1. LisaRaye McCoy was married to Michael Misick, the first Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, from 2006 until 2010; during that time she served as First Lady of Turks and Caicos.
14 Facts About LisaRaye McCoy
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LisaRaye McCoy made her acting debut as the lead in Reasons, an independent film directed by Monty Ross.
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LisaRaye McCoy is perhaps best known for her role as Diamond in The Players Club, directed and written by Ice Cube.
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LisaRaye McCoy appeared in The Wood, opposite Taye Diggs, Rhapsody, All About You, and Go for Broke.
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LisaRaye McCoy began her career as a model for fashion, but before that she was married to Archie Amerson.
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LisaRaye McCoy did shows in churches and high schools in her native Chicago.
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LisaRaye McCoy has a daughter named Kai Morae Pace was born on December 5,1989 and with Kenji Pace.
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LisaRaye McCoy fled the Turks and Caicos, and was eventually arrested in Brazil, where he was extradited back to the islands to stand trial.
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LisaRaye McCoy has inaccurately referred to herself as the "Queen Mother" of Ghana on multiple occasions, including during a 2019 appearance on The Wendy Williams Show.
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LisaRaye McCoy's remarks, along with the lax and uncritical reporting of American media outlets in response, were widely mocked on Ghanaian social media, with journalist Nana Aba Anamoah accusing her of "ignorance"; Anamoah further stated that the title does not exist in the country, as Ghana is a republic and not a monarchy.
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LisaRaye McCoy was allegedly crowned "queen mother" during a ceremony at a Los Angeles nightclub, in September 2019.
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LisaRaye McCoy was given the supposed title by Yahweh ben Yahweh ben Yahweh, a self-proclaimed "imperial king" and former member of a hip-hop group from Orange County, Florida.
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LisaRaye McCoy, at the time, stated that "To have such an honor bestowed upon me by my own African people is a testament to my hard work and character".
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LisaRaye McCoy visited Kwanyako herself in July 2021, promising to finance a vocational centre for women and a local performance troupe.