Table of Biography
Early Life
B Smith was born on 24th August 1949, in Everson, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Her full name is Barbara Elaine Smith. Her father’s name was William, and her mother was Florence. There is not much information regarding the names and professions of her parents and siblings. While she held American nationality and practiced Christianity. Further, she belonged to African-American nationality. According to astrology, she had
Talking about their formal educational status, she completed her schooling at Southmoreland High School in her hometown. Later, she accomplished her higher studies in college.
Death
Smith is not physically present with us today. She passed on 22nd February 2020, at the age of 70. The death of B. Smith was confirmed by her husband Dan Gasby. According to reports, he died due to early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease after being diagnosed with the disease in 2013 at the age of 64.
Caption: A book written by B. Smith (Source: The New York Times)
B. Smith – Net Worth 2023
Smith lived an opulent lifestyle until her death. Thanks to the amount of fortune she amassed from her work in different professions. Her total net worth was about $8.5 million US dollars at the time of his death.
Professional Life
Career-wise, B. Smith was a very successful model, author, businesswoman, and restauranteur. Talking about their modeling career, she was associated with different modeling agencies like Wilhelmina Models Agency. She used to participate in the Ebony Fashion Fair. And, she is featured time and again in different magazines.
Talking about her magazine feature, she is one of the first African-American women on Mademoiselle’s cover. While, she also appeared in different television ads for famous companies like Mercedes-Benz, Verizon, Colgate Palmolive Oxy, and many more. Furthermore, she also appeared in different television shows like B. Smith with style.
While, she was also a top restauranteur, and owns multiple restaurants. She even owned a restaurant in historic Beaux-Arts Union Station in Washington D.C. Further, she was also an author. She had written books like B. Smith’s Entertaining and Cooking for Friends. While her husband Dan Gasby is an executive producer of the Essence Awards and also a board member of Camelot Entertainment Sales Inc.
Personal Life
Moving on to the romantic and private life of B. Smith, she was married at the time of her death. She was committed to a relationship with Dan Gasby. They hitched together in 1992 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Manhattan. Dan Gasby is an executive producer of Essence Award, while, he is also a board member of Camelot Entertainment Sales Inc.
Apart from that, she was married prior to Donald “Don” Anderson. They tied the knot in 1986 and remained together for around 1990. She did not have any children from her both of marriages. While she had a stepdaughter named Dana Gasby. She was straight regarding gender choices. And, she did not have involvement in any controversial events too.
Caption: Smith and Dan Gasby (Source: Moguldom)
B. Smith – Body Measurements
Smith had a very vibrant personality and great physical attributes. The formed model stood about 5 feet and 6 inches tall. And, she weighed 59kg. Further, the color of her hair was black, and she had black colored eyes. However, she had not mentioned the overall body measurement in any other public domain till now.
B. Smith – Social media
Smith was also active on social media. She had a Twitter account under the name @BSmithstyle with around 8.4k followers. While Smith had a Facebook account under the name Smith Style with around 35k followers. Further, her Instagram account under the name @b.smithwithstyle had around 1.8k followers.