![]() A little brindle nubby-eared dog had been confiscated. It makes an intriguing drink: sweet vanilla and oak notes as you start the sip, with a finish of lingering bittersweet coffee. It was a chance meeting at a Los Angeles Animal Shelter that would start her love affair with Pit Bulls. And putting my hair in different styles-braids, knotless braids, cornrows, topknots-showcases my personality. This modern spin on the Manhattan stars bourbon paired with Tia Maria, a coffee liqueur, instead of the standard sweet vermouth. ![]() I am no longer afraid to express myself in an authentic way. Well, now I’m all about expressing myself! Now it’s about being myself and embracing who I am and walking with confidence. What’s it like now in your 40s with curls? You mentioned dating in your 20s while you were straightening your hair. I did the big chop and started to fall in love with my hair. This #bigchop community was beautiful and inspiring-women were standing up to society and saying, “No, I’m not going to conform.” I wanted to be a part of that movement. I even reached out to her to tell her that she inspired me to do the same. I can still picture a Brazilian girl who had just done the big chop to transition from straightened hair to her natural texture. In 2012 I started to see women with textured hair like mine on my Instagram feed. At some point, you embraced your curls, though did you have an aha moment? When I was on Sister, Sister in my 20s and I was starting to date, I liked to straighten my hair because I didn’t feel like I was embraced or accepted when I would wear my hair curly. I tried to look like what people were saying was beautiful and sexy. Casting directors would call my hair a distraction. She was the runner-up in the first bisexual dating reality show A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila and the final female contestant. When I was at school, I heard, “Your hair is poofy,” “Your hair is frizzy.” Growing up as an actor, casting directors didn’t know where I fit, and the characters were never described as a woman who had hair like mine. I didn’t see hair like mine on television or in magazines. I wasn’t always caring for it, embracing it, or accepting of it. ![]() With Tila Tequila, Amanda Ireton, Raye Richards, Brandi Ryan. How has your relationship with your hair changed through the years? A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila: Created by Riley McCormick, SallyAnn Salsano. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play
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