The Transformation Of Ashley Darby From Childhood To 33 Years Old

May 2024 · 1 minute read

Ashley Darby didn't grow up in wealth. She was raised by a single mother in Sandy Springs, Maryland, according to The Washington Post. She spent time in Potomac with her grandfather, who had a lawn business. She was the oldest of three kids, and when she was old enough, she picked up several jobs to help out her mom, according to her Bravo bio. 

Ashley was partly raised by her grandfather because her father left when she was just 1 year old, according to The Washington Post. She told the outlet that she tried to add her father as a friend on Facebook. "He denied me like three times until he deleted it," Ashley said. "He doesn't want anything to do with me, and now I think he's ashamed" for disappearing. "How do you apologize to somebody for not being in your life for 27 years?"

When she turned 18, Ashley enrolled at the University of Maryland, but she worked as a bartender near Georgetown to keep herself financially afloat. It was actually while bartending that Ashley was discovered by the Miss District of Columbia Pageant — which she won in 2011.

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