When controversy follows you, it’s natural to attract a bit of public scrutiny. That’s practically Rachel Roy‘s story. She happens to be an American fashion designer who kicked off her career as an intern at Rocawear. Sometime in 2016, she was caught up in a controversy involving Jay Z and Beyonce. With that in mind, here are five things you probably didn’t know about her.
1. She Has Always Denied Being Becky With The Good Hair
When Beyonce released her album Lemonade in 2016, it included the song Sorry which was clearly about infidelity. At the time, there were speculations that it was about Jay Z cheating on her with ‘Becky with the good hair’ AKA Rachel Roy. She strenuously denied the claim, but her name also came up a few years earlier when footage of Solange Knowles shouting at Jay Z emerged.
Beyonce has never commented publicly on the song, but other parties involved in the album’s production said that Becky was just a metaphor and not a person.
2. She Has An Indian Father And Dutch Mother
Just looking at Roy, it’s probably evident that she’s got an interesting racial cocktail going for her. More precisely, her father is a Bengali Indian, born in Madras, and though her mother was born in America, she’s of Dutch descent. When she was growing up, the family lived in Seaside, California. She also has a brother who’s the chief film curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. While they both live in New York, their parents still live in California.
3. She Is Very Proud Of Her Indian Heritage
Rachel Roy believes that her Indian heritage influenced many aspects of her life, and that’s something that she is very proud of. There’s a great deal of Indian influence in the clothes that she designs. But she also credits her heritage with providing her with a strong work ethic. Nicki Swift reports that she was working and contributing to the household when she was just fourteen years old.
But that doesn’t mean she looks down on her Dutch heritage either. Roy also believes that her mother’s Dutch heritage plays a big part in making her a strong woman. She considers her mother a solid role model to her and her daughters.
4. She Moved To New York After Finishing College
Before she moved to New York, Roy attended the Washington Adventist University in Maryland. Her first job in the city was working as a wardrobe stylist. She then began interning at the fashion label Rocawear. During her time there, she rose through the ranks to become the head of the women’s and children’s divisions. In fact, she met her ex, Damon Dash, while she was working at Rocawear.
5. She Has Two Children
Rachel Roy has two children with her ex-husband Damon Dash. She admitted to One Kings Lane that she sometimes finds being a single parent difficult to balance with her working life. She constantly tries to ensure that her children are the top priority when organizing her schedule. However, there are still times when she has to rely on her friends and family to help out with childcare.
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