Mimi Faust’s back story is more interesting than Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta viewers may know. Reality TV cameras can only catch so much, and the same can be said for the different sides (angles) of herself that she showed with that shower rod porno.
In three seasons of LHHATL viewers have seen her go through all kinds of struggle, usually involving Stevie J, Joseline Hernandez, and maybe the words: “Hey maid.”
She’s looked pretty crazy in just about every season of LHHATL thus far, but the good news is everybody on that show makes a fool of themselves at least once.
For year one Mimi was trapped in that love triangle, and the next season she got into a relationship situation with that Nikko Smith character (he makes musical tragedies). This season is about taking it up a notch. Mimi’s latest stoyline involves that adult film they’ve been talking about it for weeks now, and her teflon-strength hatred for Stevie J and The Puerto Rican. She even has enough time on her hands to have lunch meetings with Benzino (not a good idea, by the way) about whether or not Stevie J is and Joseline are actually married.
All that stuff is entertaining, but we wanted to learn a little bit more about this 44-year-old mom.
Read 10 facts about her in the gallery below.
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Photos: Instagram/Georgia Mugshots/Fulton County Jail
She’s Been Self-Sufficient For A While
Mimi was “torn away” from her mother, Gloria Olaiya Odofunke Simmons,at the age of 13 and had to learn to fend for herself (translation, she was kicked out of a communal home because she didn’t want to become a Scientologist like her mom). Faust has said the her mother chose the religion over her children. Simmons died in 2003.
She’s A Fashion Icon
According to her website she is “always the blueprint for high fashion and style.”
Word.
She’s Her Own Boss
Mimi owns a janitorial company called “Keep It Clean Atlanta” that shut down in 2012, and went through some restructuring last year….
She Was In A Music Video
Yup, that’s right. Mimi was in Pharrell’s “Frontin” video from over a decade ago. Maybe she was trying to break into the game by being a video vixen?
She Met Her Father As An Adult
Mimi met her father when she was 26. He passed away last month.
She Had Another Name
Mimi is just a nickname, her born name is Oluremi Fela James. She legally changed her name to Faust – her father’s last name — in 1996.
Her Birthday Is A Holiday
She was born on January 1, 1970.
She’s A Millionaire?
It pays to get into the porn industry! Her net worth is listed at $1.5 million.
You Don’t Want To Make Her Mad
Mimi was arrested for battery in Fulton County, Georgia in February of 2009. The arrest involved a fight with an abusive boyfriend. Remember wen she tried to bite Stevie face? Clearly this woman ain’t nothin’ to f*ck with.
She And Joseline Have Similar Love Stories
Mimi’s old storyline was about her issues with Stevie J cheating on her with the Joselines. Ironically enough, Mimi used to be the side chick in Stevie J’s life back when he was dating Eve. She even found Mimi and Stevie in bed together.
Interesting.
