BY CICI SANTARELLI

BAD GIRL OF THE WEEK IS BACK WITH DOMINICAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN BEAUTY - ANASTASIA GARCIA. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS CLEVELAND OHIO NATIVE TURNED ATL'S FINEST ON B.E.T. OR MTV FEATURED IN YOUR FAVORITE VIDEOS SUCH AS B.O.B. "HATERS EVERYWHERE", SHAWTY LO "FOOLISH REMIX", GORILLA ZOE "WALK WITH A WADDLE", AND MORE, BUT TRUST ME, SHE IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE VIDEO GIRL. ANASTASIA HAS MUCH MORE TO OFFER AND RESENTS THE FACT THAT MODELS IN VIDEOS ARE OFTEN LABELED AS "GROUPIES" OR WORSE. THIS BAD GIRL IS BEAUTIFUL, FUN, AND SUPER CONFIDENT, AND WHY SHOULDN'T SHE BE? SHE KNOWS SHE HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED!

LET’S START WITH YOUR MODELING CAREER. HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE INDUSTRY?

I’m a go getter! [grins] I just worked really hard. I believed I could do it so I did and I went for what I wanted. I’m not done yet!

WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO MODEL?

I have been doing this from the age of six. I love it so why not keep going.

WOW, YOU STARTED AT THE AGE OF 6? HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MODELING?

14 years

BEING IN THE INDUSTRY THAT LONG, YOU MUST HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOT OF THE GOOD AND THE BAD. WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND TO BE THE PERKS OF BEING A MODEL?

Makeup, food, clothes, and cute guys! [laughs] Just kidding! I love the spotlight and being a model puts you in it. It sets you apart from other girls and makes other girls hate you. I love that!

YES, YOU MUST LOVE THE HATERS! [LAUGHS] WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THEM, RIGHT? WHAT ARE SOME NEGATIVE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU IN THE INDUSTRY?

I have been on video sets and I would see a girl who I would not think she is better than me but they would treat her better. I would feel bad but my thing is and always been that I am the best! I have always been that way. I know I deserve better than being then just another girl. I’m number one and that’s just how it is. [smiles sweetly]

WHAT IS THE CRAZIEST THING IN THE INDUSTRY YOU HAVE WITNESSED?

Young girls running away from home to do music videos and people don't give a fuck to find out how old they are. You would be able to guess what goes on!

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE. ON THAT NOTE, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE THE UP-AND-COMING TALENT WHO WANT TO BE IN THE GAME?

Don't give up and it’s very hard. Be careful most of all!

WOULD YOU TELL THEM THAT THERE IS A WAY TO SUCCEED IN THIS INDUSTRY?

Yes, but I’m still trying to figure that out myself. Now a days women do everything for free so it’s really no longer a job and they mess it up for real models. [scowls]

MODELS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE URBAN INDUSTRY, CAN RECEIVE A BAD REP DUE TO THE STEREOTYPES PREVALENT IN TODAY’S SOCIETY. WHAT IS ONE MISCONCEPTION PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT YOU?

I was telling one of my family member the name of the videos I was in and his friend said "so what you like a groupie, do you even get paid for them videos". I said just cuz you’re in video's doesn’t mean that you’re a groupie. I get paid for my videos but people in this world are small minded. The worse one I’ve heard is I’m stuck up. Shit I wish I was but I'm actually very nice!

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY THINK OF YOUR PROFESSION?

They are supportive. They love it. They know it’s just who I am.

WHAT FAMOUS MODEL DO YOU LOOK UP TO AND WHY?

I just like people. Don’t look up to anyone but God.

OK, ON THE FLIP SIDE: HOW DO YOU SET YOURSELF APART FROM OTHER MODELS IN THE INDUSTRY?

I’m just me. There’s no other explanation. Ain’t nobody like me! I’m the best ... like DJ Khaled.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS DISTINCT ABOUT YOUR STYLE?

I wear what ever I want. I don’t follow trends. I wear what I like. I do me.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN YOUR MODELING CAREER?

Moving to Atlanta

OOO ATL .. NEVER BEEN, BUT YEARN TO GO. [LAUGHS] WHERE DO YOU SEE YOUR CAREER IN 5 YRS?

I don’t tell all my plans. People like to steal them so you just gone have to see but just know it’s gonna be big.

CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE ABOUT ANY OF YOUR UPCOMING PROJECTS?

Well, you can see me in Gorilla Zoe – Walk with a waddle and Yung Ralph and Wango -Like this. I WAS FEATURED IN June’s issue of Sweets Magazine and July’s issue of The Source Magazine as well.

IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING IN THIS INDUSTRY

WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Making more money then any other urban model in U.S. history.

THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE AN ETRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENT! WHAT OTHER TALENTS DO YOU HAVE WHICH MAY HELP YOU REACH YOUR GOAL?

Singing, dancing, anything to do with art.

WHAT ARE YOUR CAREER GOALS AFTER MODELING?

Acting …big time! I love everything about acting. I’m fit for it!

WHEN YOU’RE NOT MODELING WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Promoting clubs and sleeping, shopping, or eating [laughs]

ENOUGH ABOUT MODELING. LET’S TALK “BAD GIRL”: WHO IS YOUR CELEBRITY CRUSH?

Fuck a crush! I am IN LOVE with this man. All I’m gonna say is his real name is ugly as hell but i would scream it for him when ever! He is from Florida and the last time we were together was in Atlanta at 107.9 in the morning. ..... Can’t tell ya’ll too much but he know!

ANYTHING OFF LIMITS IN BED?

Nothing with him. [laughs]

[LAUGHS] CARE TO REVEAL YOUR FAVORITE POSITION?

The back, DOGGY STYLE [laughs] sorry mom!

WHATS THE CRAZIEST/NAUGHTIEST THING YOU HAVE EVER DONE? DON’T BE SHY!

I drive around in my car but naked! [laughs] Don’t tell nobody!

TO GET YOUR ATTENTION, WHAT WOULD A MAN HAVE TO DO?

He has to smell really good.

WHAT WOULD HE HAVE TO DO TO KEEP YOU?

Treat me like a queen and do what I say and he has to be great in bed!

YOU HEAR THAT FELLAS? THE ROYAL TREATMENT FOR THIS BAD GIRL! [LAUGHS] WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A SIGNIFICANT OTHER?

Someone that respects me and will let me be me and never do anything to hurt me or jeopardize my wellbeing.

IF YOUR PLANS TODAY COULD CONSIST OF ANYTHING YOU WANTED, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING?

On South Beach sleep [smiles]

WHILE YOU WERE LYING ON THE BEACH, WHAT WOULD BE IN YOUR CD PLAYER?

PLIES

HMMM … FOR SOME REASON THAT SEEMS LIKE A CLUE TO A REFERENCE YOU MADE BEFORE [LAUGHS] … MOVING ON! TELL ME 3 THINGS YOU CANT LIVE WITHOUT?

Money, car, food

DIVING INTO POLITICS, DID YOU VOTE FOR OBAMA OR HILARY AND WHY?

I did not vote. I don’t know enough about any of them to place a vote yet. I just don’t know yet.

YOU MENTIONED YOUR MOM IN AN APOLOGY EARLIER. SHE MUST HAVE A PRETTY GOOD INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE. WHAT LESSON FROM "MOM" DO YOU STILL LIVE BY TODAY?

You never know what you have till it’s gone; no matter if it’s a person or thing.

WHAT’S ONE EVENT IN YOUR CHILDHOOD HAD THE BIGGEST EFFECT ON YOUR LIFE?

Don't really remember that far back. I just know I was a good kid.

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Nothing

WHO WOULD BE THE ONE PERSON YOU WOULD COMPARE YOURSELF TO?

Nobody

WHO IS YOUR HERO? AND WHY?

Myself … It takes a lot in the world to survive and I love me. I always amaze myself and I am so proud of ME!

WELL, ENOUGH SAID!