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“Within reason, anything is possible,â€? Alexa says. “There are always people who try to stand in your way and don’t believe in you until you do what you set out to do.â€?

Nia says: "What you put out into the universe comes back, it’s the laws of attraction…"

Her modeling career continues to grow and she recently was voted as one of Geechee One Magazine’s 2007 Beautiful Women and will be featured in the 2007 Calendar and the December 2006, issue.

One of her first auditions landed her the role of “Red Top,� in Ridley Scott’s American Gangster opposite Russell Crow and Denzel Washington.

“There is a lot of love in my music, and I hope people feel that love when they listen to my album,� she says.

“I recall her telling me ‘there are very few people in the world that have dark skin and have green eyes,’� Redman tells The Black Star News, referring to her mentor.

The author, Watson: "Miss America represents a lot of qualities that women seek — simply put, the pageant will always be there as long as there are little girls that want to be Miss America.â€?

Erica: "A model can be beautiful, but if she doesn’t have the brainpower to know how to promote herself and know the ins and outs of the business, then her looks alone are not going to help her succeed.�

Isley Nicole: “In Hollywood there are 20 Halle Berry look-a-likes so you have to be more than a pretty face to survive in this cut-throat town. You’ll be on a Greyhound bus back to Idaho before you know it.â€?

Ms. Cherry: “I didn’t know where to start when it came to modeling, but I took off running in every direction I could find.� She’s been running in the right direction.