Joyce Giraud established herself as an international supermodel and beauty queen, winning Miss Universe Puerto Rico 1998 and placing as second runner-up at Miss Universe, before making her main cast debut on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in 2013 for its fourth season. As an actress and executive producer, she has appeared in feature films like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and starred in television series such as Tyler Perry's House of Payne and NBC's Siberia.