Karrine Steffans
Karrine Steffans
Karrine Steffansis 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, many by multiplatinum-selling rap artists. 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 August 1978
CitySaint Thomas, VI
CountryUnited States of America
I've been writing since I'm five years old. I've been writing books since high school - junior high, high school. I write every single day. I never thought I'd be published.
My grandfather started his autobiography before he died; he never finished it. I would like to finish his autobiography because I finished mine.
Making bad decisions and choosing the wrong partner can ruin your life for a long time, perhaps forever.
Any good writer is going to be well-received and is going to not be well-received; that's how you know you're a great writer.
Your man wants to know that there's nothing you wouldn't do for him - if that's your committed relationship.
A lot of times, women complain about men around them. It's not always someone else's fault. If you're the common denominator in 57 different relationships that didn't work out, then maybe, just maybe... it's you!
My happiness came from learning my purpose, which is to be honest and to share things that normal people probably wouldn't share, in an effort to support and uplift other women. I love that my journey gives other women hope, letting them see how far God can bring a soul.
In certain parts of the world - where I'm at right now in New York, you're going to pay a whole lot more. In Los Angeles, your average starter home is a million dollars. So I need more money in Los Angeles to live like a normal person. If I live in another city, Iowa maybe, I wouldn't need as much.
Confessions of a Video Vixen' is not a book about my encounters with celebrities, or anyone else for that matter. It is my life story, thus far, which just so happens to include some people you may have heard of.
I've always had a man's mindset, and that's why I mostly have men friends, and that's why I've been around so many men. I've always been a tomboy. And any man that knows me will tell you I'm not a girly girl.
I remember specifically my mother telling me growing up don't put my business in the street. I was like seven, and I am like, 'What does that mean.
I never heard 'I love you' as a child. I never felt pretty or cared for.
For women especially, its important to be financially independent.
I don't even listen to hip-hop anymore. All my friends are white and over 40.