Melyssa Savannah Ford (born November 7, 1976) is a Canadian hip hop model and actress.[2] She attended York University and studied in the field of forensic psychology.[3] Ford's father is Afro-Barbadian and her mother is Russian and Norwegian. She is often referred to as Jessica Rabbit, an animated character whose sensuous figure Ford's is said to resemble.[1][4] In a 2008 CNN interview, Ford said that when making music videos she often asked herself whether she was "perpetuating a negative stereotype" about black women. When she was asked whether music videos, overall, are "demeaning to women", Ford replied, "Yes, I definitely have to say that".[3] [Read more about Melissa Ford at FanPal.]