Sarasvati Ananda Lewis
March 21, 1973 - June 11, 2025
Ananda Lewis hit the scene in the 90s after an audition for BET's Teen Summit landed her the gig. From there, the VJ, journalist, and television host interviewed some of the biggest names in the country, from Destiny’s Child to Hillary Clinton-for which she received one of her two NAACP Image Awards. In addition to Teen Summit, she hosted TRL and Hot Zone on MTV, her own talk show The Ananda Lewis Show, and the TLC home decorating show While You Were Out.