Melyssa Savannah Ford, an actress and model was born on 7 November, 1976 in Toronto Ontario, Canada, of Barbadian (father) and Russian and Norwegian (mother) descent. She has appeared in TV shows, music videos, men’s magazines and in films. Her appearances in various music videos and modeling are the main reasons for her increasing net worth.
A famous actress and model, how rich is Melyssa Ford? Sources estimate that her net worth is $2 million dollars, mostly accumulated through her appearances in various music videos alongside some very famous singers and rappers, her calendars and DVD sales.
Melyssa Ford Net Worth $2 Million
Melyssa Ford went to York University, where she attended forensic psychology lectures, and also worked as a waitress where she was discovered by a talent scout named Little X who helped in starting her modeling career. In the beginning, she appeared in music videos and later was seen on television also. Her first music video was for the song “The Thing To Do” by Glenn Lewis in 1997. She has appeared in many other music videos, such as “Big Pimpin” by Jay-Z, “Shake Ya Ass” by Mystikal, “Knock Yourself Out” by Jadakiss, “You Don’t Know My Name” by Alicia Keys, “Yeah!” by Usher (featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris) and many more. All these appearances made her very famous and opened the doors for her career both as a model and as an actress and also added to her net worth. In 2008 when she was interviewed by CNN she said that she was making a negative stereotype image of black women by appearing in music videos, but she also said that music videos in general are demeaning to women.
Apart from working on music videos, Melyssa Ford has also been featured in various magazines which include “XXL”, “King”, “Smooth” and “Maxim”. Her modeling career is also a very big contributor to her net worth. She has also appeared in many TV shows and series, including “Soul Food”, “Playmaker”, “How I’m Livin”, “Byte Me: 20 Hottest Women of The Web”, “The Black Poker Stars Invitational” and “The Millionaire Matchmaker”.
In addition, she has also left her mark in film industry, appearing in various films including “Turn It Up”, “Kung Faux”, “God’s Prayer”, “Three Can Play That Game”, “Days of Wrath”, Love for Sale”, “Think Like A Man”, “Think Like A Man Too” and many more. All these movies, television shows, magazine and music video appearances are the reason for her increasing net worth and popularity amongst audiences all around the world.
She has been given the name of Jessica Rabbit because her voluptuous figure resembles the stature of the character portrayed in the animated film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”. She also has a line of calendars and DVDs which add to her estimated net worth of $2 million dollars.
