Beverly "Bevy" Smith (born November 2, 1966) is an American television personality and business woman. She is best known for her work as a co-host on

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-themed

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Fashion Queens ''Fashion Queens'' is an American fashion-based talk show that aired on Bravo. The series premiered on March 17, 2013, with a three-week trail run. ''Fashion Queens'' is hosted by Bevy Smith, Derek J, and Miss Lawrence. Derek J and Miss Lawrence ...

''. Smith is the creator of "Dinner with Bevy", a dinner party series in which she brings together people from across entertainment, fashion and media.

Life and career

Bevy Smith was born, raised, and still resides in

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. Smith would later become the senior director of luxury fashion advertising at ''

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'' and fashion and beauty advertising director for ''

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'' magazine. Smith had been cast in ''

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'' but ended up passing on the opportunity. She also had a planned series on

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, titled Bevy: Queen of Shops, but she also passed on that offer. Bevy later accepted a job at

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prior to her becoming a co-host on ''Fashion Queens''. On February 18, 2012, as a

News correspondent, Smith hosted ''BET Remembers

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''. The live special featured Smith as she interviewed several friends of Houston to share memories. In February and September 2012, Smith appeared as a guest on the VH1 talk show, ''

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''. In December 2012, Smith appeared on Bravo's ''Watch What Happens Live'' with

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and

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. Smith has made several appearances on the talk show, ''

Bethenny Bethenny Frankel (born November 4, 1970) is an American businesswoman, television personality, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. She starred in the Bravo television series ''The Real Housewives of New York City'', having appeared in eight ...

''. On June 3, 2014, Smith appeared as guest co-host on the talk show, '' The View''. Since 2015, she has been hosting a daily, one hour radio show on SiriusXM's RadioAndy called ''Bevelations''. She also appears on BET's ''

Wendy's Style Squad ''Wendy's Style Squad'' was an American fashion-themed television talk show that premiered on February 16, 2016 on BET. Hosted by Wendy Williams, Bevy Smith, Lloyd Boston, and Robert Verdi, the one-hour long red carpet fashion special series featu ...

,'' where she recaps award show fashion with Wendy Williams and other co-hosts. Since 2017, she has co-hosted the entertainment news show Page Six TV. Page Six TV is the television version of the well known Page Six section of The New York Post. In 2021, she published her memoir ''Bevelations: Lessons from a Mutha, Auntie, Bestie''.

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