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Vanessa J. Simmons is the 34-year-old mother, actress, and television personality best known for starring alongside her family and her father Joseph Simmons, known as “Rev Run”. The Simmons family is best recognized for the hit show “ Runs House”  which first aired on MTV  in 2005. The family show “ Run’s House” was such a great success that MTV created a spin-off “Daddy's Girls” that showcased the hard work and dedication Vanessa and Angela Simmons put into the design and business of “Pastry”, a sneaker company created by the girls which turned into a fashion empire with over 75 million dollars in sales. Vanessa’s ambition and love for fashion resulted in her working as the host for Lifetime's “Project Runway: Threads” in 2014.

 

Vanessa’s love for Pageantry began at 17 competing at “Miss NY American Coed” and eventually led her to become Miss New York United States Teen in 2002 where she placed in the top five at the Miss United States Teen Pageant, Vanessa also represented the United States at the Miss Model Of the World International Pageant in China (2004), Amongst 52 other countries, Vanessa was set to represent the United States at Miss Intercontinental in 2006 but Truth be told Vanessa had to forfeit her title to begin television production on her family's TV show “ Run’s House”.

 

Vanessa has always held the world of pageantry close to her heart as it was such an empowering tool for her as a young woman. Being a busy mother and entrepreneur, her goals in life are to inspire,  encourage, and motivate young women from diverse cultures to be all they can be. As a  Creative Director of “Miss Teenage California Scholarship Pageant”, working alongside CrownU Productions, Vanessa hopes to bring attention to this wonderful experience and teach young women to discover the beauty within themselves because “real beauty starts inside and radiates on the outside”.