Iyanla Vanzant Biography

Iyanla Vanzant is an American lawyer, New Thought Teacher, author, life coach, television personality as well as a inspirational speaker who was born and brought up in Brooklyn, New York, the U.S. as Rhonda Eva Harris. She is best known for her books, her eponymous talk show, as well as her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is currently the host of Iyanla: Fix My Life, on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

Iyanla Vanzant Age

Vanzant is 67 years old as of 2020, he was born on 13 September 1953, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. She celebrates her birthday on 13 September every year and her birth sign is  Virgo.

Iyanla Vanzant Height

Vanzant stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches. She has dark brown hair and black eyes color.

Iyanla Vanzant Education

Vanzant went to Medgar Evers College and Virginia Union University. Vanzant holds a Juris Doctor qualification from the City University of New York School of Law. She right now dwells in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. She is likewise an appointed New Thought pastor.

Iyanla Vanzant Family

Vanzant was born to her mother Sarah Jefferson, a railroad carmaid, and father Horace Harris. Her mother passed away from breast cancer in the year 1955 when she was two years old. She was then brought up by paternal relatives.

Iyanla Vanzant Husband0000

Vanzant was married to Charles Vanzant. The couple had married In 1973, however, due to his physical abuse, she decided to separate from him and divorced in 1979. In the year 1997, she married Adeyemi Bandele, and later in 2007, the couple divorced.

Iyanla Vanzant Children

Vanzant and his first husband Charles have three children; Damon Vanzant, Gemmia Vanzant, and Nisa Vanzant.

Iyanla Vanzant Daughter

On 25 December 2003 on Christmas Day, Iyanla lost her 30-year-old daughter Gemmia to a rare form of colon cancer.

Iyanla Vanzant Son

Vanzant has a son named Damon ‘Bware’ Vanzant. Damon ‘Bware’ Vanzant, executive producer of the new reality show ‘Carib Life ATL.

Iyanla Vanzant  Net Worth

Vanzant has an estimated net worth of $4 million dollars as of 2021. This includes his assets, money, and income. Her primary source of income is her career as a lawyer, New Thought Teacher, author, life coach, television personality as well as an inspirational speaker. Through her various sources of income, Vanzant has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Iyanla Vanzant Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Iyanla Vanzant.

Iyanla Vanzant Wiki

• Full Names: Rhonda Eva Harris
• Popular As: Iyanla
• Gender: Female
• Occupation / Profession: Lawyer, New Thought Teacher, author, life coach, television personality as well as a inspirational speaker
• Nationality: American
• Race / Ethnicity: White
• Religion: Not Known
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Iyanla Vanzant Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 67 years old as of 2020
• Zodiac Sign: Virgo
• Date of Birth: 13 September 1953
• Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
• Birthday: 13 September

Iyanla Vanzant Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: Not Available
• Height / How Tall?: 5 feet 10 inches
• Weight: 59 kg
• Eye Color: Black
• Hair Color: Dark brown
• Shoe Size: Not Available
• Dress Size: Not Available
• Breast Size: Not Available
• Waist Size: Not Available
• Hip Size: Not Available

Iyanla Vanzant Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Horace Harris
• Mother: Sarah Jefferson
• Siblings (Brother): Ray Harris
• Marital Status: Divorced
• Husband/Spouse: Married to Charles Vanzant(1973-1979) and Adeyemi Bandele(1997-2007)
• Dating / Boyfriend: Single
• Children:  Sons (Damon ‘Bware’ Vanzant) Daughter(s) (Gemmia Vanzant, Nisa Vanzant)

Iyanla Vanzant Net Worth and Salary

• Net Worth: $4 million dollars as of 2021
• Salary: Under Review
• Source of Income: Her career as a Lawyer, New Thought Teacher, author, life coach, television personality as well as a inspirational speaker

Iyanla Vanzant Career

In 2000, she was named one of the “100 most persuasive Black Americans” by Ebony magazine, which said that “Her books, addresses, and TV appearances have made her an interactive media high priestess of solid connections.” In 2012, Vanzant was recorded at #7 on Watkins’ Mind Body Spirit magazine rundown of the 100 most profoundly powerful living individuals.”

In 2014, she was co-speaker in Oprah’s “Life You Want Weekend” visit, which ventured out to eight urban areas, additionally including Deepak Chopra, Mark Nepo, Elizabeth Gilbert and Rob Bell. In the year 2016, Vanzant was named to Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul100 rundown of visionaries and compelling pioneers.

Vanzant is a privileged individual from Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. On Christmas Day 2003, Vanzant’s 30-year-old little girl, Gemmia, kicked the bucket from an uncommon type of colon malignancy. Vanzant and her better half, Yemi, separated in 2007.

Iyanla Vanzant Fix My Life

Iyanla: Fix My Life is an American unscripted TV arrangement facilitated by Yoruba priestess, life mentor, and relationship master Vanzant on the Oprah Winfrey Network. A sneak review scene publicized on June 2, 2012, and the arrangement appeared with a two-section arrangement debut on September 15 and September 16, 2012.

Iyanla Vanzant Trust

Trust: Mastering the Four Essential Trusts: Trust in Self, Trust in God, Trust in Others, Trust in Life.

Iyanla Vanzant Television

• Iyanla, Fix My Life, Host, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (2012–present)
• Oprah’s Lifeclass, Lifeclass Teacher, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (2011–2014)
• Starting Over, Life Coach (Seasons 2 and 3) (2004–2006)
• Iyanla (TV Series), Host (2001–2002)

Iyanla Vanzant Books

• Peace from Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You’re Going Through, 2010.
• A Woman Knows Things. Hay House UK, Limited, 2010.
• Tapping the Power Within, A Path to Self-Empowerment for Women, 2008.
• Up From Here: Reclaiming the Male Spirit: A Guide to Transforming Emotions Into Power and Freedom. HarperCollins, 2003.

• Every Day I Pray: Prayers for Awakening to the Grace of Inner Communion. Pocket, 2002.
• Tips for Daily Living Cards: A 50-Card Deck. Hay House Inc, 2002.
• Until Today. Hay House Inc, 2002.
• Iyanla Vanzant. Simon & Schuster, Limited, 2001.

• Living through the meantime: learning to break the patterns of the past and begin the healing process. Simon & Schuster, 2001.
• Value in the Valley: A Black Woman’s Guide Through Life’s Dilemmas. Simon & Schuster, 2001.
• Acts of Faith: Meditations for People of Color. Simon & Schuster, 2001.
• In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want. Simon & Schuster, 2000.

• One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days And 40 Nights Toward Spiritual Strength And Personal Growth. Simon & Schuster, 1999.
• Yesterday, I Cried: Celebrating the Lessons of Living and Loving. Simon & Schuster, 1999.
• Don’t Give It Away!: A Workbook of Self-Awareness and Self-Affirmations for Young Women. with Almasi Wilcots. Simon & Schuster, 1999.
• Faith in the Valley: Lessons for Women on the Journey to Peace. Simon & Schuster, 1998.

• Acts of Faith 1998: Thought-for-a-Day. Simon & Schuster, 1997.
• The spirit of a man: a vision of transformation for Black men and the women who love them. HarperSanFrancisco, 1997.
• The Big Book of Faith. Simon & Schuster, 1997.
• Interiors: a black woman’s healing–in progress. Writers and Readers, 1995.

Iyanla Vanzant Quotes

• “If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans.”
  “Yesterday, I cried.
  I came home, went straight to my room,
  sat on the edge of my bed,
  kicked off my shoes, unhooked my bra,
  and I had myself a good cry.”
• “If you are afraid to take a chance, take one anyway. What you don’t do can create the same regrets as the mistakes you make.”
• “When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.”

• “The road of life is strewn with the bodies of promising people. People who show promise, yet lack the confidence to act. People who make promises they are unable to keep. People who promise to do tomorrow what they could do today. Promising young stars, athletes, entrepreneurs who wait for promises to come true.
• Promise without a goal and a plan is like a barren cow. You know what she could do if she could do it, but she can’t. Turn your promise into a plan. Make no promise for tomorrow if you are able to keep it today. And if someone calls you promising, know that you are not doing enough today.”
• “Before you find out who you are, you have to figure out who you aren’t..”

• “When you can look a thing dead in the eye, acknowledge that it exists, call it exactly what it is, and decide what role it will take in your life then, my Beloved, you have taken the first step toward your freedom.”
• “when you have something to do life will not allow you to move forward until you do it.”
• “I’d been taught not to like myself, because the surrounding people didn’t, for whatever reason like me.”

• “Everyone has a purpose because God is a purposeful God.”
• “The voice I had accepted as Divine Guidance was actually the voice of my ego leading me right into destruction.”
  So many of us invest a fortune making ourselves look good to the world, yet inside we are falling apart. It’s time to invest on the inside.”
• “Release and detach from every person, every circumstance, every condition, and every situation that no longer serves a divine purpose in your life. All things have a season, and all seasons must come to an end. Choose a new season, filled with purposeful thoughts and activities.”

• “Education does not take place when you learn something you did not know before. Education is your ability to use what you have learned to be better today than you were yesterday.”
• “In the process of planning and having a wedding, I forgot there would actually be a marriage, a union of minds, bodies, souls, and issues that would come together as soon as the ceremony was over.”
• “Act the way you want to be and soon you will be the way you act.”

• “What is it that would make a creature as fierce, majestic and powerful as a lion is, subject itself to the intimidation of a man a whip and a chair? The lion has been taught to forget what it is.”
• “Lives fall apart when they need to be rebuilt.”
• “You don’t get to tell people how to love you; you get to choose if you want to participate in the way they love.”
• “Fear wears so many clever disguises it is virtually impossible to always recognize it. Fear disguises itself as the need to be somewhere else, doing something else, not knowing how to do something or not needing to do something.”

Frequently Asked Questions About Iyanla Vanzant

Who is Iyanla Vanzant? 

Iyanla Vanzant is an American lawyer, New Thought Teacher, author, life coach, television personality as well as an inspirational speaker. She is best known for her books, her eponymous talk show, as well as her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is currently the host of Iyanla: Fix My Life, on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

How old is Iyanla Vanzant? 

Vanzant is an American national born on 13 September 1953, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

How tall is Iyanla Vanzant?

Vanzant stands at a height of 1.8m.

Is Iyanla Vanzant married? 

Yes, Vanzant was married to Charles Vanzant. The couple had married In 1973, however, due to his physical abuse, she decided to separate from him and divorced in 1979. In the year 1997, she married Adeyemi Bandele, and later in 2007, the couple divorced.

How much is Iyanla Vanzant worth? 

Vanzant has an approximate net worth of $4 million. This amount has been accrued from her leading roles in her career as lawyer, New Thought Teacher, author, life coach, television personality as well as an inspirational speaker.

Where does Iyanla Vanzant live? 

Vanzant is a resident of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA, we shall upload pictures of her house as soon as we have them.

Is Iyanla Vanzant dead or alive? 

Vanzant is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of her being sick or having any health-related issues.

Where is Iyanla Vanzant Now? 

Vanzant is currently the host of Iyanla: Fix My Life, on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

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