Tahiry Jose (born May 05, 1979) is an American urban model and video vixen. She is also known as a star of Love & Hip Hop: New York and the owner of Suite 135 in New York City. ^[7]

She was born in May 5, 1979 in Harlem,New York City, New York, USA. She grew up with her father and mother whose name is Lizzy.

She attended different public schools in New York City where she completed her high school education.

She joined John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the City University of New York in Midtown Manhattan where she graduated from.

While growing up she encountered a lot of financial problems making her to work several minor jobs like waitress and hostess in the Night club of New York City.

Soon she became a video vixen and began to appear in the entertainment industry in the 2011 film.

She then gained fame as the girlfriend of rapper Joe Budden. She often is seen at red carpet events and has been a correspondent for XXL (magazine).

As a model she has worked for many modeling fashion brands especially for adult magazines and plus-size fashion.

She has modeled for Melyssa Ford, Coco, and many more.

She also featured in the Big Morning Buzz Live as well as the 2015 film ‘Beautiful Destroyer’.

She and Yandy Smith-Harris both starred on Love & Hip Hop: New York. ^[1]

She is currently single but she is rumored to be in a relationship with American footballer LeSean McCoy (Shady). She has also dated famous people in the past. She caught the eye of media when she linked romantically with her American former rapper, Joe Budden.

The couples dated from 2005 to 2009 as they first met at the reality show in 2005 and began to have lingering feelings for each other.

They broke up on the show after she rejected his marriage proposal during the fourth season.

She then left the show at the beginning of the fifth season, however, in 2017 she returned to the show’s franchise.

And she later appeared as a supporting cast member for the tenth anniversary season.

She has personal and verified accounts on various social media platforms.

She has an Instagram account @therealtahiry with 2.1 million followers. On Twitter, she has an account @TheRealTahiry with 485.4k followers. Also, she goes by the Facebook handle with more than 466.9k followers.

She makes a profitable amount from her business as an owner of the club ‘Suite 135’, a model and television personality.

She has an estimated net worth of $13 million USD.