Rachel Stuart
Encyclopedia
Rachel Stuart is a Jamaica
n-Canadian
model
, actress and television personality.
. Rachel Stuart is married to Paxton Baker
, vice president of BET
Digital Networks and has three children. She currently resides in the Washington D.C., area.
. She is best known for her work as hostess of two programs on BET
, the Black Entertainment Television
network: Caribbean Rhythms
, a music video show showcasing musicians from Caribbean
nations; and Planet Groove
, a music video show that was similar to Video Soul
. Rachel also had brief spots on Video Soul
as a guest hostess. In 1999, she was a co-hostess of BET's Live From LA (with Michael Colyar
). She is now the current host of "Island Stylee" an award winning inflight program on Air Jamaica.
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n-Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, actress and television personality.
Personal life
Stuart attended Mohawk CollegeMohawk College
Mohawk College is a public College of Applied Arts and Technology located in the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario, Canada. Mohawk has three main campuses: the Fennell Campus located in Hamilton, the Brantford Campus located in Brantford and the STARRT Institute located in Stoney Creek, as well as the...
. Rachel Stuart is married to Paxton Baker
Paxton Baker
Paxton K. Baker is the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Centric , a BET and MTV network targeting African American and multicultural adults. Baker is also President of BET Event Productions, which produces music festivals, TV awards shows, specials and concerts throughout the world...
, vice president of BET
Bet
Bet or BET may refer to:* A wager in gambling* Basic Economics Test * Bet , the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac* Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm. See BET_theory...
Digital Networks and has three children. She currently resides in the Washington D.C., area.
Career
Stuart is a former Miss Caraïbes and Miss Jamaica and represented her country at Miss Universe 1993Miss Universe 1993
Miss Universe 1993, the 42nd Miss Universe pageant, was held at Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico on May 21, 1993. Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico was crowned as Miss Universe 1993...
. She is best known for her work as hostess of two programs on BET
Bet
Bet or BET may refer to:* A wager in gambling* Basic Economics Test * Bet , the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac* Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm. See BET_theory...
, the Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...
network: Caribbean Rhythms
Caribbean Rhythms
Caribbean Rhythms was a music video program that formerly aired on BET . It was hosted by Rachel Stuart, who went by her first name only, "Rachel"....
, a music video show showcasing musicians from Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
nations; and Planet Groove
Planet Groove
Planet Groove was a music oriented talk show that premiered in late-1996 on BET, when the short-lived Unreal was cancelled. This show's hostess was...
, a music video show that was similar to Video Soul
Video Soul
Video Soul was a 2-hour long American music video program that aired on BET from 1981 to 1996.-History:Video Soul premiered in June 1981 and was originally a half hour show. It was devoted to helping showcase new R&B/soul recording artists and performers...
. Rachel also had brief spots on Video Soul
Video Soul
Video Soul was a 2-hour long American music video program that aired on BET from 1981 to 1996.-History:Video Soul premiered in June 1981 and was originally a half hour show. It was devoted to helping showcase new R&B/soul recording artists and performers...
as a guest hostess. In 1999, she was a co-hostess of BET's Live From LA (with Michael Colyar
Michael Colyar
Michael Colyar is an American comedian and motivational speaker. He is mostly known as the heavy-hitting concert promoter "Showboat" in the 1994 movie, House Party 3.Colyar also spent his formative years as a comic, busking on Venice Beach....
). She is now the current host of "Island Stylee" an award winning inflight program on Air Jamaica.
See also
- BETBetBet or BET may refer to:* A wager in gambling* Basic Economics Test * Bet , the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac* Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm. See BET_theory...
- Caribbean RhythmsCaribbean RhythmsCaribbean Rhythms was a music video program that formerly aired on BET . It was hosted by Rachel Stuart, who went by her first name only, "Rachel"....
- Planet GroovePlanet GroovePlanet Groove was a music oriented talk show that premiered in late-1996 on BET, when the short-lived Unreal was cancelled. This show's hostess was...
- Video SoulVideo SoulVideo Soul was a 2-hour long American music video program that aired on BET from 1981 to 1996.-History:Video Soul premiered in June 1981 and was originally a half hour show. It was devoted to helping showcase new R&B/soul recording artists and performers...
- Live from LA
- Air JamaicaAir JamaicaAir Jamaica is the current national airline of Jamaica. It is has been owned and operated by Caribbean Airlines since 26 May 2011. The airline, headquartered in Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago also has administrative offices located in Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica...