Toya Johnson

About

Antonia “Toya” Johnson-Rushing (née Johnson; born October 26, 1983) is an American reality television personality.

Johnson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the second child of Anita Johnson and Walter Andrews.

In 2009, Johnson and Tameka “Tiny” Harris from the R&B group Xscape (also wife of rapper T.I.) starred on a reality show on BET called Tiny and Toya.
She wrote a book called Priceless Inspirations, as well a memoir titled In My Own Words..My Real Reality, How to Lose a Husband, and You Just Don’t Get It with her daughter, Reginae Carter. She owns a boutique called G.A.R.B. in New Orleans, Louisiana, and GARB Shoetique in Smyrna, Georgia. Johnson starred in her own reality show on BET called Toya: A Family Affair which consisted of 16 episodes of one season in 2011.

At age 14, Johnson and rapper Lil Wayne met when she was at a corner store and Wayne was standing outside in New Orleans, Louisiana. She became pregnant with their daughter. Lil Wayne was already signed to Cash Money Records as a burgeoning rapper. He ultimately chose to pursue his rap career with Cash Money Records in order to support his child. When she was…