Blac Chyna bio: age, height, kids, birthday, latest news
Blac Chyna is a well-known American model, music video artist, and entrepreneur. Her popularity catapulted when her name was mentioned in Drake’s song Miss Me, in 2010. Besides all of this, the question that everybody has been asking is; who is Blac Chyna behind all the glamour and glitz?
You might have heard her name multiple times already, but still don’t know who she is. We have gathered all the information you need to get to know the model even more.
Blac Chyna profile summary
- Real name: Angela Renée White
- Stage name: Blac Chyna
- Birthday: May 11, 1988
- Blac Chyna age: 31 years old
- Ethnicity: African-American
- Nationality: American
- Place of birth: Washington, D.C.
- Height: 5 feet 2 inches
- Weight: 137 lbs.
- Body measurement: 38-27-43
- Instagram: @blacchyna
Biography
Angela Renée White, popularly known as Blac Chyna is the daughter of Eric Holland and Shalana Hunter. She has six other siblings named Eric, Dejah, Shanel, Summer, Erica, and Pierre.
She attended the Henry E. Lackey High School in Maryland, and then went to Johnsons and Wales University for college. Surprisingly, Chyna used to work as a stripper to support her studies. Later on, she dropped from college as she could not attend her class properly.
Although the artist didn’t pursue her college degree, she still chose to go after what she’s passionate about – makeups. In 2013, Blac graduated from JLS Professional Makeup Artist School.
Career
After quitting the stripper job, Chyna pursued a career in modeling. In 2010, she signed her first-ever deal as a model with Dimepiece Magazine. After her first successful magazine cover, the model then received offers after offers. She was able to pose for Straight Stuntin Magazine and Black Men’s Magazine. Her magazine exposures have given her noticeable fame.
In the same year, she started growing her social media presence and following. She also appeared as Nicki Minaj stunt double in the song Monster.
In 2011, she was named as the Model of the Year at the Urban Model Awards. She was also the lead artist for Tyga’s song Rack City (which is believed to be the reason why the two have had a romantic relationship).
Blac Chyna made a name for herself for just a short time. In 2012, she was dubbed by XXL Magazine as the Eye Candy of one of their issues. She also posed for Black Men’s Magazine, Urban Ink, and Smooth Girl magazines. In the same year, she yet again created a buzz of her name when she appeared in Nicki Minaj’s song Come on a Cone.
In 2013, the model launched her online boutique and clothing line named 88fin. She also began another business with her brand of adhesive eyelashes called Lashed by Blac Chyna. A year after, she purchased a beauty bar located in Encino, Los Angeles, offering makeup courses.
The entrepreneur also appeared in some reality TV shows listed below:
- E!
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians
- Rob & Chyna
- Zeus Network's The Real Blac Chyna
- Tokyo Toni's Finding Love ASAP!
- VH1's Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood
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Dating history
Blac Chyna dating history is a colorful one. She has been linked to popular men in the industry.
She began dating the rapper, Tyga, in 2011 while shooting for a music video. In 2012, Chyna gave birth to their son named King Cairo Stevenson. The two have been together until 2014 when they decided to live separately.
Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian's relationship, on the other hand, is also one of the talked issues online. In 2016, the model met Rob and became a couple after some time. In April 2016, the two announced their engagement. Their engagement also marked the possibility of Kim Kardashian's deeper relationship with the model, from being Blac Chyna best friend to sister-in-law.
A month later, they announced about Chyna's pregnancy. In November of the same year, the model gave birth to their daughter, Dream Renee Kardashian. Unfortunately, a few months after giving birth to her daughter, Chyna and Rob decided to break up. After their break-up, Rob posted in social media some explicit photos of the model. Blac then obtained a temporary restraining order against Rob.
According to Ranker, the model and now a mother has been linked to other men besides Rob and Tyga. Below is the list of some of (rumored) Blac Chyna exes.
- Soulja Boy
- Kid Buu
- YBN Almighty Jay
- Rich the Kid
- Swae Lee
- Playboi Carti
On the other hand, Blac Chyna kids, Dream and King Cairo were both in her custody.
Blac Chyna latest news
Blac Chyna Oscars 2020 appearance baffled some fans. Though it’s common for A-listers who aren’t actors to attend this annual award show, the model bewildered fans by showing up, especially since she had zero involvement in the ceremony or any of the nominated films.
She then recently clarified her reason for attending the anticipated awards night. She was a plus one of Tito JustMusic, a music producer who has worked closely with many stars in the industry.
Blac Chyna is truly an amazing woman. Despite all the adversaries that came her way, she still managed to rise and shine like a star.
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