Raquel Leviss

Rachel Savannah Leviss (born September 12, 1994), formerly known as Raquel Leviss, is an American model and television personality. She is best known as a former cast member on the Bravo reality television series Vanderpump Rules.
Early life
Rachel Savannah Leviss was born in Thousand Oaks, California on September 12, 1994, as the only child of Carey Leviss and Susan Couture. She has two older maternal half-siblings. She was adopted at birth by Laura Martin, her aunt. She also has an older adoptive half-brother.
Leviss was educated at Newbury Park High School. She studied kinesiology focusing on pre-occupational therapy at Sonoma State University, a public university in Rohnert Park, California. She received her Bachelor of Science in 2018. She is an alumni of Alpha Gamma Delta.
Career
Leviss began her career as a model in 2010, at the age of 16. She worked at Ooh La Luxe between 2016 and 2019. She has also modeled for advertisements and print media.
Leviss competed in the 2016 Miss Sonoma County pageant. She has said that she won the pageant. People on social media have proven this to not be true.
Leviss made her television debut in November 2016, as a guest during the fifth season of the Bravo reality television series Vanderpump Rules. She was made a recurring cast member from the sixth season forward. She was promoted to the main cast from the ninth season. In August 17, 2023, it was said she was leaving the series. She worked as a server at SUR Restaurant & Lounge, a West Hollywood hotspot co-owned by Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd, from 2019 to 2020.
Leviss made her runway debut during the Glaudi by Johana Hernandez show at Paris Fashion Week in February 2019. She walked for Walter Mendez at Los Angeles Fashion Week in March.
Leviss competed in the 2020 Miss Malibu/Miss Beverly Hills pageant in October 2019.
Charity work
Leviss previously volunteered at Vanderpump Dogs, a rescue centre in Los Angeles, California.
Public image
Leviss became a subject of widespread media attention in March 2023, after she was caught having a months-long affair with Tom Sandoval, the life partner of her best friend and Vanderpump Rules co-star Ariana Madix. Leviss fired her PR team on March 4 and hired a new PR team on March 5. Leviss released a lengthy statement via Entertainment Tonight on March 8.
Leviss filed a restraining order against her Vanderpump Rules co-star, Scheana Shay, on March 7, alleging Shay had became violent with her after the two had appeared on the March 2 episode of Watch What Happens Live! with Andy Cohen together. The restraining order was dropped on March 29. Leviss attended the taping for the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion in-person on March 26. The restraining order was still in place at the time of recording, resulting in Leviss and Shay remaining at least 100 feet apart at all times.
Leviss publicly addressed the scandal for the first time during the August 16, 17, and 18 episodes of the Just B with Bethenny Frankel podcast.
Personal life
Leviss was in a relationship with the English DJ and television personality James Kennedy from 2016 to 2021. The two met at a New Year's Eve party in 2015 and announced they were in a relationship on Valentine's day 2016. The two got engaged in May 2021 and separated in December.
Leviss currently resides in North Hollywood, California.
Leviss checked herself into The Meadows, a mental health facility in Wickenburg, Arizona, on April 14, 2023. She checked herself out of the facility on July 14, after a three-month stay.
Leviss had been known as Raquel since childhood. On July 14, 2023, it was announced that she has switched back to Rachel, her birth name. She updated her TikTok display name and handle three days later.