Ananda lived by her own rules. Ananda Lewis’ Legacy Lives On She was born in Los Angeles in 1973, attended an arts high school, and graduated from Howard University.

RELATED CONTENT: Ananda Lewis: Celebrating A Life Of Legacy, Beauty And Unbreakable Strength Ananda was an “it girl,” but she was more than a pretty face with a cute shape.

Ananda Lewis, a television icon from BET’s "Teen Summit" and MTV’s "TRL," dies at 52 after battling stage IV breast cancer. Fans and stars honor her legacy.

For anyone who grew up on after-school MTV, Ananda Lewis was the VJ with the easy laugh and serious interviewing chops. She jumped from BET’s Teen Summit to hosting Total Request Live, Hot Zone ...

After leaving MTV in 2001, she hosted her own short-lived syndicated talk show, "The Ananda Lewis Show." Sara Sidner revealed her own stage 3 cancer diagnosis live on CNN ...

“Ananda Lewis was really a media blueprint in so many ways— on-air correspondent, host, model, activist. She was the informed It Girl of her era. Such an inspiration.

Katie Thurston has revealed how Ananda Lewis’ death has affected her own battle with Stage 4 breast cancer. The “Bachelorette” star, 34, took to her Boobie Broadcast channel over the weekend ...

Former MTV VJ Dave Holmes is honoring his former colleague and friend Ananda Lewis. “Watching Ananda felt like checking in with your coolest, smartest friend,” Holmes, 54, shared with Us Weekly.

Ananda went public with her stage III breast cancer battle in 2020 and confessed that she’d avoided regular mammograms for years over a fear of radiation. She wrote a powerful essay for Essence ...