Chanel Ayan is a reality star, businesswoman, and entrepreneur best recognized for her appearance as a cast member of the reality series, The Real Housewives of Dubai. She has been making headlines recently after she opened up about her traumatic experience with genital mutilation. Also, she revealed that she was forced to undergo female circumcision at five years old to keep her virginity until marriage. Moreover, Chanel added that her culture and her family utterly betrayed her.
Who Is Chanel Ayan? Wikipedia Details
Despite being a public figure, and a social media influencer, she still doesn't exist on the Wikipedia page.
The Real Housewives of Dubai star Chanel was born to and raised by her parents in Malanda, Kenya. However, she has not revealed the names and occupations of her parents. However, she shared that she was raised along with five siblings. Sadik and Ifrah Bulter are her brothers with whom she grew up in Kenya. Moreover, Chan had opened up about her father's drinking problems that affected her childhood.
Model, social media influencer, and television personality Chanel Ayan was born on 7 June 1978, and she is 44 years old as of 2022. As ber her birthday, she has Gemini as her birth sign. Furthermore, her birthplace is in Kenya, where she received her Kenyan nationality. But she currently resides in Dubai.
For more information, she belongs to the Kenyan (black) ethnicity and follows the Islam religion.
As a model, Chanel has distinctive, attractive physical features with a height of 5 feet 10 inches and a weight of 60kg. In contrast, she has black hair and black eyes.
Concerning her education, she attended and graduated from a local school in Kenya. However, there is not much information about her education in public.
As for her social media presence, Chanel Ayan has a verified Instagram with over 283k followers and 324 followings with 715 posts. Chanel is also active on Facebook and has attracted over 25.6k followers with 88 Twitter followers since she joined the app in January 2022. Similarly, Chanel has a TikTok account with 3506 followers and 362 followings, and 36.1k likes.
Is Chanel Ayan Married?
Chanel has a husband named Luca Salves, who have already celebrated their 23rd anniversary. They first encountered each other in Brazil when she was 17, and her husband was 22.
Chanel has been living in Dubai with her husband for over 18 years, and they have created a beautiful family for themselves with their son named Taj. Her son, Taj, has followed in her footsteps and worked as a model for many kids' fashion events.
Net Worth & Career
Chanel Ayan has an approximate net worth of $2 - $3 million, enabling her to live a lavish lifestyle.
Chanel started as a model and worked for commercials and local fashion events. Ultimately, she became the first Black model to grace magazine covers like Vogue and Bazaar. Chanel has been receiving more limelight since she became a cast member of The Real Housewives of Dubai.