JOY BRYANT'S BLOG
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Joy Bryant x Stoked x Modelinia.com
- Posted on 03.05.09
Remember how last month we told you that our dear friend/supporter/advocate Joy Bryant came snowboarding with us? Yes, yes, yes, that Joy Bryant! Well, now you can see for yourself how Stoked Joy truly is! Check it out here! http://www.modelinia.com/videos/giving-back--joy-bryant---stoked/137
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My experience at the Inauguration!
- Posted on 01.26.09
Related causes: Community
Boy, was it cold in DC on January 20. As Nicola Vassell and I stood
freezing amongst the sea of thousands that turned out for the
inauguration, I wondered if this was a mistake. Should we just break
out now and head back home to watch in warm and comfort on the couch
in front of the huge flat screen. I mean, we got there so early, there
was plenty of time to bounce and catch him on TV. Why didn't I dress
better? Why didn't I use my celebrity hook up to get better tix? Why
didn't I bring a blanket? Why am I here freezing my ass off? Why why
why?!?! It all ran through my mind during the 4-hour wait for
President Obama to appear. The sun was fighting its way through the
clouds as we fought to stay warm. We discovered that sitting on the
cold grass was the best way to beat the cold, using the other standing
bodies as a windshield and we instantly felt better. Nikki kept me
laughing, "I'm Jamaican, dammit! I'm not used to this cold!" she said,
her eyes the only visible part...Read More -
Hyeeeee-ya!
- Posted on 01.05.09
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye." -Miss Piggy
No one could tell Piggy she wasn't beautiful, sexy or star material without running the risk of a karate chop to the back. Hyeee ya!!!! I fully support that philosophy--figuratively, of course.
I dropped out of Yale at the end of my sophomore year to model. I gave myself a year to make it happen (turns out that small window was very unrealistic; no wonder people thought me nuts for dropping out). If it worked out, great. See ya, suckas! And if it didn't, I'd come back to school and figure out what the hell to do with the rest of my life, or at least pick a damn major. So just like that, I went from brains to beauty. The timing could not have been better: Seventeen magazine was booking their back to school issue and selected me. They seemed to dig my Ivy League credentials. Others seemed shocked that I wasn't an idiot. This is, verb...Read More
