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{{short description|American television host}}
{{about|the American radio and TV personality}}
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| birth_name         = Nessa Diab
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| birth_place        = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
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| nationality        = American
| education          = [[University of California, Berkeley]] <br>([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
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| partner            = [[Colin Kaepernick]] (2015–present)
| occupation         = Television and radio host
| children           = 1
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'''Nessa Diab''', known [[mononymous person|mononymously]] as '''Nessa''', is an American [[radio personality|radio and TV personality]] and [[television presenter|television host]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2015/02/04/timeline-recent-hot-97-shake-ups-1|title=Hot 97's Nessa|website=[[the Fader]]|date=18 June 2014 |access-date=2015-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/A+to+Zim/articles/pg1ffxtrBwA/Nessa+MTV+Girl+Code+Answers+26+Burning+Questions|title=Nessa from MTV's 'Girl Code' Answers Our 26 Burning Questions|website=[[Zimbio]]|author=Zimbio – Lani Conway|access-date=2015-07-25}}</ref>
== Early life and education ==
Nessa was born to [[Egyptians|Egyptian]] parents. She has two brothers. She grew up in Southern California but her dad's job frequently moved her family between California and [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Farrell|first=Paul|date=2017-08-03|title=Nessa Diab, Colin Kaepernick's Girlfriend: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|url=https://heavy.com/sports/2017/08/colin-kaepernick-girlfriend-nessa-diab/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Heavy.com|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617182221/https://heavy.com/sports/2017/08/colin-kaepernick-girlfriend-nessa-diab/|archive-date=17 June 2020}}</ref> She graduated with a degree in mass communications from the [[University of California, Berkeley]].<ref name=":0" />
== Career ==
While in college, Nessa interned at [[San Francisco Bay Area]] Top 40 station [[KYLD|Wild 94.9]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Cabrera|first=Daniela|title=Nessa Diab Is Taking Over|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/106695-who-is-nessa-diab-the-girl-code-star-is-killing-it-in-the-radio-television|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Bustle|date=30 August 2015 |language=en}}</ref> Eventually, she got her own show, "The Baydestrian Report," which covered news in the Bay Area.<ref name=":1" />
She first rose to prominence for her artist and celebrity interviews on Wild 94.9 and [[YouTube]], which led to [[MTV]] seeking her out to be on ''[[Girl Code]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/teen-mom-after-show-host-nessa-diab-131891|title=It's About Time We Get to Know 'Teen Mom' After Show Host Nessa|last=Hernandez|first=Emma|date=2 May 2018|website=In Touch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/106695-who-is-nessa-diab-the-girl-code-star-is-killing-it-in-the-radio-television|title=Who is Nessa Diab? The 'Girl Code' Star Is Killing It In The Radio & Television World|last=Cabrera|first=Daniela|date=30 August 2015|website=Bustle}}</ref> She has also hosted various [[MTV]] and [[MTV2]] shows. She currently hosts "Nessa on Air," a successful hip-hop show during the [[drive time]] shift on [[New York City]]'s top rated [[WQHT|Hot 97]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hot97.com/news/air/nessa|title=Nessa|date=25 January 2015|website=HOT 97|access-date=28 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/hot-97-shake-radio-station-adds-new-hires-lineup-article-1.2079405#|title=Hot-97 shake up as radio station hires new host, program director|last=Hinckley|first=David|date=15 January 2015|work=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/14/arts/music/hot-97-a-hip-hop-pioneer-on-radio-reaches-a-crossroads.html|title=For Hip-Hop Radio and Its Voices, Change Is on the Air|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|date=13 February 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Nessa-Diab-Talk-Stoop-478356103.html|title=Nessa is Named Host of Talk Stoop|date=2 April 2018|work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> Her show is the #1 hip hop show in the afternoons with 18–34 year olds and is syndicated nationally in over 15 markets.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nessa|url=https://www.hot97.com/show/nessa/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Hot97|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018, Nessa became the host of [[NBCUniversal]]'s show, ''[[Talk Stoop]]'' for one season<ref>{{Cite web|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=2018-04-02|title=Nessa Diab Will Replace Cat Greenleaf on NBCU's 'Talk Stoop'|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/nessa-diab-talk-stoop-cat-greenleaf-1202741206/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref>
== Activism ==
Nessa and [[Colin Kaepernick]] founded Know Your Rights Camp, a multi-city traveling youth empowerment initiative for disadvantaged youth.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-20|title=Colin Kaepernick Wants You to Know Your Rights|url=https://www.papermag.com/colin-kaepernick-know-your-rights-2639893401.html?rebelltitem=18#rebelltitem18?rebelltitem=18|access-date=2020-06-04|website=PAPER|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Richards|first=Kimberley|date=2019-08-20|title=Colin Kaepernick Honors Girlfriend, MTV Host Nessa, On Twitter: 'Love You Queen!'|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/colin-kaepernick-girlfriend-radio-host-nessa-diab_n_5d5c37e2e4b0d1e113690ac2|access-date=2020-06-04|website=[[HuffPost]]|language=en}}</ref> In 2020, the organization expanded its reach with funds for COVID-19 and in June the creation of a legal defense initiative "for victims of excessive force by police terrorism and civil rights violations."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Klar|first=Rebecca|date=2020-06-04|title=Twitter CEO giving $3M to Kaepernick group|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/501098-twitter-ceo-giving-3m-kaepernick-group|access-date=2020-06-04|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Covid 19 Relief Fund|url=https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/covid19|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Know Your Rights|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1268255523280953350|user=Kaepernick7|title=Thx to your support we've expanded the @yourrightscamp legal defense initiative nationally to defend arrested Freedom Fighters. We're also working to file civil rights cases against police for their terroristic acts. Keep fighting back! http://knowyourrightscamp.com/legal #wegotus|access-date=2021-02-11}}</ref>
In 2016, she led [[Emergency contraception|Plan B One Step]]'s Perfectly Imperfect national campaign with her ''[[Girl Code]]'' co-host [[Carly Aquilino]], encouraging young women to take charge of their reproductive health.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Kirbie|date=2016-11-30|title=Carly and Nessa From Girl Code Get Candid About Women's Reproductive Rights and Plan B|url=https://www.popsugar.com/node/42779940|access-date=2020-06-05|website=POPSUGAR Beauty|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== New York City youth organizations ===
She hosts a yearly prom pamper party for underprivileged high school girls from [[New York City]] centered around female empowerment.<ref>{{Cite web|last=hiphop|title=Nessa's Prom Pamper Party at LUSH NYC|url=https://certifiedbootleg.com/news/new/nessas-prom-pamper-party-at-lush-nyc/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Certified BOOTLEG|date=3 May 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2017-05-10|title=Nessa's Prom Pamper Party|url=http://www.nessaonair.com/2017/05/10/nessas-prom-pamper-party/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Nessa On Air|language=en}}</ref> She mentors students from various organizations in New York City, including the Dream Charter School in [[Harlem]] and [[the Bronx]], and she created a scholarship and mentorship program in March 2018 at the [[Lower East Side]] Girls Club.
==Personal life ==
She gave birth to her first child in August 2022 with Colin Kaepernick.<ref>{{cite web | last=Truffaut-Wong | first=Olivia | title=Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab Welcome Their First Child | website=The Cut | date=August 29, 2022 | url=https://www.thecut.com/2022/08/colin-kaepernick-nessa-diab-first-child-baby-announcement.html | access-date=August 30, 2022}}</ref>
==Hosting credits==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2013
| ''[[Girl Code]]''
| Season 1 - Season 4
|-
| ''2013 [[MTV Woodies|MTV Woodie]] Awards''
| Co-host
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| ''[[Ain't That America (TV series)|Ain't That America]]''
|
|-
| ''[[MTV2]] Charlamagne & Friends''
|
|-
| rowspan=8 | 2014
| ''[[Big Morning Buzz Live|VH1 Big Morning Buzz]]''
|
|-
| ''[[MtvU Woodie Awards|MTVU Woodie Awards]]''
|
|-
| ''iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party''
| Guest Appearance
|-
| ''[[The Real World (TV series)|The Real World]] Aftershow''
|
|-
| ''[[Real World: Ex-Plosion]] Reunion''
|
|-
| ''[[MTV2]] Jobs That Don't Suck''
|
|-
| ''[[Snooki & Jwoww]]'' ''Aftershow''
|
|-
| ''[[Teen Mom]]'' ''Aftershow''
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Girl Code|Girl Code Live]]''
|
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2016
| ''[[The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines]] Reunion''
|
|-
| ''Real Talk'' (Aftershow series for ''[[Real World: Go Big or Go Home]]'')
|
|-
| ''Mucho Mas'' (Aftershow series for ''[[The Challenge: Rivals III]]'')
|
|-
| ''[[The Challenge: Rivals III]] Reunion''
|
|-
| ''Real Talk'' (Aftershow series for ''[[Real World Seattle: Bad Blood]]'')
|
|-
|2017
|''2017 MTVU Woodie Awards''
|
|-
|2017
|''Race in America: An MTV Discussion''
|
|-
| 2018–2019
| ''[[Talk Stoop]]''
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club]]''
|
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{official|http://www.nessaonair.com}}
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[[Category:American radio DJs]]
[[Category:Television personalities from California]]
[[Category:American television talk show hosts]]
[[Category:American people of Egyptian descent]]
[[Category:American women television personalities]]
[[Category:University of California, Berkeley alumni]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]