Courtney Ajinça Biography
Courtney Sadler Ajinça is an American celebrity event designer, entrepreneur, television personality and licensed minister who joined The Real Housewives of Potomac for Season 11. She enters the Bravo series with an established television and business career that includes appearances on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Married to Medicine, Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars and VH1’s My Celebrity Dream Wedding.
Courtney is married to former NBA player Alexis Ajinça, who later became an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards. The couple have two sons, Carter and Caysen. Outside television, Courtney has built a career producing high-profile events and is continuing her education at Harvard University.
Who Is Courtney Ajinça?
Courtney Ajinça is a celebrity event designer, entrepreneur and television personality originally from Charlotte, North Carolina. Her work in the events industry has brought her into contact with clients in sports and entertainment and eventually led to several television appearances.
She is also a licensed minister. Bravo describes Courtney as someone whose career combines creativity, business, family and faith, all of which are expected to form part of her story on RHOP.
Season 11 is Courtney’s first season as a full-time Potomac Housewife, but it is not her first experience with reality television.
Where Is Courtney Ajinça From?
Courtney was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a family with strong connections to education and religion.
Bravo describes her as the daughter of a global religious figure who has also served as a doctoral program dean and spiritual adviser to several U.S. presidents. Her family’s religious background later became relevant to Courtney’s own life when she pursued ministry alongside her businesses.
Courtney has lived in several places during her marriage because of her husband’s professional basketball career. The family eventually moved to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area after Alexis began working with the Washington Wizards.
Courtney Ajinça’s Age and Birthday
Courtney’s exact date of birth and current age have not been reliably established through the primary and institutional sources reviewed for this biography.
Education and Harvard University
Courtney returned to higher education after years of balancing family life and business.
According to her official Bravo biography, she is pursuing her bachelor’s degree at Harvard University. Her decision to return to school came after building her businesses, raising her sons and supporting her husband’s basketball career across different cities and countries.
The specific Harvard program and her expected graduation date have not been publicly established well enough to state as confirmed facts.
Career as a Celebrity Event Designer
Courtney built her public reputation through the events industry. She became known for producing elaborate weddings and other celebrations for clients in entertainment and professional sports.
Her work gained wider attention when she helped plan model and reality television personality Cynthia Bailey’s wedding to Mike Hill. Courtney later discussed the challenges of organizing the event as Hurricane Delta affected the original plans, forcing the team to make major changes close to the wedding.
Her career eventually expanded beyond event production into television, entrepreneurship, interior design and mentoring other professionals in the events industry.
My Celebrity Dream Wedding
Courtney gained a larger television platform through VH1’s My Celebrity Dream Wedding.
The program followed event planners as they created elaborate celebrations inspired by celebrity weddings while working within their clients’ budgets.
Courtney’s experience producing high-end events made television a natural extension of the business she had already established.
Previous Television Shows
Before joining The Real Housewives of Potomac, Courtney had already appeared across several reality and lifestyle television programs.
Her television credits include The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Married to Medicine, My Celebrity Dream Wedding and Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars. Those appearances mean RHOP is not Courtney’s introduction to the Bravo audience, even though Season 11 marks her first time holding a full-time Housewife position.
Her existing connections to people in the entertainment industry also give her a different background from someone entering reality television without previous media experience.
Courtney Ajinça’s Husband Alexis Ajinça
Courtney is married to Alexis Ajinça, a French former professional basketball player and current basketball coach.
The couple met while Alexis was still playing professionally and married in Paris in March 2014. Their relationship required frequent moves as Alexis played basketball in the United States and France.
During his NBA career, Alexis played for teams including the Charlotte Bobcats, Dallas Mavericks, Toronto Raptors and New Orleans Pelicans. He later returned to France before retiring from professional basketball.
After his playing career ended, Alexis moved into coaching and joined the Washington Wizards as an assistant coach. His position brought the family to the Washington, D.C. area, which also connects Courtney geographically to the Potomac franchise.
Courtney and Alexis Ajinça’s Children
Courtney and Alexis have two sons, Carter and Caysen Ajinça. Carter was born in October 2014, several months after his parents married. The couple welcomed Caysen in October 2017 while Alexis was playing for the New Orleans Pelicans.
The family moved frequently during the boys’ early years because of Alexis’ basketball career. Courtney continued developing her businesses while raising the children and supporting her husband’s career.
Family is expected to be an important part of Courtney’s storyline on The Real Housewives of Potomac.
Becoming a Minister
Religion has been part of Courtney’s life since childhood, and she has since taken a more formal role in ministry.
Bravo confirms that Courtney became a licensed minister after feeling called to preach. Her religious work now exists alongside her career as an event designer and entrepreneur.
That combination of event planning and ministry is one of the qualities Bravo highlighted when introducing her as the newest Potomac Housewife.
The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 11
Courtney joins The Real Housewives of Potomac as a new full-time Housewife for Season 11.
The season premieres on October 11, 2026, with Courtney joining returning cast members Karen Huger, Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Wendy Osefo, Stacey Rusch and Tia Glover. Robyn Dixon and Monique Samuels appear as friends of the group.
Bravo says Courtney enters the group while balancing family, faith and her growing ambitions. Her career as an event designer and minister attracts attention, but questions within the group are expected to test how quickly she can establish trust with the other women.
Her arrival also comes during a season of major changes for several established cast members.
Courtney uses the verified Instagram account @courtneyajinca. Her profile reflects the different parts of her public career, including celebrity events, interior design, television, ministry and family life. She also identifies her connections to Washington, D.C. and Charlotte.
Courtney Ajinça Quick Facts
- Full name: Courtney Sadler Ajinça
- Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Current area: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
- Occupation: Celebrity event designer, entrepreneur, television personality and minister
- Education: Pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Harvard University
- Husband: Alexis Ajinça
- Married: March 2014
- Children: Carter and Caysen Ajinça
- Known for: The Real Housewives of Potomac and My Celebrity Dream Wedding
- RHOP season: Season 11
- Instagram: @courtneyajinca
Courtney Ajinça Beyond RHOP
Courtney’s public career was established long before she became a Potomac Housewife. She has worked in the events industry, appeared on several television programs, raised a family through the changing demands of professional basketball and later pursued both higher education and ministry.
