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NEW Vanessa Minnillo's Maxim Spread (w/Interview) Oct 2006
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Femme Fatale Vanessa Minnillo will have you begging for mercy.
Right now there’s a veritable army of paparazzi waiting for you outside of this hotel bar. What about them pisses you off the most?
When they fabricate a story. That drives me crazy. The reality is that the truth doesn’t sell. They went to lunch, they had a good time, they looked happy. Who wants to buy that? So they exaggerate the details. It makes me cry; it really does. People say, “Don’t let it get to you,†but I’m human. If I was acting in a certain way, then I’d have to deal with the consequences. But when it’s like, “That didn’t even happenâ€â€”that’s when it’s infuriating, because now it’s in print and it’s their word against mine. I’m 25 years old, and I like to have a drink once in a while. But I don’t need to see a picture of me everywhere with a drink in my hand with a headline that says I was giving someone a lap dance!
Do you miss your privacy?
I don’t have a private life. People don’t realize how powerful the media is. It’s a beast. It’s there to build you up and take you down. It’s kind of bittersweet, you know. Like right now we’re doing an interview for a magazine that I love. You need to do press, but you don’t ask for it to take over your life. I understand that when I go to work, the paparazzi will be there. But I don’t understand why they need to be down my back when I go out of my apartment at midnight to get some ice cream. She went to Baskin Robbins and got two scoops of mint chocolate chip! Dunt dun duh!
Do you feel misunderstood?
I’m feeling more so now. At work I don’t put on an act; my job is me being me. It’s like a reality show, because for an hour a day I’m live and it’s just me. My whole life I’ve been scrutinized because I’m ethnic. My mother is Polynesian, and my dad is Irish-Italian. So I’ve had to prove myself from the inside out.
How so?
Well, I grew up in Charleston, South Carolina—a good-ol’-boy town—and all my friends had blonde hair and blue eyes, and there I was, looking like I look. People would look at me and think, She must have a dark side. I’ve had to learn that you can’t please all the people all the time.
Here’s your chance to set the record straight about who you really are.
I’m strong, smart, and hard-working. I love the photos for this article, the whole Bonnie and Clyde theme. In a way that’s what all this feels like. Whether it’s my family, my friends, my man, or just myself—we’re battling this crazy world and trying to get through it with a smile.
Who is the best interview you’ve ever done?
I can’t think of one, but some moments stick out. Sitting down with Robert Redford, who was wearing the tightest jeans, looking handsome as ever. That man has an aura. Watching Clive Davis sitting at a piano with Barry Manilow in a suite at the Mandarin Oriental…and we’re all singing “Mandy†together. That was a moment. Having Jim Carrey tell me I was funny. Seeing Beyoncé and Madonna getting nervous backstage.
What’s the one thing that people don’t understand about celebrities?
That they’re just as normal and down-to-earth as everyone else. They wake up in the morning, go to bed at night, and have bad days. When the Olsen twins were on, we asked them, “When was the last time you cried?†And they were like, “This morning.â€
How strange is it to go from reading the news to actually becoming it?
When I do interviews with other celebrities, I never ask questions I wouldn’t answer. I don’t want to pry in anyone’s life. I try to reword or pass it on to another journalist or nix it altogether. You have to remember your audience, too—13-year-old girls watch TRL. But it’s really hard for me to do what I do and keep my integrity and values and morals and ethics.
Where do you see your career heading?
Right now MTV and Entertainment Tonight are my priorities. I’m not going to look past them to see what’s next. I don’t know. You never know where things can go. When I moved to L.A. at 19, I was like, The last thing I want to do is a soap opera, and I never want to host—hosting is boring, and soap operas are cheesy. Naturally, my first job was The Bold and the Beautiful, and I loved it. Right after that I was hosting. On one hand, I can’t wait to find the man of my dreams, get married, and have a family. I can’t wait to get pregnant, because I can let it all hang out. You don’t have to be perfect. Everyone is nice to you. People give up their seats for you. But on the other, I might get that movie deal and find that that’s my bag.
How soon do you want to get married?
I don’t know. Someone who says, “I love you, I want you, I need you, but I’m just not ready,†will never be ready—and they’re probably not the right one for you. Men are going to hate hearing this, but women have a sixth sense, especially about love. Men, it takes a little more convincing. They’ll think, I love her, but I really want to hang out with the boys tonight and see the game. But I’m not hating—I’d turn down a night out with the man for courtside seats any day!
If women have intuition, what do men have?
Honesty. Guys don’t know how to sugarcoat things. It’s all black or white—which is good sometimes, even though it might hurt. Guys know more about women than you think they do, and I love them for that. It’s such a game. Women tell me to play hard to get, but I don’t know if I always agree. I might be busy, but as soon as my man needs me, I’m there. Guys like a little bit of a chase, but not so much of a chase that it’s work.
Which town is better: L.A. or New York?
I love L.A., but I love New York more. Ironically, I’ve found a tighter niche in New York. New York is like, How are you? I like you. You’re cool. Let’s hang out. I’m going to miss that if I leave. I’ll have to eventually, because I’m not raising a family here. I don’t want my four-year-old on Canal Street hawking fake Louis Vuitton: “Yo, this stuff is real! I just got it off the truck, playa!â€
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