Negrita Jayde was a Canadian female bodybuilding champion, personal trainer, author, actor and businesswoman. She was the longtime partner and fiancée of Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines

Gregory Oliver Hines was an American actor, singer, dancer and choreographer.-Early years:Born in New York City, Hines and his older brother Maurice started dancing at an early age, studying with choreographer Henry LeTang...

 at the time of his death in August 2003. Her books include Supervixen: Secrets for Building a Lean and Sexy Body. She was briefly a co-host of a television show on Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

's Balance TV digital cable

Digital cable

Digital cable is a generic term for any type of cable television distribution using digital video compression or distribution. The technology was originally developed by Motorola.-Background:...

network.

Death

Six years after Hines' death, Jayde lost her battle with cancer in 2009. She was fifty-one years old.