12 Facts About Candy Carson

Lacena "Candy" Carson is an American author and educator.

Candy Carson is the spouse of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, with whom she co-founded the Carson Scholars Fund in 1994.

Candy Carson was raised in the Episcopal Church by her mother.

Candy Carson met her future husband, a Detroit native, in the 1970s when both were students at Yale University.

Candy Carson has been a conductor for the University of Maryland Medical Center Chamber Players.

In line with her religious beliefs, Candy Carson is a vegetarian.

In 1981 Candy Carson became pregnant with twins before miscarrying in the fifth month of her pregnancy.

Candy Carson left her job and took this time to focus on self-care for the remainder of her pregnancy.

Candy Carson was portrayed by Aunjanue Ellis in the TNT made-for-TV movie Gifted Hands: The Ben Candy Carson Story, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Candy Carson starred as herself in the 1991 biographical documentary about her husband, Gifted Hands.

Candy Carson was portrayed by Leslie Jones on the Saturday March 10,2018, episode of Saturday Night Live.

Candy Carson received criticism for reportedly pressuring her husband's staff to spend up to $31,000 on a dining set in his Housing and Urban Development office in late 2017.