Evelyn Lozada Profile

Evelyn Lozada is an American Author/Actress/Model/Television Personality best known for being a cast member of the VH1 reality series Basketball Wives throughout its run beginning in 2010. She was a cast member in the series for all nine seasons. 

Evelyn Lozada Age

Lozada was born on December 10, 1975, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. She is therefore 47 years old as of 2022.

Evelyn Lozada Height

Lozada stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.

Evelyn Lozada Family

Lozada was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, and raised in The Bronx, New York City to her loving and caring parents. Her mother was named Sylvia Ferrer whereas her father was known as Nengo Lozada. She was raised alongside her sister named Sylvia. The Puerto Rican, Ev moved to Miami in the year 2017.

Evelyn Lozada Husband/Dating

Lozada was previously married to her ex-husband, Jamal Hairston with whom she has a daughter named Shaniece Virginia Sabina Hairston. Hairston was born in the year 1993. Ev was also engaged to the NBA player, Antonie Walker. The duo had been in a relationship for about years. This was between 1998 and 2008.

Later on, she began dating MLB player, Carl Crawford in the year 2013. The month of December 2013 saw the duo announce their engagement. The two are proud parents to their son named, Carl Leo Crawford which was born on the 22nd of March 2014. In the month of August 2017, Crawford called off their engagement.

Evelyn Lozada’s Marriage to Chad Johnson

On the 4th of July 2012, she tied the knot with Chad Johnsons whose name was Chad Ochocinco at that time in Saint Martin. The two had been in an engagement for about two years before their marriage. Later on, on the 11th of August 2012, Johnsons got arrested for domestic battery against Lozada. This is according to Davie, Florida police.

The 14th of August 2012 saw Lozada file for divorce claiming that her marriage was “irretrievably broken.” The divorce was finalized on the 19th of September 2012. The 21st of September 2012 saw Johnson enter a plea of no contest to a charge of misdemeanor domestic battery. This was to avoid jail time in an agreement with prosecutors and Lozada. For this, he received a year of probation.

Evelyn Lozada Children/Daughter/Baby daddy

Lozada and Jamal Hairston are proud parents to their daughter named Shaniece Virginia Sabina Hairston. Hairston was born in the year 1993. Together with Carl Crawford, the duo are proud parents to their son named, Carl Leo Crawford which was born on the 22nd of March 2014.

Evelyn Lozada’s Net Worth

Lozada has an estimated net worth of around $4 Million which she has earned through her successful career as an Author/Actress/Model/Television Personality.

Evelyn Lozada Career

Lozada is best known for serving as a cast member of the VH1 reality series Basketball Wives. She has also worked as a secretary to an entertainment attorney before later being the co-owner of Dulce. This is a shoe boutique located in Coral Gables, Florida.

She has also been a cast member of the reality television show, Ev and Ocho, which had been planned to follow the lives of her and their former husband Chad Johnson which never aired. She is also the center of a third reality television series, Livin’ Lozada, with her daughter, Shaniece. Back in the month of September 2012, he appeared on the television show, Iyanla: Fix My Life where she was discussing her personal life. Then, she also sought emotional healing with Iyanla Vanzant.

Together with her brand strategist, Courtney Parker, she wrote the 2012 novel The Wives Association: Inner Circle. They were released by Cash Money Content books. This novel follows a young woman who marries a football star and then forms a group of other sports wives- The Wives Association.

Back in the year 2019, she published the novel, The Perfect Date which was co-written with Holly Lorincz. Later on, in 2020, she scheduled to publish another novel co-written with Holly Lorincz. This book was titled The Wrong Mr. Darcy. Later on, in December 2012, she posed for PETA’s “I’d Rather Go Naked than Wear Fur” campaign. The month of September 2017 saw her launch the Turn Hurt Into Joy online campaign in order to raise money for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors.

Evelyn Lozada on Basketball Wives

The Basketball Wives series is an American Reality Television Series Franchise that airs on VH1. The show features the everyday lives of women romantically linked to men in the professional basketball industry. It was originally filmed in Miami, Florida, and premiered on the 11th of April 2010. The show, Basketball Wives LA, which is a spin-off that was based in Los Angeles, premiered on the 29th of August 2011. Both shows ran for about five seasons.

On the 27th of March 2017, the VH1 team announced that Basketball Wives would be revived for a sixth season with its setting relocating to Los Angeles. This was while effectively combining the casts of both the original series and its spinoff. The subsequent seasons featured the hybrid cast. Later on, on the 18th of April 2022, VH1 renewed the series for a tenth season which began on the 16th of May 2022.

In the series, Lozada appeared as a main cast in the series Basketball Wives (Miami) between 2010 and 2013.  She also made an appearance as a guest in the series, Basketball Wives LA between the 3rd and fifth seasons. Later on, from the year 2017, she made an appearance as a main cast from the 7th to the 9th seasons.