22 Facts About Jeannie Mai

Jeannie Mai was born and raised in San Jose, California, to a Chinese Vietnamese father and a Vietnamese mother.

At age 18, Jeannie Mai launched her career as a makeup artist for MAC Cosmetics while still living in San Jose.

In 2003, Jeannie Mai began auditioning for local television networks with self-written scripts to demonstrate her hosting talents.

Jeannie Mai was hired to co-host the Asian-American magazine-style show Stir on the International Channel.

Jeannie Mai went on to become an entertainment reporter and producer of the WB's The Daily Mixx.

In 2005, Jeannie Mai landed her first primetime hosting role on Character Fantasy on the USA Network, where she inspired guests each week to live their fantasies.

Jeannie Mai started appearing as a member of the beauty squad on TLC's 10 Years Younger.

Jeannie Mai starred in the makeover special Dude, Where's Your Style, and became spokesperson of the cosmetics Never Accept Ordinary.

Jeannie Mai served as a correspondent and weekend host on NBC's Extra TV with Mario Lopez.

In 2011, Jeannie Mai began hosting the Miss Universe pageant and was a fashion consultant on the NBC weight-loss competition The Biggest Loser.

Furthermore, Jeannie Mai hosted the stylist competition The Next Style Star from Maker Studios, and was the digital correspondent for NBC's Fashion Star.

In 2013, Jeannie Mai became the host of a live weekly series titled Style Pop on the Style Network which ran for one season.

Jeannie Mai served as one of the co-hosts of the Emmy-winning daytime talk show The Real from its debut in 2013 until its conclusion in 2022.

In 2015, Jeannie Mai hosted the reality competition Steampunk'd on GSN.

From 2019 to 2022 Jeannie Mai appeared as a sideline correspondent on the hit mini-golf competition show Holey Moley on ABC.

On September 2,2020, Jeannie Mai was announced as one of the celebrities competing on the 29th season of Dancing with the Stars.

Jeannie Mai was forced to exit the show on November 2,2020, after being diagnosed with epiglottitis, an inflammatory condition that can cause swelling and block airflow to the lungs.

On October 18,2022, Jeannie Mai was announced as the host of America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation, which premiered on December 9,2022.

Jeannie Mai married Freddy Harteis on August 11,2007; the couple divorced in December 2018.

In 2019, Jeannie Mai announced that she had started dating rapper Jeezy.

In January 2022, it was announced that Jeannie Mai had given birth to a daughter.

On September 14,2023, Jenkins filed for divorce from Jeannie Mai, seeking joint legal custody of their daughter.