PLUS MODEL MAGAZINE February 2015 Issue | Page 92

Name: Tanisha Thomas Best Known For: TV Shows Bad Girls Club, Girlfriend Intervention and others Website and social media: plushdivas.com Instagram: @iamtanishathomas @plushnyc | Twitter: Tanisha_dadiva You are one of the most adored cast members of The Bad Girls Club and one of the most successful as well. Why do you think people feel a connection with you? I truly believe that people love my tough love and raw honesty. Not many people are willing to keep it 100%. Everybody is always worried about maintaining an image; real people just don’t give a damn. People can always count on me to give my real point of view. The entertainment industry is not for the faint at heart. What is your advice to those looking to pursue a career in entertainment? Be prepared to put in the work. If you jump in and rely solely on “management” to take you to the next level, you’ll never get there. God helps those who help themselves. You have to be hands-on... run your own social media... read all your emails... be INVOLVED. Many won’t get your vision and that’s ok. Start seeing the word “NO” as a “ new opportunity” elsewhere. Until the doors open, bang on every window. Writing down short and long term goals help a great deal as well. Your confidence is contagious! Have you always been this confident or did you come into your own at some point in your life? Thanks, for the most part I’ve always loved who I am. Something magical has been happening to me within the past year. I really started to understand my worth and exactly who I am. I think