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LisaRaye's Personal Photos

LisaRaye Personal Photos
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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Daddy’s Girl

The First Lady of Turks and Caicos poses in front of a portrait of her late father, David Ray McCoy, a successful businessman who owned hotels, motels, a club, nursing home, law office and a steel mill. “He was an excellent father,” says LisaRaye. “I’m a Daddy’s girl.”

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Courtesy of First Lady of Turks and Caicos LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
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Mama’s Little Lady

LisaRaye spends quality time with her 19-year-old daughter, Kai. “She’s my rock,” says LisaRaye.

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Courtesy of First Lady LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
03
Pretty Lady

LisaRaye works the red carpet. “I’m not ghetto,” she declares. “Now, I do have an edge, rawness and realness and I can tell you I’m going to keep that.”

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Courtesy of First Lady of Turks and Caicos LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
04
Party Over Here

LisaRaye celebrates her 40th birthday with daughter Kai two years ago.

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Courtesy of First Lady of Turks and Caicos LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
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Hugs and Kisses

LisaRaye cuddles Khamani Griffin, who costarred as her adorable on-screen son in the defunct series “All of Us.”

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Courtesy of First Lady of Turks and Caicos LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
06
My Baby Love

New mom LisaRaye plays with her daughter Kai when she was just a few months old.

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Courtesy of First Lady of Turks and Caicos LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
07
Generations

Kai, LisaRaye and her sister, ATL rapstress Da Brat, pose for a family portrait.

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Mother Knows Best

LisaRaye and mom Katie McCoy enjoy an evening out.

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09
Sister to Sister

LisaRaye and her baby sis Da Brat, a chart-topping rapper.

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10
First Lady in Charge

“I knew nothing about being a First Lady or politics,” LisaRaye admits. “There was no protocol person or committee to tell me,‘This is what we expect of you.’”

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Courtesy of First Lady of Turks and Caicos LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
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Chi-Town’s Finest

“I have a responsibility to LisaRaye the actress, host, motivating speaker and model,” says the First Lady. “However, I understood that I also had a responsibility to the countrymen and women of Turks and Caicos.”

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Courtesy of First Lady of Turks and Caicos LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
12
Up Close and Personal

“I could have talked a long time ago and put salt on my husband but that’s not my style,” says the First Lady. “But enough is enough and I wanted to let the people who care about me know what’s going on.”

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Courtesy of First Lady of Turks and Caicos LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
13
Cruise Control

The First Lady sits pretty during a night out on the town.
“I like the finer things in life so I don’t make any apologies for the men I choose to date,” she says.

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Courtesy of First Lady of Turks and Caicos LisaRaye McCoy-Misick