19 Women Who Ruled Prince’s World (PHOTOS) was originally published on rickeysmileymorningshow.com
1. Singer and percussionist Sheila E shot to stardom after working with Prince during the ‘Purple Rain’ era.
![Singer and percussionist Sheila E shot to stardom after working with Prince during the ‘Purple Rain’ era.](https://ioneglobalgrind.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/14613352593084.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
2. Mayte Garcia was Prince’s dancer when they met. The couple married in 1996 and divorced in 2000 after the death of their child.
![Mayte Garcia was Prince’s dancer when they met. The couple married in 1996 and divorced in 2000 after the death of their child.](https://ioneglobalgrind.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/14613355678183.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
3. Stop the press! Prince had more than just an eye for Kim Basinger during the filming of ‘Batman’.
![Stop the press! Prince had more than just an eye for Kim Basinger during the filming of ‘Batman’.](https://ioneglobalgrind.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/146125915370271.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
4. Manuela Testolini was married to Prince from 2001 to 2006.
![Manuela Testolini was married to Prince from 2001 to 2006.](https://ioneglobalgrind.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/14613354427904.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
5. Misty Copeland performed with Prince on his tours in the 2000s. Were they romantically linked? You tell us!
![Misty Copeland performed with Prince on his tours in the 2000s. Were they romantically linked? You tell us!](https://ioneglobalgrind.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/14613370133411.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
6. Bria Valentine collaborated with Prince musically and also dated him in the 2000s.
![Bria Valentine collaborated with Prince musically and also dated him in the 2000s.](https://ioneglobalgrind.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/14613365216995.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
7. Nona Gaye worked musically with Prince in the 1990s and has also been romantically linked to The Purple One.
![Nona Gaye worked musically with Prince in the 1990s and has also been romantically linked to The Purple One.](https://ioneglobalgrind.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/1461335813395.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
8. Before hating each other’s guts, Madonna and Prince dated very briefly in 1985 and recorded a duet on Madonna’s album ‘Like A Prayer’.
![Before hating each other’s guts, Madonna and Prince dated very briefly in 1985 and recorded a duet on Madonna’s album ‘Like A Prayer’.](https://ioneglobalgrind.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/14613382145172.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
9. The rumor is that Prince and Ananda Lewis dated once upon a time. Regardless, Ananda is devastated over The Purple One’s death.
![The rumor is that Prince and Ananda Lewis dated once upon a time. Regardless, Ananda is devastated over The Purple One’s death.](https://ioneglobalgrind.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/14613386491548.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)