Beverly "Bevy" Smith (born November 2, 1966)[1] is an American television personality and business woman. She is best known for her work as a co-host on
Bravo's
fashion-themed
talk showFashion Queens.[2] Smith is the creator of "Dinner with Bevy", a dinner party series in which she brings together people from across entertainment, fashion and media.[3]
Life and career
Bevy Smith was born, raised, and still resides in
Harlem,
New York.[4][5] Smith would later become the senior director of luxury fashion advertising at Rolling Stone and fashion and beauty advertising director for Vibe magazine.[6] Smith had been cast in Tim Gunn's Guide to Style but ended up passing on the opportunity.[7] She also had a planned series on
Oxygen, titled Bevy: Queen of Shops, but she also passed on that offer. Bevy later accepted a job at
BET prior to her becoming a co-host on Fashion Queens.[7]
On February 18, 2012, as a
BET News correspondent, Smith hosted BET Remembers
Whitney Houston. The live special featured Smith as she interviewed several friends of Houston to share memories.[8] In February and September 2012, Smith appeared as a guest on the
VH1 talk show, Big Morning Buzz Live.[9] In December 2012, Smith appeared on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live with
Jenna Jameson and
Jennifer Tilly.[10] Smith has made several appearances on the talk show, Bethenny.[11] On June 3, 2014, Smith appeared as guest co-host on the talk show, The View.[12]
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, 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.[13]
In 2021, she published her memoir Bevelations: Lessons from a Mutha, Auntie, Bestie.[14][15]
She appears in a recurring role as the character Aunt Tammy in the
Amazon Prime Video comedy series Harlem.