I Don't Know How I Did It,

I Never Went In Thinking, "you're An African-american Woman, So You're Never Going To Win." I Was Just In Career Doing Beauty Pageants For The Experience, And To Show My Brains And Talent And Help Break Stereotypes. It Wasn't Like, "oh, I'll Become A Star. I'm Beautiful." I Never Thought I Was Pretty. I Couldn't Even Put On Eyelashes Or Makeup. When You Come From An Environment That's Military, And They Don't Stress That Topic Of Aesthetics Or Beauty Pageants And Makeup, There Are A Lot Of Things You Just Don't Have That City Girls Have.

I Was Kind Of A Bouncy Kid. I Used To Roller-skate Into The Sides Of Cars.

Each Time You Do A Film You Gain A Lot Of Experience And Build A Visual Resume Where People Get To Know Who You Are.

But I Just Loved Looking At The Clothes Of The '70s.

I Think People Will Have Great Conversations About Religions, Women's Sexuality, Gender Issues And Gay Issues.