What is it like being the daughter of a professional basketball player and a supermodel? Ask Zulekha Haywood. She has shot up in the media for speaking about her weight loss transformation from being a 330 pounds obese woman to a 165 fit woman. People have mused with everything she has had to say. Get an exclusive scoop on her transformation journey and her motivations. Get to know Zulekha Haywood, her height, and net worth today.
Zulekha Haywood Wiki
Zulekha Haywood is the daughter of the supermodel Iman, who was born Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid, and former professional basketball player Spencer Haywood. Zulekha has three sisters – Nikiah Haywood, Isis Haywood, and Shaakira Haywood. And one half-sister Alexandria Zahra Jones and a half-brother Duncan Jones.
Zulekha had to watch what she ate since she was a baby. Zulekha’s mother Iman always had her follow the Basta diet to help her keep her weight in check since she was an eight year old. Basta means “enough” in Italian which lead to Zulekha being a midnight snacker and packing on more weight than losing it.
Zulekha also had undergone a gastric bypass surgery after her 28th birthday. But due to some complications immediately after the surgery, it was not successful. She left the hospital weighing 324 pounds and discouraged.
But what ultimately help her keep the pounds at bay was healthy eating in moderation and workout. Nothing in the likes of crash diets.
Zulekha openly talked about her struggles with obesity and keeping her weight on a healthy scale on the talk show with Kathie Lee and Hoda.
You can catch Zulekha on Instagram standing loud and proud of who is today. Although she has always been confident of herself even when she was obese.
What is Zulekha Haywood doing today and her net worth
Zulekha Haywood is currently working as the manager and buyer/strategic sourcing Analyst of Taymark Inc. She has not publicized her salary, and hence we can only guess she has a good net worth of everything she is doing today.