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NIKEYSHA

AMERICAs NEXT TOP MODEL
by: Jamie Steinberg

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Q) What made you talk through your elimination?

A) The thing is...it came off as I was arguing with Tyra or I was just snapping off and cutting her off. Really, I just was trying to explain myself.

Q) Did you notice any similarities between yourself and Tyra?

A) I think that's maybe why we clashed. She's outspoken and I'm outspoken. She loves to talk and I love to talk. When two people love to talk, no one ever hears what the other person is saying. I think that was probably the problem.

Q) Do you think the show portrayed you accurately?

A) I am a crazy person, but more in a positive light. The show showed me more negatively being crazy and more negatively being talkative. I just like to talk, have fun, be a cool person, do crazy things and be outgoing, like flashing and just doing wild stuff.

Q) The judges mentioned an issue they had with your weight. How are your eating habits?

A) I have healthy eating habits, but I had been told by a modeling agency to try and drop weight before I had joined the competition. I guess because of that...I just dropped a little bit too much weight. It was unintentional. I never meant to be too thin.

Q) What made you be so outspoken about Isis being transgender?

A) Where I'm from, a lot of people don't believe in sex changes. They think it is wrong, but Isis convinced me. I believed her. I believe she is a woman. I believe she feels she is a woman. You know what? If she says she's a woman, she's a woman. Who am I to say she's not one?

Q) Did you know that during casting Kacey wasn't as thrilled about Isis either?

A) Kacey and I were cool during casting and she went on and on and on about Isis. I was like, "Wow! She's really, really mean." Isis is a really cool girl and I wouldn't have known she was a transgender if I wasn't told. Any criticisms of Isis were uncalled for and the modeling profession is filled with so many unique and different people that transgender models were not as odd as it may initially seem.

Q) Have you cleared the air with Hannah since being on the show?

A) I have spoken with her and I have no animosity towards her at all. We never really had any issues on the show. I mean, I heard that Hannah had said something about me and I confronted her. They didn't show that on the show and she said she never said anything bad because we never had any problems. After the confrontation with Hannah about racism, I went and I hugged her. I told her, "Look, I'm not trying to attack you and didn't mean to attack you." She said it was fine. We just really wanted to know how she felt because there were way too many incidents.

Q) What did you learn from your experiences on the show?

A) There's always a time and place for everything. In the industry, when you go on castings or try to get signed to agencies, there are certainly things you can and cannot do because you need to make certain impressions. You might have the look and you might take great photos, but if they remember you from going to the bathroom or talking way too much it's going to be a bad first impression.

Q) What are your plans for the future?

A) I'm still going to pursue modeling. The cliché, "reach for the stars, land on the clouds..." Well, modeling is the stars and school is a cloud. So, you know what? I'm going to reach for modeling and if it doesn't work out, I'm going to land in school.

 


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