The Real Housewives of Atlanta
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The Real Housewives of Atlanta is an American reality television
series on the Bravo cable
network that premiered in the fall of 2008. Following the format of its predecessors (The Real Housewives of Orange County
and The Real Housewives of New York City
), in 2009 the Atlanta series was not only the highest rated show of the The Real Housewives of... franchise, it was the highest rated reality series on the Bravo network.
The show revolves around women in the Atlanta metropolitan area juggling their home, social and business lives. The Real Housewives of Atlanta currently stars amateur fashion designer Shereé Whitfield, news correspondent NeNe Leakes
, singer and wig designer Kim Zolciak
, record producer/singer/Grammy Award Winner Kandi Burruss
, runway model Cynthia Bailey, and attorney Phaedra Parks.
The season three finale episode brought in 4.4 million viewers making it the highest rated episode in Housewives history. The show is currently the highest-rated series out of the franchise and the highest rated show on Bravo. Filming for the fourth season began in late April 2011.
Season 4 premiered on November 6, 2011 at 9:00 pm on Bravo and became the highest rated season premiere in Housewives history.
"I don't keep up with the Joneses. I am the Joneses." (Season 1 - Season 2)
"When I walk into a room, I own it!" (Season 3 - present)
NeNe Leakes is separated from her husband Gregg Leakes, a real estate
investor and business consultant. She has two sons, Brentt, who is 12, and Brice, 21, from a previous relationship. She was founder of the Twisted Hearts Foundation, an LLC that dealt with domestic violence
against women. In 2009 she published the book, Never Make the Same Mistakes Twice.
Leakes was filed an eviction notice in November 2008 for her rental home, forcing her to leave. The house was located in the Sugarloaf gated community in Duluth, GA. The notice, filed September 24 with the magistrate court of Gwinnett County, Georgia
, said Leakes' husband owed them $6,240 in past due rent. This incident forced Leakes to go into involuntary bankruptcy.
Leakes is featured on Celebrity Apprentice
(Season 11), quitting the show during the 10th episode. She has also appeared two times on Maury
.
She has launched her own brand of wine
, Miss Moscato. Leakes is an investor in a pizzeria franchise called Famous Famiglia.
"In Atlanta, money and class do give you power." (Season 1 - Season 2)
"People call me a gold digger, but they just want what I have." (Season 3 - present)
A Connecticut
native and Johns Creek, Georgia
resident, Kim Zolciak
was born on May 19, 1978. Kim is a divorced mother of two daughters, Brielle and Ariana. She was a licensed practical nurse
in Connecticut and Georgia
from 1999 to 2003, according to public records.
During Season 1, Zolciak was working on her debut single. In 2009, Zolciak released her debut single, "Tardy for the Party". She has promoted the single by going on a small club tour and performed the song at the 2010 White Party in Palm Springs, California
. She also put out a new single, "Google Me", in Season 3.
On May 31, 2011, Zolciak gave birth to a baby boy named Kroy Jagger Biermann with then-boyfriend Kroy Biermann
, an Atlanta Falcons
defensive end
, whom she met on Season 3. Kim and Kroy were reportedly engaged in October 2011 and got married on November 11, 2011.
Kim has been given her own spin-off show on Bravo called Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding, a docu-series chronicling the preparation for Kim and Kroy's lucky 11/11/11 wedding date. It is expected to air in Spring 2012.
"People are intimidated by my success." (Season 1 - Season 2)
"I like things that are elegant and sophisticated, just like me." (Season 3 - present)
Shereé Whitfield is the ex-wife of former Atlanta Falcons
player Bob Whitfield
, with whom she has two children, Kairo and Kaleigh, born in 1996 and 1999. She had her eldest daughter, Tierra, when she was young. After marrying in 2000, Whitfield and her husband separated in 2003 and divorced in 2007. She was awarded custody of the children, child support
, a lump payment of $755,000, marital property worth over $1.1 million, and her share of the marital portions of three NFL retirement plans. However, she did not receive alimony
and was ordered by the court to vacate the $2.6 million residence she occupied in Sandy Springs, Georgia
. Whitfield appealed the decision to the Supreme Court of Georgia, citing lack of education, lack of job skills and prospects, and the welfare of her children as reasons she should be awarded alimony. The court did not grant her appeal, and Whitfield claims to have dropped it.
The first and second seasons of the show chronicled Whitfield's attempts to launch a fashion line called She by Shereé. After issues with the quality of her clothing samples caused her to change a planned fashion show
at the end of Season 1 into a fashion "viewing" where she displayed sketches, Whitfield rallied in Season 2 and staged a show, depicted in the season finale. Despite eventually debuting She by Shereé at New York Fashion Week
, she cited the hardship of "trying to find the right group of people to come together and help out" as the reason for putting the line on hold.
"I'm an independent woman doing it for myself." (Season 2)
"I have fame and fortune, and I've earned it." (Season 3 - present)
Kandi Burruss is a Georgia
native and former member of the Platinum
-selling musical group Xscape. She became an Atlanta Housewife on Season 2, replacing DeShawn Snow. Burruss resides in Fayetteville, Georgia
with her seven-year-old daughter Riley. Burruss won a Grammy Award
for her work on TLC
's song "No Scrubs
". She has also written/co written music for artists who include 'N Sync
, Destiny's Child
, Mariah Carey
, Alicia Keys
, American Idol Fantasia Barrino
, female rapper Solé
, Pink
and Whitney Houston
. Aside from being a singer/songwriter and record producer
, she is also the founder and CEO of Kandi Koated Entertainment, her independent recording label and Internet show. Recently, she bought a boutique
, TAGS, in Atlanta.
Burruss was engaged to Ashley "A.J." Jewell during Season 2. On October 2, 2009, A.J suffered a severe head injury during a fight at the Body Tap (a gentlemen's club
which he co-owned) and after being hospitalized, he died. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
reported that an employee of the club, Fredrick Richardson, was arrested in connection with the death. A police spokesman said he would be taken to Fulton County Jail as soon as doctors discharged him from Grady Memorial Hospital
.
Kandi Burruss appeared on an episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, wherein she was paired with a housewife and assisted her in an effort to win one million dollars.
"I'm the ultimate southern belle. I get what I want." (Season 3 - present)
Phaedra C. Parks (born October 25, 1971) is an entertainment attorney
. She got her start as an attorney for GEICO's in-house law firm, Bridges Ormand & Faenza. After being convinced by Shakir Stewart
and DJ Ryan Cameron, Parks transitioned into full-time entertainment law, notably working the high-profile case of Atlantic Records
rapper Drama
, whom she accompanied on tour for several months after acquiring him a temporary furlough
. In 2005, Atlanta
magazine featured Phaedra Parks as one of the Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars. In the same year, Jezebel magazine recognized Parks as an Attorney of Distinction. In 2007, she was featured as a top young lawyer in Georgia and was on the cover of Atlanta magazine's specialty publication, Super Lawyers. Parks is managing partner for The Parks Group, P.C., a boutique law firm that focuses on contract negotiation, civil litigation, and criminal defense. She has served as a legal analyst for NBC
and Fox News, and she has been on infotainment television programs such as Entertainment Tonight
, Celebrity Justice
, and Extra
for her handling of several high-profile clients and cases. She is an equestrian
. Parks graduated from Clarke Central High School
in 1990, obtained a bachelor of arts degree in Communication from Wesleyan College
(in Macon, GA) in 1993 and her law degree from the University of Georgia
in 1998.
Phaedra has been active with the Gate City Bar Association, the oldest African-American bar association in Georgia, where she served a stint as president. She sits on several boards, including the University of Georgia’s Law School
Alumni Counsel and Atlanta Children's Shelter. Parks' family is close with the family of rapper Too $hort
, whom she has represented as an entertainment lawyer in the past.
Her husband is Apollo Nida, who works in asset recovery
. They married November 1, 2009. In May 2010, Phaedra gave birth to their son, Ayden Adonis Nida.
"I know how to work it and be seen." (Season 3 - present)
Cynthia Bailey was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama
. She won a few beauty pageants and was a homecoming queen in high school. She moved to New York City
when she was 18 years old to pursue her dream of modeling. Her first booking
was the cover of Essence. She appeared in major fashion features and fashion runways in the Paris and Milan Fashion Week
s. She starred in a movie opposite Sandra Bernhard
(Without You I'm Nothing
) and performed in guest roles on the TV series New York Undercover
and The Cosby Show
.
Bailey resides in Atlanta, Georgia
with her 10-year old daughter, Noelle, from her former relationship with actor Leon Robinson
. During Season 3, we see Bailey's relationship with boyfriend, Peter Thomas, a restaurateur
and entrepreneur
, unfold and progress. On the Season 3 finale, Cynthia married Peter in a lavish ceremony at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History
in Atlanta.
(Season 4 - present)
Marlo Hampton is a stylist
, TV personality, entrepreneur
, foster care
advocate and the former owner of the Red Carpet Boutique in Atlanta's Perimeter Mall, who is set to appear in several episodes during the fourth season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Originally, she is from St. Petersburg, Florida
.
She's been seen with several of the cast members, including NeNe Leakes
and Phaedra Parks.
She is the fiancée of Chicago Bears
star Charles Grant
.
"I always knew I was destined for greatness." (Season 1)
Originally from Detroit, she is a current resident of the Atlanta suburb of Milton
in the Manor Golf and Country Club, north of downtown Atlanta. She has three children and was married to former Cleveland Cavaliers
professional NBA
basketball
player and NBA TV
announcer Eric Snow
at time of filming. Her main focus was the DeShawn Snow Foundation, an organization dedicated to the welfare and the self-esteem of teenage girls. DeShawn was not invited back for the second season; she alleges that producers said it was because she was "too human for a circus show" and did not create enough drama. DeShawn's husband, Eric, filed for divorce from her in Atlanta on February 19, 2010 and is asking for joint custody
of the couple's three sons.
"If it doesn't make me money, I don't do it." (Season 1 - Season 2)
Lisa, 38 (at time of filming), is originally from Inglewood, California
. Her mother is of Afro-Caribbean
descent and her father is Chinese American
. She has been known as Sharon Millette Wu, Sharon Lisa Sweat, and Lisa Wu-Sweat. She filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in 2007. Hartwell was married to R&B singer Keith Sweat
from 1992 to 2002, with whom she has two sons, Jordan (1995) and Justin(1998). Her ex-husband, Keith Sweat
, currently has custody of their children. On 31 December 2005, she and former NFL linebacker Edgerton Hartwell
eloped. They had a formal ceremony on May 20, 2006 at The Verandas in Santa Monica, California
. Son Ed, Jr. was born in 2007.
Lisa and Ed Hartwell have several aspiring businesses such as a real estate
firm called Hartwell and Associates, a jewelry line
called Wu Girls, a T-shirt
line called Hart 2 Hart Clothing, a women's clothing line called Closet Freaks, and a baby clothing line called Hart 2 Hart Baby. Hartwell did not participate as a cast member in season three, but made several cameo appearances.
An article on Bankrate.com highlights that court records posted on TMZ.com
show Lisa and Ed Hartwell borrowed $2.9 million to buy their suburban Atlanta mansion in June 2007. Just more than two years later, Bank of America
paid $1.9 million for the house at a foreclosure sale at the Forsyth County, Ga., courthouse, after the Hartwells defaulted on their adjustable-rate mortgage from the bank. As of August 20, 2011 Lisa and her husband Edgerton Hartwell separated.
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The second season launch episode attracted 2.7m viewers, the most for any Real Housewives franchise debut; including the rerun at 11pm, almost four million people watched the show. The show gained viewers throughout the second season, with a high of 2.822m viewers watching on 20 August 2009, making it Bravo's most watched show of the week, out-rating both Top Chef
and Flipping Out
, two of the channel's longest-running shows. Season 2 averaged 1.992 million adults 18-49 and 2.836 million total viewers, up considerably from Season 1.
Real Housewives of Atlanta ranked as the number 1 assisted-reality cable entertainment telecast for the week of September 10, 2009, and for the week-to-date, according to Nielsen Media Research
. The show attracted 3.198 million total viewers.
The January 23, 2011 episode is the highest rated episode out of the series ever at "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" delivers the most watched episode ever with 3.43 million total viewers.
The January 30, 2011 Season 3 finale episode brought in 4.4 million viewers making it the highest rated episode in "Housewives" history. The show is currently the highest-rated series out of the franchise and the highest rated on Bravo.
The November 6, 2011 Season 4 premiere brought in approximately 2.9 million total viewers, making it the highest rated season premiere of the The Real Housewives of... franchise.
stores released the first season on DVD.
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series on the Bravo cable
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network that premiered in the fall of 2008. Following the format of its predecessors (The Real Housewives of Orange County
The Real Housewives of Orange County
The Real Housewives of Orange County is a reality television program on the Bravo network. It is the first and seminal installation in the The Real Housewives of... series...
and The Real Housewives of New York City
The Real Housewives of New York City
The Real Housewives of New York City is an American reality television program on the Bravo cable TV network, a spin-off of the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Orange County. New York is the second city featured in The Real Housewives of... franchise...
), in 2009 the Atlanta series was not only the highest rated show of the The Real Housewives of... franchise, it was the highest rated reality series on the Bravo network.
The show revolves around women in the Atlanta metropolitan area juggling their home, social and business lives. The Real Housewives of Atlanta currently stars amateur fashion designer Shereé Whitfield, news correspondent NeNe Leakes
NeNe Leakes
NeNe Leakes is a socialite and media personality best known for The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She was also a contestant in 2011 on The Celebrity Apprentice 4...
, singer and wig designer Kim Zolciak
Kim Zolciak
Kimberleigh Marie "Kim" Zolciak is an American reality television personality known for her participation on the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Atlanta.-Early life:...
, record producer/singer/Grammy Award Winner Kandi Burruss
Kandi Burruss
Kandi Burruss , better known by her stage names Kandi or Kandi Girl, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. She is also a former member of the group Xscape from Atlanta.-Early life:...
, runway model Cynthia Bailey, and attorney Phaedra Parks.
The season three finale episode brought in 4.4 million viewers making it the highest rated episode in Housewives history. The show is currently the highest-rated series out of the franchise and the highest rated show on Bravo. Filming for the fourth season began in late April 2011.
Season 4 premiered on November 6, 2011 at 9:00 pm on Bravo and became the highest rated season premiere in Housewives history.
NeNe Leakes
(Season 1 - present)"I don't keep up with the Joneses. I am the Joneses." (Season 1 - Season 2)
"When I walk into a room, I own it!" (Season 3 - present)
NeNe Leakes is separated from her husband Gregg Leakes, a real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
investor and business consultant. She has two sons, Brentt, who is 12, and Brice, 21, from a previous relationship. She was founder of the Twisted Hearts Foundation, an LLC that dealt with domestic violence
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
against women. In 2009 she published the book, Never Make the Same Mistakes Twice.
Leakes was filed an eviction notice in November 2008 for her rental home, forcing her to leave. The house was located in the Sugarloaf gated community in Duluth, GA. The notice, filed September 24 with the magistrate court of Gwinnett County, Georgia
Gwinnett County, Georgia
, Gwinnett County had a population of 805,321. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 53.3% white , 23.6% black , 2.7% Korean, 2.6% Asian Indian, 2.0% Vietnamese, 3.3% other Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.8% some other race and 3.1% from two or more races...
, said Leakes' husband owed them $6,240 in past due rent. This incident forced Leakes to go into involuntary bankruptcy.
Leakes is featured on Celebrity Apprentice
The Apprentice (U.S. season 11)
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(Season 11), quitting the show during the 10th episode. She has also appeared two times on Maury
Maury (TV series)
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.
She has launched her own brand of wine
Wine
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, Miss Moscato. Leakes is an investor in a pizzeria franchise called Famous Famiglia.
Kim Zolciak
(Season 1 - present)"In Atlanta, money and class do give you power." (Season 1 - Season 2)
"People call me a gold digger, but they just want what I have." (Season 3 - present)
A Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
native and Johns Creek, Georgia
Johns Creek, Georgia
Johns Creek is a suburban city in Fulton County, Georgia, USA, which incorporated December 1, 2006. It is named for a tributary that runs through the area. The city was created out of the northeastern part of unincorporated Fulton County...
resident, Kim Zolciak
Kim Zolciak
Kimberleigh Marie "Kim" Zolciak is an American reality television personality known for her participation on the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Atlanta.-Early life:...
was born on May 19, 1978. Kim is a divorced mother of two daughters, Brielle and Ariana. She was a licensed practical nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Licensed practical nurse is the term used in much of the United States and most Canadian provinces to refer to a nurse who cares for "people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled under the direction of registered nurses and physicians. The term licensed vocational nurses is used in...
in Connecticut and Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
from 1999 to 2003, according to public records.
During Season 1, Zolciak was working on her debut single. In 2009, Zolciak released her debut single, "Tardy for the Party". She has promoted the single by going on a small club tour and performed the song at the 2010 White Party in Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
. She also put out a new single, "Google Me", in Season 3.
On May 31, 2011, Zolciak gave birth to a baby boy named Kroy Jagger Biermann with then-boyfriend Kroy Biermann
Kroy Biermann
Kroy Biermann is an American football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Montana...
, an Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
defensive end
Defensive end
Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
, whom she met on Season 3. Kim and Kroy were reportedly engaged in October 2011 and got married on November 11, 2011.
Kim has been given her own spin-off show on Bravo called Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding, a docu-series chronicling the preparation for Kim and Kroy's lucky 11/11/11 wedding date. It is expected to air in Spring 2012.
Shereé Whitfield
(Season 1 - present)"People are intimidated by my success." (Season 1 - Season 2)
"I like things that are elegant and sophisticated, just like me." (Season 3 - present)
Shereé Whitfield is the ex-wife of former Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
player Bob Whitfield
Bob Whitfield
Bob Lectress Whitfield III is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League.-Early career:...
, with whom she has two children, Kairo and Kaleigh, born in 1996 and 1999. She had her eldest daughter, Tierra, when she was young. After marrying in 2000, Whitfield and her husband separated in 2003 and divorced in 2007. She was awarded custody of the children, child support
Child support
In family law and public policy, child support is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child following the end of a marriage or other relationship...
, a lump payment of $755,000, marital property worth over $1.1 million, and her share of the marital portions of three NFL retirement plans. However, she did not receive alimony
Alimony
Alimony is a U.S. term denoting a legal obligation to provide financial support to one's spouse from the other spouse after marital separation or from the ex-spouse upon divorce...
and was ordered by the court to vacate the $2.6 million residence she occupied in Sandy Springs, Georgia
Sandy Springs, Georgia
Sandy Springs is a city in north Georgia, United States. It is a northern suburb of Atlanta. With a 2010 population of 93,853, Sandy Springs is the sixth-largest city in the state and the second-largest city in Metro Atlanta. Sandy Springs is located in north Fulton County, Georgia, just south of...
. Whitfield appealed the decision to the Supreme Court of Georgia, citing lack of education, lack of job skills and prospects, and the welfare of her children as reasons she should be awarded alimony. The court did not grant her appeal, and Whitfield claims to have dropped it.
The first and second seasons of the show chronicled Whitfield's attempts to launch a fashion line called She by Shereé. After issues with the quality of her clothing samples caused her to change a planned fashion show
Fashion show
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at the end of Season 1 into a fashion "viewing" where she displayed sketches, Whitfield rallied in Season 2 and staged a show, depicted in the season finale. Despite eventually debuting She by Shereé at New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week
The semi-annual New York Fashion Week, branded Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek in 2009, is held in February and September of each year in New York City. It is one of four major fashion weeks held around the world .-History:The first New York Fashion Week, then called Press Week, was the world's first...
, she cited the hardship of "trying to find the right group of people to come together and help out" as the reason for putting the line on hold.
Kandi Burruss
(Season 2 - present)"I'm an independent woman doing it for myself." (Season 2)
"I have fame and fortune, and I've earned it." (Season 3 - present)
Kandi Burruss is a Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
native and former member of the Platinum
RIAA certification
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-selling musical group Xscape. She became an Atlanta Housewife on Season 2, replacing DeShawn Snow. Burruss resides in Fayetteville, Georgia
Fayetteville, Georgia
Fayetteville is a town in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,945. The city is the county seat of Fayette County. Fayetteville is located approximately 22 miles from the city of Atlanta....
with her seven-year-old daughter Riley. Burruss won a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
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for her work on TLC
TLC (band)
TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
's song "No Scrubs
No Scrubs
"No Scrubs" is a 1999 song recorded by R&B girl groupTLC for their album FanMail. Released as the album's first single, "No Scrubs" became TLC's third number-one single and eighth top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100. It also earned them their second Grammy nomination for Record of the Year...
". She has also written/co written music for artists who include 'N Sync
'N Sync
N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick...
, Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
, Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
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, Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
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, American Idol Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Monique Barrino commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B singer, Broadway and television actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe", which...
, female rapper Solé
Sole
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, Pink
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
and Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
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. Aside from being a singer/songwriter and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, she is also the founder and CEO of Kandi Koated Entertainment, her independent recording label and Internet show. Recently, she bought a boutique
Boutique
A boutique is a small shopping outlet, especially one that specializes in elite and fashionable items such as clothing and jewelry. The word is French for "shop", via Latin from Greek ἀποθήκη , "storehouse"....
, TAGS, in Atlanta.
Burruss was engaged to Ashley "A.J." Jewell during Season 2. On October 2, 2009, A.J suffered a severe head injury during a fight at the Body Tap (a gentlemen's club
Gentlemen's club
A gentlemen's club is a members-only private club of a type originally set up by and for British upper class men in the eighteenth century, and popularised by English upper-middle class men and women in the late nineteenth century. Today, some are more open about the gender and social status of...
which he co-owned) and after being hospitalized, he died. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily newspaper in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and its suburbs. The AJC, as it is called, is the flagship publication of Cox Enterprises. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the result of the merger between The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta...
reported that an employee of the club, Fredrick Richardson, was arrested in connection with the death. A police spokesman said he would be taken to Fulton County Jail as soon as doctors discharged him from Grady Memorial Hospital
Grady Memorial Hospital
Grady Memorial Hospital, frequently referred to as Grady Hospital or simply Grady, is the largest hospital in the state of Georgia and the public hospital for the city of Atlanta. It is the 5th largest public hospital in the United States, as well as one the busiest Level I trauma centers in the...
.
Kandi Burruss appeared on an episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, wherein she was paired with a housewife and assisted her in an effort to win one million dollars.
Phaedra Parks
(Season 3 - present)"I'm the ultimate southern belle. I get what I want." (Season 3 - present)
Phaedra C. Parks (born October 25, 1971) is an entertainment attorney
Attorney
Attorney may refer to:*Attorney at law, a lawyer in some countries*Attorney general, the principal legal adviser to a government*Attorney-in-fact, a person authorised to act on someone else's behalf in a legal or business matter by a power of attorney...
. She got her start as an attorney for GEICO's in-house law firm, Bridges Ormand & Faenza. After being convinced by Shakir Stewart
Shakir Stewart
Shakir Stewart , a native of Oakland, California, was a US record executive in a number of companies, the latest being Def Jam...
and DJ Ryan Cameron, Parks transitioned into full-time entertainment law, notably working the high-profile case of Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
rapper Drama
Drama (rapper)
Terence Cook, better known by his stage name Drama, is an American Dirty South rapper, best known for his 1999 hit single "Left, Right, Left".-Musical work:Jermaine Jenkins signed to Atlantic Records in 1999...
, whom she accompanied on tour for several months after acquiring him a temporary furlough
Parole
Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system. All of the meanings originated from the French parole . Following its use in late-resurrected Anglo-French chivalric practice, the term became associated with the release of prisoners based on prisoners giving their...
. In 2005, Atlanta
Atlanta (magazine)
Atlanta is an award-winning monthly general-interest magazine based in Atlanta, Georgia and owned by Emmis Publishing, a division of Emmis Communications...
magazine featured Phaedra Parks as one of the Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars. In the same year, Jezebel magazine recognized Parks as an Attorney of Distinction. In 2007, she was featured as a top young lawyer in Georgia and was on the cover of Atlanta magazine's specialty publication, Super Lawyers. Parks is managing partner for The Parks Group, P.C., a boutique law firm that focuses on contract negotiation, civil litigation, and criminal defense. She has served as a legal analyst for NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
and Fox News, and she has been on infotainment television programs such as Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
, Celebrity Justice
Celebrity Justice
Celebrity Justice was an American news show which ran from 2002 to 2005. It was produced by Harvey Levin Productions, and directed by Brad Kreisburg, and Rob Dorn for one episode in 2005...
, and Extra
Extra (TV series)
Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution...
for her handling of several high-profile clients and cases. She is an equestrian
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
. Parks graduated from Clarke Central High School
Clarke Central High School
Clarke Central High School is located in Athens, Georgia. The school was created in 1970 by the merger of two high schools, Athens High School and Burney-Harris High School , as a result of desegregation....
in 1990, obtained a bachelor of arts degree in Communication from Wesleyan College
Wesleyan College
Wesleyan College is a private, liberal arts women's college located in Macon, Georgia, United States.-History:The school was chartered on December 23, 1836 as the Georgia Female College, and opened its doors to students on January 7, 1839. The school was renamed Wesleyan Female College in 1843...
(in Macon, GA) in 1993 and her law degree from the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
in 1998.
Phaedra has been active with the Gate City Bar Association, the oldest African-American bar association in Georgia, where she served a stint as president. She sits on several boards, including the University of Georgia’s Law School
University of Georgia School of Law
The University of Georgia School of Law is a graduate school of the University of Georgia. Founded in 1859 and located in Athens, Georgia, USA, Georgia Law was formerly known as the Lumpkin School of Law. The Law School is the second oldest of the University's schools and colleges. The University...
Alumni Counsel and Atlanta Children's Shelter. Parks' family is close with the family of rapper Too $hort
Too $hort
Todd Anthony Shaw , better known by the stage name Too Short , is an American rapper, producer, and actor who started his career at the age of fourteen in East Oakland, Oakland, California.-Career:...
, whom she has represented as an entertainment lawyer in the past.
Her husband is Apollo Nida, who works in asset recovery
Asset recovery
Asset Recovery, also called investment recovery or resource recovery, is the process of maximizing the value of unused or end of life assets through effective reuse or divestment. Both large and small organizations practice asset recovery at some level with the end goal of obtaining the greatest...
. They married November 1, 2009. In May 2010, Phaedra gave birth to their son, Ayden Adonis Nida.
Cynthia Bailey
(Season 3 - present)"I know how to work it and be seen." (Season 3 - present)
Cynthia Bailey was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama
Tuscumbia, Alabama
Tuscumbia is a city in and the county seat of Colbert County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,423 and is included in The Shoals MSA....
. She won a few beauty pageants and was a homecoming queen in high school. She moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
when she was 18 years old to pursue her dream of modeling. Her first booking
Booking
Booking may refer to:* Booking , a Korean comics anthology magazine published by Haksan* Booking , the laying out of the plot before a professional wrestling match* An accounting system a.k.a...
was the cover of Essence. She appeared in major fashion features and fashion runways in the Paris and Milan Fashion Week
Fashion Week
A fashion week is a fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, which allows fashion designers, brands or "houses" to display their latest collections in runway shows and buyers and the media to take a look at the latest trends. Most importantly, these events let the industry know...
s. She starred in a movie opposite Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard is an American comedian, singer, actress and author. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy in which she often bitterly critiques celebrity culture and political figures. Bernhard is number 97 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of...
(Without You I'm Nothing
Without You I'm Nothing (film)
Without You I'm Nothing is a 1990 film starring and written by comedian and singer Sandra Bernhard, based on material from her award-winning one-woman show of the same name. The film was shot on location in 1989 at The Coconut Grove in The Ambassador Hotel...
) and performed in guest roles on the TV series New York Undercover
New York Undercover
New York Undercover is an American police drama that aired on the FOX television network from 1994 to 1998. The series starred Malik Yoba as Detective J.C. Williams and Michael DeLorenzo as Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's 4th Precinct who were assigned to...
and The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992...
.
Bailey resides in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
with her 10-year old daughter, Noelle, from her former relationship with actor Leon Robinson
Leon Robinson
Leon Preston Robinson IV usually credited as simply Leon, is an American actor and singer, who began his professional career as an actor in 1981.-Personal life:...
. During Season 3, we see Bailey's relationship with boyfriend, Peter Thomas, a restaurateur
Restaurateur
A restaurateur is a person who opens and runs restaurants professionally. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who owns a restaurant, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of the restaurant business.-Etymology:The word...
and entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
, unfold and progress. On the Season 3 finale, Cynthia married Peter in a lavish ceremony at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Fernbank Museum of Natural History, in Atlanta, is a museum in that presents exhibitions and programming about natural history that are meant to entertain as well as educate the public. Its mission is to encourage a greater appreciation of the planet and its people...
in Atlanta.
Marlo Hampton
(Friend of the Housewives)(Season 4 - present)
Marlo Hampton is a stylist
Stylist
Stylist can refer to:* Hair stylist, a person who cuts and styles hair* Personal stylist, a person concerned with the style of a single individual* Wardrobe stylist, a person who chooses clothing and accessories...
, TV personality, entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
, foster care
Foster care
Foster care is the term used for a system in which a minor who has been made a ward is placed in the private home of a state certified caregiver referred to as a "foster parent"....
advocate and the former owner of the Red Carpet Boutique in Atlanta's Perimeter Mall, who is set to appear in several episodes during the fourth season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Originally, she is from St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...
.
She's been seen with several of the cast members, including NeNe Leakes
NeNe Leakes
NeNe Leakes is a socialite and media personality best known for The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She was also a contestant in 2011 on The Celebrity Apprentice 4...
and Phaedra Parks.
She is the fiancée of Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
star Charles Grant
Charles Grant (American football)
Charles Gabriel Grant is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
.
DeShawn Snow
(Season 1)"I always knew I was destined for greatness." (Season 1)
Originally from Detroit, she is a current resident of the Atlanta suburb of Milton
Milton, Georgia
Milton is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. Incorporated on December 1, 2006, it was created out of the entire unincorporated northwestern part of northern Fulton County. It is a highly affluent community with an average household income within the zip code 30004 of $99,412...
in the Manor Golf and Country Club, north of downtown Atlanta. She has three children and was married to former Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
professional NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player and NBA TV
NBA TV
NBA TV is a television specialty channel that is dedicated to showcasing the sport of basketball in the United States. The network is financially backed by the National Basketball Association , which also uses NBA TV as a way of advertising their out of market package NBA League Pass, and partner...
announcer Eric Snow
Eric Snow
Eric Snow is a retired American professional basketball player and businessman. He is now an analyst on NBA TV and an announcer for the Philadelphia 76ers.-High school career:...
at time of filming. Her main focus was the DeShawn Snow Foundation, an organization dedicated to the welfare and the self-esteem of teenage girls. DeShawn was not invited back for the second season; she alleges that producers said it was because she was "too human for a circus show" and did not create enough drama. DeShawn's husband, Eric, filed for divorce from her in Atlanta on February 19, 2010 and is asking for joint custody
Joint custody
Joint custody is a court order whereby custody of a child is awarded to both parties. In joint custody both parents are custodial parents and neither parent is a non-custodial parent, or, in other words, the child has two custodial parents. In the United States, many states recognize two forms of...
of the couple's three sons.
Lisa Wu-Hartwell
(Season 1 - Season 2)"If it doesn't make me money, I don't do it." (Season 1 - Season 2)
Lisa, 38 (at time of filming), is originally from Inglewood, California
Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. Its population stood at 109,673 as of the 2010 Census...
. Her mother is of Afro-Caribbean
Afro-Caribbean
The term Afro-Caribbean applies to Caribbean people of African descent. It may also refer to:*British African-Caribbean community*Afro-Caribbean music*Caribbean Australian*Caribbean Brazilian*West Indian American...
descent and her father is Chinese American
Chinese American
Chinese Americans represent Americans of Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans...
. She has been known as Sharon Millette Wu, Sharon Lisa Sweat, and Lisa Wu-Sweat. She filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in 2007. Hartwell was married to R&B singer Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat is an American R&B/soul, singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality and a major contributor to the new jack swing era.-Music career:...
from 1992 to 2002, with whom she has two sons, Jordan (1995) and Justin(1998). Her ex-husband, Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat is an American R&B/soul, singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality and a major contributor to the new jack swing era.-Music career:...
, currently has custody of their children. On 31 December 2005, she and former NFL linebacker Edgerton Hartwell
Edgerton Hartwell
Edgerton "Ed" Hartwell, II is a former NFL linebacker. Currently signed with the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
eloped. They had a formal ceremony on May 20, 2006 at The Verandas in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
. Son Ed, Jr. was born in 2007.
Lisa and Ed Hartwell have several aspiring businesses such as a real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
firm called Hartwell and Associates, a jewelry line
Fashion line
A fashion line is a clothing subsidiary that designs and sells garments according to a specific ethos, often only slightly different than the company's flagship brand. A single designer or creative director will often be in charge of many lines, each presenting a different take on the company or...
called Wu Girls, a T-shirt
T-shirt
A T-shirt is a style of shirt. A T-shirt is buttonless and collarless, with short sleeves and frequently a round neck line....
line called Hart 2 Hart Clothing, a women's clothing line called Closet Freaks, and a baby clothing line called Hart 2 Hart Baby. Hartwell did not participate as a cast member in season three, but made several cameo appearances.
An article on Bankrate.com highlights that court records posted on TMZ.com
TMZ.com
TMZ.com is a celebrity news website that debuted on November 8, 2005. It was a collaboration between America Online and Telepictures Productions, a division of Warner Bros., until Time Warner divested AOL in 2009. However, it is still affiliated with AOL News and has the AOL News logo affixed in...
show Lisa and Ed Hartwell borrowed $2.9 million to buy their suburban Atlanta mansion in June 2007. Just more than two years later, Bank of America
Bank of America
Bank of America Corporation, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization. The bank is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina...
paid $1.9 million for the house at a foreclosure sale at the Forsyth County, Ga., courthouse, after the Hartwells defaulted on their adjustable-rate mortgage from the bank. As of August 20, 2011 Lisa and her husband Edgerton Hartwell separated.
Housewife history
| Housewives | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shereé Whitfield | ||||
| NeNe Leakes | ||||
| Kim Zolciak | ||||
| Lisa Wu Hartwell | ||||
| DeShawn Snow | ||||
| Kandi Burruss | ||||
| Phaedra Parks | ||||
| Cynthia Bailey | ||||
Series overview
{| class="wikitable"|-
! colspan="2"|Season !! Episodes !! Season Premiere !! Season Finale
|-
|bgcolor=#FF9933 height="5px"|
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| October 7, 2008
|align="center"| November 25, 2008
|-
|bgcolor=#FF9933 height="5px"|
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 17
|align="center"| July 30, 2009
|align="center"| December 10, 2009
|-
|bgcolor=#FF9933 height="5px"|
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| 18
|align="center"| October 4, 2010
|align="center"| February 20, 2011
|-
|bgcolor=#FF9933 height="10px"|
|align="center"| 4
|align="center"| TBA
|align="center"| November 6, 2011
|align="center"| TBA
|-
Ratings
In 2009 The Real Housewives of Atlanta was one of Bravo's most successful shows in terms of ratings and the highest rated The Real Housewives of... of the network. Although The Real Housewives of Orange County had run for three seasons up to that point, and was successful enough to garner a spin-off in New York City, The Real Housewives of Atlanta is the channel's first reality series ever to hit the two million viewer mark among adults 18-49. The series averaged 1.13 million adults 18-49 and 1.495 million total viewers, with the reunion telecast totaling 2.055 million adults 18-49 and 2.817 million total viewers tuning in.The second season launch episode attracted 2.7m viewers, the most for any Real Housewives franchise debut; including the rerun at 11pm, almost four million people watched the show. The show gained viewers throughout the second season, with a high of 2.822m viewers watching on 20 August 2009, making it Bravo's most watched show of the week, out-rating both Top Chef
Top Chef
Top Chef is an American reality competition show that airs on the cable television network Bravo, in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges. They are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants...
and Flipping Out
Flipping Out
Flipping Out is a reality television series that debuted on July 31, 2007 on Bravo in the United States and HGTV in Canada. Subsequently, it debuted on cable network Arena in Australia on September 4, 2009. For the first season it also re-aired on sister network CNBC...
, two of the channel's longest-running shows. Season 2 averaged 1.992 million adults 18-49 and 2.836 million total viewers, up considerably from Season 1.
Real Housewives of Atlanta ranked as the number 1 assisted-reality cable entertainment telecast for the week of September 10, 2009, and for the week-to-date, according to Nielsen Media Research
Nielsen Media Research
Nielsen Media Research is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre films and newspapers...
. The show attracted 3.198 million total viewers.
The January 23, 2011 episode is the highest rated episode out of the series ever at "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" delivers the most watched episode ever with 3.43 million total viewers.
The January 30, 2011 Season 3 finale episode brought in 4.4 million viewers making it the highest rated episode in "Housewives" history. The show is currently the highest-rated series out of the franchise and the highest rated on Bravo.
The November 6, 2011 Season 4 premiere brought in approximately 2.9 million total viewers, making it the highest rated season premiere of the The Real Housewives of... franchise.
DVD releases
In April 2010, TargetTarget Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
stores released the first season on DVD.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2"|Season !! Episodes !! Release date
|-
| style="background:#fc9; height:5px;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
| style="text-align:center;"| March 14, 2009
|-
| style="background:#f90; height:5px;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 17
| style="text-align:center;"| April 1, 2011
|-
| style="background:#f90; height:5px;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 18
| style="text-align:center;"| August 9, 2011
|-
|}
External links
- NeNe Leakes interview with Momlogic.com
- Nene Leakes Official News Source
- Show web site Bravo Official Site
Housewives' official sites
- Kandi Burruss official web site
- DeShawn Snow official web site
- Sheree Whitfield official web site
- Lisa Wu-Hartwell official web site
- Kim Zolciak official web site
Housewives' businesses and organizations
- DeShawn Snow Foundation official website for DeShawn Snow's foundation
- She by Sheree clothing line by Sheree Whitfield