Born: October 6, 1983
Place of Birth: Pleasantville, NJ
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Monique Samuels (née Cox) is an American television personality. She is known as a cast member on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Potomac and Love & Marriage: DC.
Samuels was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She grew up in Pleasantville, New Jersey, graduated from Pleasantville High School, and briefly attended Duquesne University before dropping out to pursue a music career in Washington, D.C.
Samuels married former football player Chris Samuels in 2012. They have three children together.
Samuels began appearing as a leading cast member on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Potomac during its second season in 2017 and departed following its fifth in 2020.
She returned to reality television in 2022, starring alongside her husband in Love & Marriage: DC. It premiered in May 2022.
In April 2023, Samuels filed for divorce from her husband after 11 years of marriage, with the divorce being finalized on September 25, 2023.