La La Anthony's Incredible Rise to Slayville
What an incredible journey to see.
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La La Anthony: The Evolution - La La Anthony is one of the most experienced television personalities in the game.(Photo: Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
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Her Brother, Luda - Before La La hit television, she was a DJ in Atlanta alongside of her close friend and "brother" Ludacris. It was in the A where she made a name for herself and started to blaze trails. (Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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Superstar Status - Early in the 2000s, La La started her job as a MTV VJ along with other personalities like Quddus, Vanessa Manilo, Damien and, of course, the vet, Carson Daly. It was on TRL that she began to gain a lot of visibility. (Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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Versatility Is the Name of the Game - Besides holding it down on TRL, La La was also the host of MTV's Direct Effect and then later began hosting reunion shows for Vh1 reality shows including For the Love of Ray J and I Love New York. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)
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Silver Screen - La La made her big screen debut as a DJ (how fitting) in the 2001 movie Two Can Play That Game. Since then, she's been a part of the films You Got Served and Think Like a Man. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)
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College Girl - Even though La La is a NYC native, she decided to attend college in Washington, D.C. at Howard University. We're pretty sure that her experience on the radio down there made it possible for her to be where she is today. (Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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Full Court Romance - On July 10, 2010 La La married her superstar basketball sweetheart Carmelo Anthony. The two met after Melo was drafted and asked to meet his celeb crush, La La. Now the couple is happily married, living in NYC and raising their son, Kiyan. (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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Her Own Reality - After La La let cameras in on her wedding and the process leading up to it, she decided to make La La's Full Court Wedding a series. Since the wedding only happened once and she let people into every aspect of her life, the show that came about is called La La's Full Court Life. With two successful seasons, hopefully she comes back with a third. (Photo: James Devaney/FilmMagic)
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She's Motivated - In 2012, La La launched her very own line of cosmetics. The line is called Motives for La La and features everything from lipstick to eyeshadow to blush with everything in-between. Ladies, if you want to be as flawless as La La, you should definitely pick Motives up. (Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)
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Another Story - In 2017, La La played Ronnie DeVoe's mom, Flo DeVoe, in The New Edition Story, which was a three-part film based on the career of the major R&B group New Edition.(Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
