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Karrine Steffans
From humble beginnings on the twenty-mile island of St. Thomas to New York Times best-selling author residing in Los Angeles, Karrine Steffans has come a long way. Details of the first 25 years of her complicated, yet, thrilling former life and lifestyle are captured in the pages of her memoir, Confessions of a Video Vixen.
Steffans was once a sought-after sexy siren who appeared in the music videos of multi-platinum hip-hop artists such as Jay-Z, R. Kelly, and LL Cool J. A top-paid video dancer, Steffans transitioned to film when acclaimed director F. Gary Gray picked her to co-star in his film A Man Apart, starring Vin Diesel. But the movie and music video sets, swanky Miami and New York restaurants, and trysts with the celebrities featured in the pages of People and In Touch magazines only skims the surface of Steffans' life.
In Confessions, Steffans goes beyond the glamour of celebrity to reveal the inner workings of the hip hop dancer industry. This memoirâpart tell-all, part cautionary taleâshows how Steffans came to be the confidante of so many,
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Karrine Steffans
American writer (born 1978)
Karrine Steffans (born August 24, 1978), also known as Elisabeth Ovesen,[3] is an American author, most notably of the Vixen series of books. She has worked as an actress and as a video vixen, having appeared in more than 20 music videos. In 2007 and 2008, Steffans visited a number of college campuses to speak about her involvement in the hip hop industry and its expectations of women.[4][5]
Early life
Steffans was born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and moved to Florida when she was 10 years old. She has written about her troubled childhood: she grew up in poverty, suffered emotional and physical abuse at the hands of an alcoholic mother and indifferent father, and was raped when she was 13. She ran away at 16, and began working as an exotic dancer. She lived on the streets for a month. She lived in New York and Arizona, and then moved to Los Angeles in 1999. She currently resides near Hollywood.[4] When she was 17, Steffans moved in with rapper Nathaniel Wilson, better
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Confessions of a Video Vixen 20th Anniversary Edition
Part tell-all, part cautionary tale, this emotionally charged memoir from a former video vixen nicknamed 'Superhead' goes beyond the glamour of celebrity to reveal the inner workings of the hip-hop dancer industry--from the physical and emotional abuse that's rampant in the industry, and which marked her own life--to the excessive use of drugs, sex and bling.
Once the sought-after video girl, this sexy siren has helped multi-platinum artists, such as Jay-Z, R. Kelly and LL Cool J, sell millions of albums with her sensual dancing. In a word, Karrine was H-O-T. So hot that she made as much as $2500 a day in videos and was selected by well-known film director F. Gary Gray to co-star in his film, A Man Apart, starring Vin Diesel. But the film and music video sets, swanky Hollywood and New York restaurants and trysts with the celebrities featured in the pages of People and In Touch magazines only touches the surface of Karrine Steffans' life.
Her journey is filled with physical abuse, rape, drug and alcohol abuse, homelessn
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