B&B: Would you say that it is harder to be a model in New York? Or does it work to your benefit being that all the record labels and magazine publications are based here?
DE: New York is where you have to be. If you’re not in Atlanta or Los Angeles, then I don’t know what you’re doing. Here, you have access to everyone that you need to have access to. This is the belly of the beast and you have to have thick skin to make it here.

B&B: What is a recent setback that you’ve experienced and how did you go past that?
DE: Besides the networking, there’s bullshit that comes with working in this industry. I’m really big about this ulterior motive thing. Sometimes they use that against you or to your power. They want you to do something for them. That’s the biggest setback.

B&B: Your fantasies, according to your MySpace page, are an interesting (albeit eclectic) set of white guys. Who are they and do you not love the Soul Brothas [laughs]?
DE: [Laughs] Basically, it is exactly what it is. It’s a fantasy. I’ve never been approached by a Caucasian man. I do think David Beckham and Johnny Depp are sexy.

B&B: Do you think that there is a prime market for Latin women to be a star in the world of urban modeling? Or do you think that the attention is solely placed on stallion built Black women?
DE: There is a role for Latin women because men like different things. They love that caramel, that Butter Pecan, you know… must I go on?

B&B: Where do you see yourself in the next five years?
DE: I see myself in the next five years moving on to bigger and better things. I would love to do major motion pictures. I would love to be established in the modeling game. I always move forward, never move backwards. So, within the next five years, I would have already accomplished my goals and made myself into a viable name. I would love to be a James Bond girl, you know! Either that or be saved by Johnny Depp in a movie.

B&B: Are you currently single?
DE: I do have a special somebody, but I don’t believe in relationships, so you can just say that I’m single. I’m not tied-down, I’m not handcuffed. Relationships these days are credible. You can’t say that because guys and girls do their own things. They have these second lives that they live. I have commitment issue to work on. It’s hard to trust people, you know. Continued on page 4 »