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I believe you honey. So what are your goals in the industry/outside the industry? How has your life changed since you started dancing? I entered a whole new world so I had to grow up fast. It opened my eyes to the good bad and ugly of life. It showed me the greed and hunger and the sacrifices people make to make a buck. Has it affected your family relationships or relationships with men? Majorly. I was a daddy’s girl. Once my dad found out- he cut me off completely. It still hurts, but I have to live my own life and pay my own bills. My mom doesn’t like it, but she doesn’t want me in her pockets so she’s cool. It definitely affects my dating life because when men first meet me- they’re meeting me naked! So I’m only seen as sex and of course they’re not trying to take the time to get to know the real me. I’m a good woman you know (laughs). I want to open my own boutique. Hats are my signature so I want to open a hat boutique. But right now I model and I’ve been in a few videos like Rocko’s “Goin Steady” and Bobby V’s “Outfit”. And I was featured in Sweets Magazine and Premium Magazine. Do you have any regrets or things you wish you would have done differently? I wish I would have known better- I would have saved money and saved myself all the trouble I got into trying to make friends in this lifestyle. But I am glad I have a better money management plan now after 3 years so I won’t have to dance forever. Smart girl. Do you have any advice for women who want to dance? Don’t get caught up in the extra! Dance. Get money. Go home. Ignore the dudes promising to change your life. Focus on bettering yourself so you won’t have to dance for too long. There’s money to be made. 35