7 Facts About Javicia Leslie, The CW's New Batwoman and Bonafide Badass

The actress attended the HBCU in Hampton, VA, from 2005 to 2009 and majored in business management. During her time there, she starred in theatrical productions of August Wilson's Seven Guitars, Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide and When the Rainbow Is Enuf, and Bob Fosse's Chicago. She was also crowned Miss Hampton University in 2007. After graduating, Javicia worked in Washington DC, where she assisted soldiers and their families. She then moved to LA where she met her manager, Toni Benson, while helping her friend sell handmade scarves, jewelry, and purses at a trade show.