Career
Foster was born January 1, 1971 attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in 1994, followed by a Merchandising Marketing major in Los Angeles. Her professional career started with her employment as a salesperson; she has also worked in management. During her attendance of the Fashion Institute, Foster briefly worked for Armani and since then, has styled numerous international celebrities including Jay-Z, Ciara, Nas and Mary J. Blige.[citation needed]
Foster's work as a stylist gained attention of network cables MTV, E! and Access Hollywood.[2]
Foster is credited as the founder of charity organization The Lost Ones Foundation, found in 2009. The organisation claims to be non-profit and serves as a motivational group for teenage girls.[3]
Personal life
Foster has five children. Her first son was born during her teenage years; her second and third son were born to Atlanta based clothier Ryan Glover. She had been dating Glover since 1998, married him in 2002 and legally divorced in 2007, despite having separated earlier.[citation needed]
In 2006, Foster became involved romantically with her employer, singer Usher, who had hired her as a stylist. He proposed to her in January 2007 and announced their engagement in February. The couple married August 3, 2007 in a private ceremony.[4] Foster's fourth and Usher's first child, son Usher Raymond V, was born November 26, 2007.[5] On December 10, 2008, Foster gave birth to her fifth child, son Naviyd Eli Raymond.[6]In February 2009, Foster, now renamed Raymond, suffered from cardiac arrest in a hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. Foster had been in the hospital to get a liposuction; however, the procedure was never performed and she was put in a medically induced coma to aid her recovery.[7]
In June 2009, Usher filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences when claiming to have lived separately from Foster for nearly a year.[8][9] Foster's family spoke against the claims, stating Usher had been living in their Atlanta home until March 2009.[10] The divorce was finalized November 4, 2009
