Ananda Lewis went on to become one of MTV's most popular hosts, helming 'Total Request Live' and 'Hot Zone' before leaving the network in 2001 to host her eponymous talk show. Photo: Ananda Lewis/Instagram
Ananda Lewis, the former MTV VJ known in the late 1990s as the “It Girl” for the hip-hop generation, has died after a years-long battle with breast cancer.
The TV host, former model and social activist was 52.
