Born: October 21, 1984
Place of Birth: Atlanta, GA
Died: Apr 27, 2020
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Ashley Ross, aka Ms. Minnie and Mama Bear, starred in the Lifetime reality series Little Women: Atlanta alongside Ms. Juicy Baby. She was a hairstylist before Ms. Minnie was on Little Women: Atlanta.
Ms. Minnie only made appearances in the first five episodes of Season 6 before her death.
She also appeared on "The Breakfast Club" radio show.
Ms. Minnie attended Brainerd High School and Chattanooga State Community College.
Ms. Minnie was a frequent guest on an Atlanta podcast called "85 South".
In the Summer of 2017, Ms. Minnie went to an urgent care center because she was not feeling well and had common cold symptoms. She was then rushed to the ER. The doctor told her that she was damaging her heart with the cold medicine she took for her symptoms and that her oxygen level was 50 when it should've been 90. She arrived at the hospital just in time, and she would've died if she hadn't. Ms. Minnie was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure. Her condition was genetic--and had nothing to do with her dwarfism. She made lifestyle changes to reverse the heart failure.
In 2018, Ms. Minnie started a podcast with rapper Monie Love.
In March 2020, Minnie revealed she was dating Nick, better known as Atlanta music producer Slickbeatz. They started dating in 2019. The couple first met in 2012 and started out as friends.
On April 26, 2020, Ms. Minnie was involved in a car accident near Old National Highway in Atlanta around 11 P.M. Ms. Minnie was unresponsive at the accident site. She was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. She broke her neck and both of her legs in the collision.
On April 27, 2020, after being hospitalized for nearly 24 hours, Ms. Minnie passed away as a result of the injuries that she received in the car accident. She was only 34 years old. Ms. Minnie's resting place is in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
According to TMZ, police reported that she allegedly went off-road briefly before violently swinging back to the left and colliding with another vehicle in the opposite lane. The report indicates no drug or alcohol tests were administered to either driver. In addition, Ms. Minnie was allegedly determined to be at fault in the crash.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office, an autopsy/examination report will not be conducted stated the following:
"Ms. Ross was hospitalized at Grady Memorial Hospital, and her injuries were documented by both imaging studies and surgery. Her cause of death will be related to blunt force injuries incurred due to the motor vehicle accident once the Grady Memorial Hospital medical records are reviewed."
She had a close friendship with fellow cast members Amanda and Andrea Salinas. Ross was the godmother of Andrea Salinas' daughter, Aubrey. The Salinas sisters were the only two Little Women: Atlanta cast members who could attend Ross' funeral. The service was otherwise only open to Minnie's close relatives due to strict social distancing orders during the Coronavirus outbreak. The general public was able to watch a live stream of the funeral.
Ms. Minnie's life was honored during the "In Memoriam" segment on the 2020 BET awards.
The cast of Little Women: Atlanta got together and paid tribute to Ms. Minnie. Footage of the award was included in Season 6 of the show.