{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Paigion | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Kimberly Paigion Walker | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|9|27}} | birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, United States | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | monuments = | other_names = | citizenship = | education = Western Michigan University | alma_mater = | occupation = Media personality, actress, producer | years_active = | known_for = Hot 107.5, ''106 & Park'' "MTV2's WorldStar TV" | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | website = {{URL|www.paigion.com}} }}
'''Kimberly Paigion Walker''' (born September 27, 1986), better known mononymously as '''Paigion''', is an American actress, radio and television personality. She is best known as the one-fourth of the new set of hosts of BET's ''106 & Park'' from October 1, 2012<ref name="VibeVixen">{{cite web|url=http://www.vibevixen.com/2012/10/bow-wow-named-new-106-and-park-host/|title='106 & Park' Names Bow Wow, Ms. Mykie, Paigion and Shorty Da Prince As New Hosts|publisher=VIBE Vixen|date=2012-09-04|accessdate=2012-10-02}}</ref><ref name="FreddyO">{{cite web|url=http://freddyo.com/bet-hiring-new-hosts-meet-paigion-and-shorty-da-prince/news/ |title=BET Hiring New Hosts : Meet Paigion and Shorty Da Prince.|publisher=FreddyO.com|date=2011-12-29|accessdate=2012-10-02}}</ref> through May 2013.<ref name="stlamerican.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.stlamerican.com/entertainment/living_it/shorty-da-prince-several-co-hosts-let-go-from-106-park/article_20c336d2-e57b-11e2-bdac-0019bb2963f4.html#:~:text=The%20network%20said%20Paigon%2C%20Miss,and%20Rocsi.&text=Mykie%2C%20Paigion%20and%20Shorty%20Da,longer%20remain%20on%20the%20show|title=Shorty da Prince, several co-hosts let go from '106 & Park'}}</ref>
On February 3, 2017, she appeared on MTV2's WorldStar TV. She now films skits and posts them on YouTube{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}.
==Early life== Walker was born in Oak Park, Michigan on September 27, 1986, and graduated from Ferndale High School in 2004. She graduated from Western Michigan University with a degree in film and media studies.<ref name="Topics">{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/tag/r8g14k/paigion|title=Paigion|publisher=BET.com|date=2012-10-01|access-date=2012-10-02}}</ref>
==Career==
===Radio=== Walker got her first break in radio as a high school reporter at the urban radio station WJLB ("FM 98").<ref name="Topics"/> She later landed a position in the promotions department at the urban radio station WGPR ("Hot 107.5").<ref name="FreddyO"/><ref name="Topics"/> where she worked her way into an on-air position. She has also served as a local producer for top radio programs such as, ''The Tom Joyner Morning Show'' and ''The Rickey Smiley Morning Show''.<ref name="Topics"/>
===Television=== In November 2011, Paigion received her first shot at television on BET's ''106 and Park'' as a correspondent after a successful screen test. Shortly after, BET extended an offer to host their annual Notarized New Year's Eve video countdown show alongside Shorty da Prince. Paigion went on to make a total of 11 appearances on BET's 106 & Park as a correspondent. On May 29, 2012, Rocsi and Terrence J announced they would be leaving ''106 & Park'' on September 28, 2012. On June 1, 2012, a nationwide search for the next hosts began and ended on October 1, 2012. Walker became one-fourth of the fourth set of hosts for BET's ''106 & Park'' alongside Shorty da Prince, Bow Wow and Miss Mykie on October 1, 2012.<ref name="VibeVixen"/><ref name="FreddyO"/><ref name="Topics"/> She stopped appearing in May 2013.<ref name="stlamerican.com"/>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- | 2012 | ''"Loud Pack" DVD Movie / 'Why Do Men Cheat? The Movie'' | Stacey | Film Debut |- ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2012–2013 | ''106 & Park'' | Herself - Hostess | |}
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==External links== <!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only --> *{{Official website|http://www.paigion.com/}} *{{IMDb name|id=5206536|name=Paigion}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Paigion}} Category:1986 births Category:People from Oak Park, Michigan Category:Actresses from Michigan Category:American film actresses Category:American television actresses Category:American radio personalities Category:American television personalities Category:Living people Category:21st-century American women