Early life

Vanessa Simmons is the oldest daughter of Joseph Simmons and Valerie Vaughn. She is the older sister to Angela Simmons, Joseph "Jojo" Simmons Jr, Daniel "Diggy" Simmons III, Russell "Russy" Simmons II, Victoria Anne Simmons and Miley Justine Simmons. She is the niece of artist Danny Simmons and Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Records.

Career

Simmons found popularity between 2005-2009 with her family's MTV reality show Run's House. She and her sister, Angela Simmons, are designers for the shoe brand Pastry. Simmons appeared briefly on the soap opera television show Guiding Light and held a role in the film Speed Dating. In 2008 she secretly entered the Miss California USA pageant. She is in Boogie Town and the ensemble film Dysfunctional Friends. She also starred in the 2014 web series, Mixed. Simmons became the host and judge of Project Runway: Threads in 2014.

Personal life

She attended St John's University where she briefly dated rapper J. Cole.

On February 3, 2014 Simmons and boyfriend, of several years, Michael Wayans, son of actor Damon Wayans, welcomed a baby girl, Ava Marie Wayans.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Hollywood Chaos	Alexis Burns
2013	What Would You Do For Love	Piper	Television Movie
2012	From This Day Forward	Corinne	Television Movie
2012	Dysfunctional Friends	Hanna
2012	Boogie Town	Cicely
2011	Talking with the Taxman About Poetry	Tricia
2011	Worst. Prom. Ever.	Hanna	Television Movie
2010	Speed-Dating	Elizabeth

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Project Runway: Threads (TV Series)	Herself	Main cast; 8 episodes
2014	Steve Harvey (TV Series)	Herself	Episode: Steve Is Dressed as a Ringmaster, Spooky Circus/Funeral Director/Halloween Party/Ghost Hunters
2014	Project Runway (TV Series)	Herself - Host, Threads	Episode: Finale, Part 2
2014	The Meredith Vieira Show (TV Series)	Herself	Episode: Kristin Davis/"Parenthood" Star Monica Potter/My Hubby's a Hot Mess Makeovers with "Run's House" Star Vanessa Simmons
2014	The Insider (TV_series) (TV Series)	Herself - Hostess, Project Runway: Threads	Episode: October 20, 2014
2014	David Tutera's CELEBrations (TV Series)	Herself
2013	Exhale (TV Series)	Herself	Episode: Beauty & Style
2008-2013	Fashion News Live (TV Series)	Herself	Episodes: 5.20, 8.44, 11.31
2012	Cupcake Wars (TV Series)	Herself - Co-Owner, Pastry Shoes	Episode: Cupcake Couture
2011	Anderson Live (TV Series)	Herself - Guest	Episode: Are Parents Playing Favorites?
2010	Running Russell Simmons (TV Series)	Herself	Episode: You Only Live Once
2010	The Mo'Nique Show (TV Series)	Herself	Episode: October 26, 2010
2009	The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series)	Herself
2009	2009 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special)	Herself
2005-2009	Run's House (TV Series documentary)	Herself	Main cast; 50 episodes
2009	Daddy's Girls (TV Series)	Herself	Main cast; 7 episodes
2008	2008 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special)	Herself
2008	Drama in the Hills: US Weekly Presents the Top 10 Most Memorable Moments Ever (TV Movie)	Herself
2007	21st Annual Soul Train Awards (TV Special)	Herself
2007	Guiding Light (TV series)	Lola	Episodes: 1.15282, 1.15268, 1.15249, 1.15240

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