There weren’t many big shakeups as The Real Housewives of New York City cast members signed season 15 contracts. Jenna Lyons, Brynn Whitfield, Jessel Taank, Erin Lichy, Ubah Hassan, and Sai De Silva will return. The only big change regarding “friend of” cast members is fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff replacing “multipreneur” Bershan Shaw.
However, there is one major addition to the main cast, Racquel Chevremont, and she’s ready to shake things up. Bravo released the first trailer for The Real Housewives of New York City season 15 . In it, the cast calls Racquel Chevremont “the LeBron of the art world,” adding, “Uh oh, Jenna [Lyons]’s got competition.
” Looking at the two housewives side by side, Chevremont and Lyons do have several things in common. Both are a part of the LGBTQ community, and both are heavily involved in NYC’s art and fashion communities. Elite Model Management discovered Chevremont in 1993.
Born and raised in the Bronx, she went on to represent Fila, Nivea, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Benetton, and Elle Magazine ‘s international editions. The mother of two went on to curate art for more than 20 years, working with collectors, artists, and committees for the Studio Museum in Harlem and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Chevremont has also curated art for television and film. Her collections have appeared in Empire , And Just Like That..
. , Severance , and Law & Order . Chevremont identifies as a queer black woman, or a “later-in-life lesbia.