Yandy Smith is also an entrepreneur who is the Everything Girls Love owner, founder, and brand manager. In her entire career, she has worked with some celebrities such as LL Cool J, 50 Cent, Missy Elliott, and Busta Rhymes. Additionally, she currently works as an agent for rapper Bianca Bonnie.

The mother of two, Yandy Smith, has a net worth of over $15 million. Also, she is enjoying a blissful marital relationship with her husband, Mendeecees Harris. Moreover, Yandy once made the headline after her husband was jailed for drug trafficking back in 2015 for 97 months. 

The article below details Yandy’s early life, personal life, relationship history, controversy, and professional career.

Yandy Smith Is 40 Years Old As Of 2022

The 38 years old Yandy Smith was born on 21 March 1982 in Harlem, New York, to her parents, Ralph Smith and Laura Smith. Further, she has a brother named Juala Santana.

Yandy Smith is American by her nationality and African-American by ethnicity. Also, Smith’s zodiac sign is Aries. After graduating from high school, Yandy went to Howard University to pursue her higher education. 

Yandy Smith stands at 5 feet 7 inches and weighs 46 kg. Also, her body measurement is 34-26-35 inches.

In A Marital Relationship With Mendeecees Harris

Yandy Smith is married to her husband, Mendeecees Harris. Further, they first met each other in a TV reality show, Love and HipHop: New York.

Soon after their first met, they started dating each other and eventually decided to tie a knot in 2015.

Yandy and her husband.
Yandy and her husband. Source: Wetpaint

Yandy has two biological children with Mencendees, namely Skylar Smith-Harris and Omere Harris. In particular, their son Omere Harris was born on 16 July 2012, and their daughter Skylar Smith-Harris was born on 26 January 2015. 

She has also helped to raise the sons of Mendeecees, who were born from his relationship. The name of her step-sons is Mendeecees, Jr., and Aasim, respectively. 

Who is Mendeecees Harris?

Apart from being the husband of Yandy Smith, Mendeecees is also famous as a realtor and entrepreneur. He also owns a recording studio named Beat Factory in The Bronx.

Like his wife, he also appeared in the reality TV series on the VH1 channel, Love and Hip Hop: New York. In particular, he appeared in the series in the 3rd, 5th and 6th seasons. Early on, he started his career in the real estate industry before moving to the music industry. 

Mendeecees is an American native-born on October 26, 1978, in Harlem, New York. Additionally, he was taken to Roberto and Judy Harris. Before getting married to Yandy, he was previously in a relationship with Samantha and Erika.

Husband Was Jailed For 5 Years

Yandy and Mendeecees faced a lot of ups and downs before marriage. Further, her husband had allegations of child molestation. 

After some time of marriage, her husband got arrested for being a part of a vast drug trafficking controversy. Notably, the drug trafficking team was accused of trafficking many amounts of cocaine, heroines, and other drugs for $3 million

On this controversy and jail scandal of her husband, she was asked if she was thinking about separating from her spouse; Yandy said: 

“It’s not about that when you love somebody. When you have that in your mind that it’s not just about the good times and it’s about forever, it’s a small period on our life, we have a lot of years to live. Small period.”

Yandy’s husband was released from jail in February 2020, serving five years of imprisonment. Shortly after their release from prison, Mendeecees reunited with his wife and children. Cherishing the moment, on February 5, 2020, he posted a picture on his Instagram, captioning: 

Having a place to go is a home, Having someone to love is a family. Having both is a BLESSING. Family is everything. Thank u for all of y’all welcomes.. they’re really appreciated and it doesn’t go unnoticed!!

Net Worth: $15 Million

The multi-profession personality Yandy Smith has a mouth-watering net worth of over $15 million. Additionally, her net worth is much higher than her colleague of Love and Hip Hop: New York, Tahiry Jose. In particular, Tahiry has a reported net worth of over $500,000

Additionally, their net worth is entirely dependent on her acting and entrepreneurship career. Although she hasn’t disclosed her salary from the reality TV series, one of the cast members, Teairra Mari, revealed her salary was $8,000 per episode.

Yandy Smith posing with her car
Yandy Smith posing with her car, Source: Instagram @yandysmith

Yandy also earns as similar to Teairra with all the assumptions and references. In addition, the cast member of Love and Hip Hop: New York, expected to reach around $100,000 per single season. 

Additionally, she is also the owner, founder, and brand manager of Everything Girls Love, earning significant money. Moreover, she also owns a skincare product company, Yelle Skin Care which she regularly promotes on her Instagram account. 

Apart from the financial aspects, Yandy lives a lavish life entirely financed by her professional career. Although she has a jaw-dropping net worth and salary, she has never flaunted her assets, including her house and car. 

Professional Career

Yandy Smith is a multi-professional personality. Talking about her acting career, she started on the VH1 reality show Love and Hip Hop: New York. Smith extended her entertainment career by creating a short crime drama, Two Days in Harlem. 

Apart from her acting profession, she is an entrepreneur who owns companies like Everything Girls Love and Yelle Skin Care.

Additionally, she has also managed the rappers like LL Cool J, 50 Cent, Missy Elliott, and Busta Rhymes. Additionally, she currently works as an agent for rapper Bianca Bonnie.

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