At the start of his career, Kanye West was engaged to a woman named Alexis Phifer.
However, the engagement collapsed and things fell apart between them after the death of Kanye’s mother.
Prior to meeting Alexis, Kanye was dating his high school sweetheart, a woman named Sumeke Rainey, their relationship got serious as time progressed, and Kanye even bought her a ring.
During those times, Kanye wasn’t quite a household name yet. So he loved how smart Alexis was when it came to business.
Alexis was able to get Kanye in contact with influential people that she knew and helped him create his image by styling his outfits, but he reportedly called it quits in 2004 and moved on with a woman named Brooke.
Brooke met Kanye when he was opening for Usher at his New York show, and she was working as a production assistant for MTV, Brooke told The Sun website that within months, she and Kanye were inseparable.
Kanye was based in Los Angeles at the time but he bought a place in New York to be closer to her.
In 2005, Kanye reportedly reunited with Alexis, but he continued his relationship with Brooke as well.
In February, 2006, he attended the Grammy Awards, and as he walked down the red carpet it was Brooke who was by his side.
Brooke knew Kanye had other women in his life. She told The Sun:
Kanye was very open and honest about the other women he was dealing with, but it became too much. Brooke said he wanted and needed me to be okay with certain things I wasn’t okay with.
Brooks said they began arguing and things got really nasty between them.
They eventually broke up sometime in 2006 and Kanye quickly moved on with Alexis.
Sources told Us Weekly Kanye’s mom, Donda West, really liked the Alexis and she gave Kanye her blessing to make things official.
Donda was the closest person to Kanye and he valued her opinion. So just six months after attending the Grammys with Brooke, Kanye took Alexis on a trip to Capri.
According to People Magazine over a lobster and pasta dinner, Kanye popped the question and Alexis said yes.
Shortly after their engagement, they invited Harper’s Bazaar into Kanye’s Hollywood Hills home, which they shared together.
Alexis showed off her closet full of designer clothes and pieces from her own fashion line called Dita.
While Kanye was getting ready for the release of his album entitled graduation, Alexis was focused on debuting her clothing line at New York Fashion Week, and working on ideas for their upcoming wedding.
After playing the field and having his pick of women, Kanye was ready to settle down.
During an interview with GQ magazine. He said he just wanted to get married and didn’t want to make a big deal out of it. He said it’s for me, for stability in my life and I’m so happy that I found someone that I really love.
But Kanye’s his life went into a tailspin. In November 2007, Donda, his mother, passed away at the age of 58, after a plastic surgery procedure.
A friend told People magazine Kanye was going through a rough time and was putting all his focus on his upcoming glow in the dark tour.
His friends started seeing less and less of Alexis, as the months passed by and sources added they started seeing less and less of Alexis.
In April, 2008 just five months after his mom passed away, Alexis confirmed to People Magazine they had called off their engagement.
She added, it’s always sad when things like this end and we remained friends. She also wished Kanye the best and called him one of the most talented people she had ever met.
Kanye moved on with Amber Rose and Amber didn’t waste any time throwing shade at Alexis.
Following the breakup, Alexis said she wasn’t seeking any kind of attention, and retreated from the spotlight. Alexis admitted it was nice to have a regular life back.
These days, Alexis is still as fashionable as ever, she has a new clothing based out of Los Angeles. She keeps most of the details about her romantic life under wraps.
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