Casandra Elizabeth Ventura is an American dancer, actress, model, and recording artist, professionally known as Cassie Ventura. She is famous for appearing in movies and television series like Step Up 2: The Streets, Honey 3: Dare to Dance, and Empire.
Early life
Cassie Ventura was born Casandra Elizabeth Ventura on August 26, 1986, and is currently 32 years old. She was born in New London, Connecticut, United States.
She was born to a Filipino background father and a Mexican mother. Ventura grew up alongside her brother Rod. Her birth sign is Virgo.
Cassie attended a local high school in Connecticut, London. She is of American nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity (her father is Filipino while her mother is of African-American, West Indian, and Mexican descent.)
Career: Music, Modeling, and Acting
Cassie Ventura started her professional modeling career at the age of fourteen. She was only sixteen years old when she began modeling for local department stores like Seventeen and Delia's fashion catalog.
Cassie pursued her career in the entertainment industry, after meeting record producer Ryan Leslie who later signed her to NextSelection Lifestyle Group. She debuted in the music industry with the self-titled studio album Cassie.
The album was released on August 8, 2006, and sold 321,000 copies in the United States. The album's lead single, Me & U was ranked number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Right after her first release, she began working on her second album, releasing three singles such as Official Girl, Let’s Get Crazy, and Must Be Love. In August 2017, Cassie released the single Love a Loser, featuring G-Eazy.
Modeling
Apart from music, Cassie is a renowned model. She began her modeling career with modeling agencies, One Management, and Wilhelmina Models. She also worked for Calvin Klein.
Cassie has been featured in magazines including GQ and Bust and was also the face of the ASOS 2013 spring collection. She has appeared in several commercials for Delia, Adidas, Abercrombie & Fitch, Seventeen, and Clean and Clear.
Acting
Additionally, she has also put her step into the film industry in 2008, portraying the role of Sophie Donovan in the 2008 American dance film, Step Up: The Streets, starring Robert Hoffman and Briana Evigan.
In 2016, she appeared in two movies, The Perfect Match, and Honey 3: Dare to Dance, featuring Bobby Lockwood. Step Up: The Streets is Cassie's highest-grossing movie to date, with a 150.8 million gross collection.
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Personal life
Analyzing Cassie Ventura's personal life, she barely shares and talks about her personal life including her dating life and relationship affairs. However, for now, after a couple of relationship failures, she is currently reported to be dating her new boyfriend, Bull rider Alex Fine.
Just a day before New Year', Cassie posted a picture with her new beau and announced that they are dating via Instagram. The couple now seems to be happily dating each other.
Previously, she was involved in a long-term dating relationship with American rapper Sean Combs. She started dating Sean in 2007. The couple dated for around eleven years before breaking up in October 2018. The pair was in an on-and-off relationship for a long time.
Height, weight, and body measurements
Cassie stands 5 feet 6½ inches tall and weighs around 55 kg. Her body measurements are 34-24-34 inches. Dark brown eyes and black hair are Cassie's distinctive features. She has a slim body build with a perfect body figure.
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Net worth
Cassie has earned a huge amount of money from her professional career as a dancer, actress, and model. After all the success, she has made a good financial status. As of 2017, Cassie Ventura's net worth was around $4 million.
Currently, as of early 2019, Cassie Ventura's net worth is reported to be around $8 million. Her ex-boyfriend, Sean Combs' net worth is around $820 million.