Tanaya Henry Bio: Age, Boyfriend, Parents, Height, Net Worth, Lace by Tanaya, Movies & Music Videos

Tanaya K. Henry is an American jewelry designer, model and actress. She is the founder and creative director of Lace by Tanaya, a body jewelry brand launched in 2011 whose signature “earlace” and lip lace pieces have been worn by Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Zendaya, Nicki Minaj, the Kardashians and Hailey Bieber.

A former Wilhelmina Models signee, she has appeared in national campaigns for Apple, Target, Nike, L’Oréal and Ciroc, and has been featured in music videos for Trey Songz, Jamie Foxx and Kendrick Lamar.

Tanaya Henry
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Real Name:	Tanaya K. Henry
Stage Name:	Tanaya Henry
Born:	August 31, 1988 (age 38 years old)
Place of Birth:	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Nationality:	American
Ethnicity:	Mixed
Height:	1.63 m
Religion:	Christianity
Parents:	Derrick Henry, Tawnya Henry
Occupation:	Jewelry Designer, Model, Actress
Net Worth:	$1.5 million

Early Life and Education

Tanaya Henry was born on August 31, 1988, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Derrick Anthony Henry and Tawnya Lynn Nelson. Her father worked as a bodyguard for celebrities for over two decades before running his own VIP security company.

Details about her siblings are not publicly known. She began working with Minnesota-based companies at the age of nine and was a competitive cheerleader for five years.

She graduated from Prior Lake Senior High School in 2006 and briefly studied computer programming at a local community college before dropping out to move to New York City at nineteen. She is of mixed African-American, Native American, Swedish, Russian, Irish and German descent and follows Christianity.

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Career

Tanaya Henry began her modelling career at nineteen after signing with Wilhelmina Models in New York City. She appeared in national campaigns for Apple, Target, Nike, L’Oréal, Ciroc, Fiat and True Religion, and gained wider attention in 2010 as a human billboard for the year-long She Wears Your Tee campaign.

She relocated to Los Angeles in late 2011 to pursue commercial modelling and acting. Her screen work includes the film Hunting Shadows (2009) and featured appearances in music videos for Trey Songz’s “Slow Motion” (2015), Jamie Foxx’s “Fall for Your Type” and Kendrick Lamar’s “These Walls”.

Henry founded her body jewelry line Lace by Tanaya in 2011, building it from a single handmade “earlace” after an early piece caught the attention of Alicia Keys’ stylist. The brand expanded into lip rings, crystal bandeaus and ready-to-wear pieces, and she serves as its creative director and face.

Lace by Tanaya held its second fashion show in Los Angeles in 2021 and partnered with Le Monde Gourmand on a limited-edition fragrance in 2022. Her designs have been worn by Beyoncé, Tyra Banks, Zendaya, Nicki Minaj, Erykah Badu and members of the Kardashian family.

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: @tanayahenry
• Twitter Handle: @THETANAYASHOW

Personal Life

Tanaya Henry, 38 years old and standing 1.63 m tall, is single and not known to be publicly married, and no information or details about any current romantic relationships or children.

She was in an on-and-off relationship with singer Trey Songz for approximately seven to eight years, which ended in 2015, though the two were later rumored to be engaged in 2016.

She previously worked as a go-go dancer at New York City nightclubs from 2008 to 2010 to fund her early jewelry business.

Net Worth

Tanaya Henry has an estimated net worth of approximately $1.5 million USD. Her income is derived primarily from Lace by Tanaya, her body jewelry brand, as well as her modelling and acting work, brand partnerships and her design collaborations.

Filmography

• Hunting Shadows (2009)
• Gun (2010)
• Trey Songz: “Slow Motion” (2015)
• Kendrick Lamar: “These Walls” (2015)
• Jamie Foxx feat. Drake: “Fall for Your Type” (2010)
• Trey Songz: “I Want You” (2012)
• Trey Songz: “It Ain’t Over ‘til It’s Over” (2011)

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