Melyssa Savannah Ford (born November 7th, 1976, in Toronto, Canada) is
a model and actress of West Indian, Norwegian and Russian descent. She
attended York University and studied forensic psychology.
Music director Little X discovered Melyssa at a Toronto nightclub and
helped her launch her modeling career. She has been in several music
videos, magazines such as XXL and King Magazine and television and
film appearances. In March 2004, she hosted BET's How I'm Livin'
series, and is currently the host of BET's lifestyle show entitled BET
Style..
She writes a monthly advice column for Smooth Magazine and has a
successful line of calendars and DVDs.
She often goes by the moniker Jessica Rabbit because of their similar
body shapes.