Evelyn Lozada Covers VIBE Vixen’s Beauty Issue

Since her running start on VH1's Basketball Wives, every detail of Evelyn Lozada’s life has been entertainment. A messy domestic run-in with her ex-husband, former NFL star Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, sent the 37-year-old spiraling, forcing a Michael Jackson-esque look in the mirror.

Around the same time, Basketball Wives opponents refused to band behind the profanity-spewing TV staple that they chalked up as a bully receiving her karmic return. For their Feb/Mar Beauty Issue, VIBE Vixen pulled back the layers on the reality star.

Evelyn on becoming a changed woman on Basketball Wives
I had people saying, “Stay the same. I need to see all that feistiness.” I’m still going to have my little quotes; this is just who Evelyn is. And at the same time, I need to learn to handle certain situations. But if somebody is coming at me, I’m going to protect myself. It’s not like I’m going to be super perfect because I was on Iyanla and now I’m Mother Mary, because that’s not what it is. But at the same time, instead of going from zero to 1,000, let’s really think before we speak and not get physical. I just have to remind myself of that. It’s a daily thing for me because sometimes you’re tested.

Check the photos and read the full cover story at Vixen.