

• Chris Rock gets it straight by weaving humor into documentary on ...

  NOLA Live - Found Oct. 23, 2009 ... and beautiful black women sit for Rock's camera, ranging from the sage Maya Angelou to video vixen Melyssa Ford to an interior designer with a... 'Good Hair' gets tangled in controversy - USA Today HER STORY: Read one reporter's tale of going natural - USA Today Black Barbie's debut - CNN Her new 'do raised a few eyebrows back home - USA Today Explore All

• Movie Review: 'Good Hair' laughs instead of cries

  San Jose Mercury News - Found Oct. 6, 2009 ... and beautiful black women sit for Rock's camera, ranging from the sage Maya Angelou to video vixen Melyssa Ford to an interior designer with a... Chris Rock: 'I Touched Oprah's Hair!' - People Chris Rock: 'I Touched Oprah's Hair!' - People Chris Rock's 'Good Hair' movie reveals relationship between black ... - Orlando Sentinel Chris Rock's 'Good Hair' illuminates an old story with humour and ... - 570News Explore All

• Movie Review: `Good Hair' laughs instead of cries

  Seattle Times - Found Oct. 7, 2009 ... and beautiful black women sit for Rock's camera, ranging from the sage Maya Angelou to video vixen Melyssa Ford to an interior designer with a... Movie Review: 'Good Hair' laughs instead of cries - Channel 8 Eyewitness News 'Good Hair' laughs instead of cries - KFDM-TV Explore All

• MOVIE REVIEW: Rock's 'Good Hair' looks at blacks' frustrating ...

  North County Times - Found Nov. 2, 2009 ... and beautiful black women sit for Rock's camera, ranging from the sage Maya Angelou to video vixen Melyssa Ford to an interior designer with a...

Melyssa Ford extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Melyssa Ford
Date of birth	November 7, 1976 (1976-11-07) (age 33)
Place of birth	Toronto, Canada
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)1
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Light Brown
Measurements	34D-20-382
Other name(s)	Jessica Rabbit

Melyssa Savannah Ford (born November 7, 1976 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian model and actress.³ She attended York University and studied in the field of forensic psychology.⁴ Ford's father is Afro-Barbadian and her mother is Russian and Norwegian. She is often referred to as Jessica Rabbit, after the character from the animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit whose voluptuous figure Ford's is said to resemble.¹⁵

Contents 1 Entertainment career 1.1 Selected music videos 1.2 Selected magazine appearances 1.3 Selected television appearances 1.4 Selected filmography 1.5 Video game appearance 2 References 3 External links

Entertainment career

In the late 1990s, music video director Little X discovered Ford while she was working as a bartender at a Toronto nightclub and helped launch her modeling career.⁶ She has appeared in music videos, men's magazines, television programs and films.¹ Ford was an on-air personality for Sirius Satellite Radio's Hot Jamz channel.⁷ She sells a line of calendars and DVD.⁸

In a 2008 CNN interview, Ford said that when making music videos she often asked herself whether she was "perpetuating a negative stereotype" about black women. When she was asked whether music videos, overall, are "demeaning to women", Ford replied, "Yes, I definitely have to say that."⁴

Selected music videos

1997 "The Thing to Do" (Glenn Lewis) 1998 "Northern Touch" (Rascalz featuring Checkmate, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust and Choclair) "Bout Your Love" (Glenn Lewis) "Anywhere" (112 featuring Lil' Zane) 1999 "Let's Ride" (Choclair) 2000 "Big Pimpin'" (Jay-Z featuring UGK) "Cherchez LaGhost" (Ghostface Killah featuring U-God) "Shake Ya Ass" (Mystikal) "Thong Song Remix" (Sisqó)

2001 "Knock Yourself Out" (Jadakiss) 2003 "You Don't Know My Name" (Alicia Keys) 2004 "Happy People" (R. Kelly) "Yeah!" (Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris)

Selected magazine appearances

• King
• Maxim
• Smooth [Ford was the author of an advice column for Smooth
• XXL and XXL Eye Candy

Selected television appearances 2000: Soul Food (Showtime) 2003: Playmakers (ESPN) 2004: How I'm Livin' (BET) [Ford was a host of How I'm Livin' 2004–2006: BET Style (BET) [Ford was a host of BET Style 2007: Entourage (HBO) 2007: The Game (The CW) 2008: Byte Me: 20 Hottest Women of the Web (E!) 2008: The Black Poker Stars Invitational (BET)

Selected filmography 2000: Turn It Up 2004: Psyche 2007: God's Prayer 2008: Three Can Play That Game 2008: Days of Wrath 2008: Love for Sale 2009: Good Hair

Video game appearance

• 2007: Def Jam Icon

References

External links

• Melyssa Ford Online Official website^{dead link}
• Melyssa Ford at the Internet Movie Database
• Black in America: Video Vixens Too Revealing?, CNN, July 24, 2008 (Video)
• AskMen.com - Melyssa Ford
• Girls of Maxim - Melyssa Ford
• Ask Men Top 10 Women in Hip Hop
• Hot Girls of Vibe - Melyssa Ford Gallery