She did it all, impeccably,” writes Gideon Yago of his late former colleague, who died this week at the age of 52.

Lewis was a well-known VJ on MTV in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She hosted popular shows like "Total Request Live" and "Hot Zone," and launched "The Ananda Lewis Show" in 2001. In 2019, Lewis was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer.

Ananda Lewis had one dying wish before her heartbreaking passing. Lakshmi Emory, Lewis’ sister, said that the former MTV video jockey hoped to live long enough to make it to her 14-year-old son Langston’s middle school graduation day.