Summary: <p><img class="size-medium wp-image-552 alignleft" src="http://momlife.ljpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Cynthia-Garret-Instagram-300x300.png" width="300" height="300">A native Californian, Cynthia Garrett received her graduate degree in Law from The University of Southern California Law School. Concurrently, she studied comparative law at the prestigious Oxford University in England.</p> <p>As a television personality, Cynthia launched her career with MTV Networks and became the face of sister channel VH1, hosting everything from LIVE events and awards shows, including the GRAMMYS, BILLBOARD AWARDS, EMMYS, VMA’s, and DIVAS LIVE, to self-titled specials and multiple series and broadcasts centered around her unique hosting and interviewing skills. Notably, she significantly shaped & hosted VH1’s emergence onto the scene as a channel in its own right with shows of importance like ‘VH1’s Women First’ a series that profiled significant women in the music industry worldwide.</p> <p>She went on to make history as host of LATER w/ Cynthia Garrett for NBC Network making her the first woman of color to ever host a network late night show! Up for Emmy consideration multiple times by NBC for her interviews with everyone from singers to actors to filmmakers and politicians, she has amassed a body of work, too large to mention in short form. Cynthia has been the face & personality for daytime talk-shows like SONY Studios popular women’s daytime panel LIFE & STYLE, primetime series such as the CW Network’s CROWNED, HBO’s THE BUZZ featuring Cynthia Garrett, TV GUIDE Channel’s HOLLYWOOD INSIDER, as well as major red carpet events like the OSCARS for ABC Network. While hosting later and under contract to NBC, Cynthia also enjoyed much success sitting in with Regis Philbin on LIVE.</p> <p>In her 20-year career Cynthia has also made a mark as an actress in FEATURE FILMS, a writer for national publications and newspapers like IN STYLE MAGAZINE where she wrote a monthly column to become their first ever celebrity journalist, NICHE MEDIA’s LA CONFIDENTIAL where her LIFESTYLE column became synonymous with what’s in and what’s not in places to eat, play, and sleep around the globe, and the faith based LA FOCUS, which featured her weekly column THROUGH THE STORM profiling how people get through life’s greatest challenges by relying on faith. A sports fanatic, she has also hosted a variety of Network Sports broadcasts & specials alongside some of the biggest names in sports like Marcus Allen and Terry Bradshaw. And… A lover of all things fashion she became an asset in the fashion industry hosting a LIVE bi-annual special covering the collections in NYC before fronting the International series, SCANDINAVIAS NEXT TOPMODEL, for TV3, making her a household name in Denmark, Norway, & Sweden.</p> <p>Cynthia’s motto ‘never be content in a box,’ has crafted a true hybrid career that mirrors her life. Fluent in Italian, a frequent traveler around the globe, and in recent years powerful in the faith based world of Christian ministry, Cynthia is excited and blessed to embark upon a new journey sharing how faith can empower women around the globe to live their most purpose driven lives! When asked, Cynthia likes to say that, The Sessions w/ Cynthia Garrett is the show she was literally BORN to do!!! “A few important people taught me what it means to walk out my day to day life & decisions with my faith as my guid</p>
