Erica Mena facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Erica Mena
Born	Erica Jasmin Mena (1987-11-08) November 8, 1987 (age 36) Newburgh, New York, U.S.
Other names	Erica Mena Samuels
Occupation	Television personality, actress, recording artist
Years active	2005–present
Spouse(s)	Safaree Samuels ​ ​ (m. 2019; div. 2022)​
Children	3
Musical career
Genres	Dance-pop
Associated acts	Safaree Samuels

Erica Jasmin Mena (born November 8, 1987) is an American television personality and former model and video vixen. She is best known for her appearances on Love & Hip Hop: New York.

Career

Mena first gained notoriety as a model and "video vixen", through her appearances in various hip hop music videos, for artists such as Chris Brown, Fabolous, Akon and Fat Joe. She became known to a larger audience through her reality television appearances, including Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami and Love & Hip Hop: New York, the original installment of the Love & Hip Hop franchise. She has also embarked on a career as an author, releasing the autobiographies Chronicles of a Confirmed Bachelorette and Underneath It All. In August 2017, it was announced that Mena would compete in the first season of VH1's Scared Famous, which premiered on October 23, 2017. In 2018, Erica joined the cast of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta for the seventh season. In 2019, she returned to Love & Hip Hop: New York for its tenth anniversary season.

Personal life

Mena is openly bisexual. Mena is of Puerto Rican and Dominican ancestry. She graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh, NY. She has a son, King Javien Conde (born March 1, 2007) with video director and rapper Raul Conde, a member of Fat Joe's Terror Squad.

Mena was previously engaged to Bow Wow. On December 24, 2018, Mena became engaged to rapper and television personality Safaree Samuels. On October 1, 2019, she announced that she and Samuels were expecting their first child together. On October 7, 2019, she and Samuels married at the Legacy Castle in New Jersey. Their daughter was born in 2020. On May 4, 2021, she announced that she and Samuels were expecting their second child together. On May 25, 2021, TMZ reported that Mena officially filed for divorce from Samuels. Their son was born in 2021.

Filmography

Television