This Texas native is a mom, wife, charity fundraiser, and business-woman. Lea launched Sudden Youth Facial in the '80s, now a fan-favorite. After 20 years in the beauty industry developing over 400 products, she recently created Lea Black Beauty featuring efficacy, simplicity, and affordability as her hallmark. Theworldofleablack.com showcases her brands, her After Five crystal handbags, and shares her lifestyle philosophy. As founder of The Blacks' Annual Gala, she has raised millions of dollars over nineteen years for troubled teens. Lea writes for various magazines worldwide and has just completed a 'tell-all' novel, Lea's Little Black Book, a fictional mystery based on Miami society. She is a former dancer, trained vocalist, and avid reader. Lea and her husband, Roy, a top criminal defense attorney, have a 12-year-old son, RJ.
Appearances
The Real Housewives of Miami
Main cast, played by Lea Black
- Episode 1x01: Paradise Cost (Feb 22, 2011)
- Episode 1x02: Black Ball'd (Mar 1, 2011)
- Episode 1x03: Optical Delusion (Mar 8, 2011)
- Episode 1x04: Waterfront and Center (Mar 15, 2011)
- Episode 1x05: Beach Slap (Mar 22, 2011)
- Episode 1x06: Miami Mamis Know Best (Mar 29, 2011)
- Episode 1x07: Reunion (Apr 5, 2011)
- Episode 2x01: A Tale of Two Miami's (Sep 13, 2012)
- Episode 2x02: Text, Lies and Your Smile Is Fake (Sep 20, 2012)
- Episode 2x03: A Mynt Meltdown (Sep 27, 2012)
- Episode 2x04: She Beat Me to the Tweet! (Oct 4, 2012)
- Episode 2x05: Eager Beaver (Oct 11, 2012)
- Episode 2x06: Sexting Candles (Oct 18, 2012)
- Episode 2x07: Bras and Brawls Part 1 (Oct 25, 2012)
- Episode 2x08: Bras and Brawls Part 2 (Oct 28, 2012)
- Episode 2x09: Conflicting Conflict (Nov 1, 2012)
- Episode 2x10: A Better or Bitter Place (Nov 11, 2012)
- Episode 2x11: Uncomfortably Public Relations (Nov 15, 2012)
- Episode 2x12: Parents Fly South (Nov 29, 2012)
- Episode 2x13: Elsa Foretells a Storm (Dec 6, 2012)
- Episode 2x14: Surrounded by Hot Water (Dec 13, 2012)
- Episode 2x15: Healing Hole (Dec 20, 2012)
- Episode 2x16: Reunion Part 1 (Dec 27, 2012)
- Episode 2x17: Reunion Part 2 (Jan 3, 2013)
- Episode 2x18: Lost Footage (Jan 8, 2013)
- Episode 3x01: Til Lies Do Us Part (Aug 12, 2013)
- Episode 3x02: Hurricane Adriana (Aug 19, 2013)
- Episode 3x03: Booby-Trapped (Aug 26, 2013)
- Episode 3x04: Black Magic (Sep 2, 2013)
- Episode 3x05: A Cause for Concern (Sep 9, 2013)
- Episode 3x06: A Ple-thora of Lies (Sep 16, 2013)
- Episode 3x07: La La Land (Sep 23, 2013)
- Episode 3x08: Mama Elsa Comes Home (Sep 30, 2013)
- Episode 3x09: Birkin Buddies (Oct 7, 2013)
- Episode 3x10: Brazilian Bridezilla (Oct 14, 2013)
- Episode 3x11: The Black Sheep (Oct 21, 2013)
- Episode 3x12: Bridesmaid Breakdown (Oct 28, 2013)
- Episode 3x13: Blame It on the Alcohol (Nov 3, 2013)
- Episode 3x14: Mrs. Zago (Nov 4, 2013)
- Episode 3x15: Reunion Part 1 (Nov 11, 2013)
- Episode 3x16: Reunion Part 2 (Nov 14, 2013)