The Real Housewives of Miami is an American reality television series that aired from February 22, 2011 to November 14, 2013 on Bravo. Developed as the seventh installment of The Real Housewives franchise, following The Real Housewives of Orange County, New York City, Atlanta, New Jersey, D.C., and Beverly Hills, it aired for three seasons and focused on the personal and professional lives of several women living in Miami, Florida. The series originally focused on Lea Black, Adriana de Moura, Alexia Echevarria, Marysol Patton, Larsa Pippen, and Cristy Rice. The third and final season cast consisted of Black, de Moura, Echevarria, Lisa Hochstein, and Joanna Krupa. Other cast members included Ana Quincoces and Karent Sierra.
Overview and casting
On March 10, 2010, Bravo announced the series Miami Social Club had been picked up as a restructuring of the 2009 series, Miami Social. After filming completed, Bravo decided to make it an installment of the network's The Real Housewives franchise. The first season premiered on February 22, 2011, and starred Lea Black, Adriana de Moura, Alexia Echevarria, Marysol Patton, Larsa Pippen and Cristy Rice. Pippen and Rice left after the first season. Lisa Hochstein, Joanna Krupa, Karent Sierra, and Ana Quincoces were added to the cast for the second season, which premiered on September 13, 2012. Echevarria was demoted in a recurring role in order to spend more time to care for her son, injured in a 2011 car accident. The third season debuted on August 12, 2013, with Echevarria returning as a full-time housewife. While Patton and Quincoces were demoted to recurring capacity. Sierra appeared as a guest. By September 2016, Bravo stated that The Real Housewives of Miami had "ended", making the franchise the second to end after The Real Housewives of D.C. was cancelled in 2010 after one season.
Timeline of cast members
Episodes
''Havana Elsa''
While season two of The Real Housewives of Miami was airing, Bravo released a web series titled Havana Elsa. The series featured Elsa Patton, the mother of full-time cast member, Marysol Patton, embarking on launching her own coffee line, also titled Havana Elsa. The web series aired a total of 9 episodes.
