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SWIMSUIT EXTRA PRESENTS...TOTALLY

SPECIAL
COLLECTORS
EDITION!

SEXY
MELYSSA
FORD!
HOTTEST
CALENDAR
GIRL FOR
2006!

MELYSSA
HOT FROM

JAMAICA!
BEHIND EVERY
GREAT WOMAN
IS A GREAT TEAM...
MEET

PINK
DIAMOND
MANAGEMENT
B L A C K

M E N

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THE OFFICIAL
SWIMSUIT
ISSUE!

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melyssa
TOTALLY

MELYSSA FORD

LETTERS & ACCOLADES......................................................................6

MELYSSA: SHES GOTTA HAVE IT!.................................................10
DIDJA KNOW?.....................................................................................22
HER STAR SIGNS 411.......................................................................30
STATS ON MELYSSA..........................................................................34
THE MELYSSA FORD STORY.............................................................46
VIDEO ACTION....................................................................................60
HER CAREER AS A COLUMNIST................................................66
ON MEN & RELATIONSHIPS.........................................................68
PINK DIAMOND MANAGEMENT..................................................70
A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM MELYSSA..............................72
MORE MELYSSA STATS................................................................76
ON THE WHOLE VIDEO GIRL THING...........................................78
MORE ON MELYSSA......................................................................80
ON FUTURE PLANS........................................................................84
THANKS TO HER FANS.................................................................86
MELYSSA FORD MOMENTS.........................................................90
MELYSSAS ONLINE STORE.........................................................98
PHOTOGRAPHY

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ACCOLADES
It was my pleasure to see Melyssa Ford featured on the cover
of Black Men magazines Swimsuit Extra issue, which spotlighted Music Videos Most Blazing Women. At that time, my
only knowledge of Melyssa was her beautiful face and form.
Since then, Ive come to know Melyssa personally and have
come to admire her as a woman of substance who has been
able to become a force to be reckoned with on the entertainment scene. Her motivation, drive, business savvy, and total

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patience does, indeed, pay off.

Kate Ferguson, editor-in-chief, Todays Black Woman

After the first three Swimsuit Extra covers Melyssa became a

hot item and letters started pouring in. Urban America fell in
love with her. Many of the magazines in the market wanted to
feature her, but seemed jealous that Black Men magazine
found her first. They made bogus statements, like Black Men
oversaturated her image and limited her market. But, in actuality, we expanded it...Melyssas undeniable presence in the
market gave them no choice but to work with her...We salute
our baby and celebrate her success...
Marcus Blassingame, editor-in-chief, SSX magazine

LETTERS AND OTHER

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TOTALLYMELYSSA

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I am the highest-paid video girl to date.

Ive endured all the snide comments and ignorant remarks
from people who presume to know me because Im on
their television screens and in the pages of their magazines.
But Im not the promiscuous twit Im often mistaken for.
I am a businesswoman who has used videos to launch
a multimedia career. My product is me.
Melyssa Ford in the book Naked, edited by Ayana Byrd and Akiba Solomon, A Perigee Book/
The Berkley Publishing Group, $15.95, U.S.; $23.50 Canada.
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BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR IS VERY,

VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, AND DOING
AND CREATING SOMETHING THAT IS
ATTRIBUTED TO MY OWN DRIVE
AND SUCCESS IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO ME. STANDING ON
MY OWN TWO FEET AND
BEING ABLE TO SAY THAT MY
ACCOMPLISHMENTS BELONG
TO ME IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO ME...I DONT THINK
THAT I HAVE ANY
LIMITATIONS.

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IM JESSICA RABBIT WHEN I MODEL, BUT

WHEN I GO INTO AUDITIONS, IM MELYSSA
FORD. YOURE GOING TO RECOGNIZE ME
FOR MY ACTING TALENT AND NOT
MY PHYSICAL STATURE.
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TOTALLYMELYSSA

MY ETERNAL
LOVE, AT THIS
POINT, IS THE
BABY THAT
IVE BUILT, MY
FOUNDATION,
MY CREATION,
MY BRANDS...
WHAT GETS MY
ATTENTION
24-7 IS MY
CAREER.

I DIDNT SET OUT TO BE A MODEL.

I DIDNT SET OUT TO BE A VIDEO GIRL.

I DIDNT SET OUT TO BE A MOVIE STAR...

I WAS RAISED IN AN ENVIRONMENT

WHERE THE CULTURE IS NOT CELEBRITY

OBSESSED, WHERE ITS NOT VERY

SUPERFICIAL. ITS NOT MATERIALISTIC...

I WAS RAISED WITH HIGHER EDUCATION

AS MY ULTIMATE GOAL IN LIFE.

DIDJA
KNOW...
THAT MELYSSA FORD ONCE CONSIDERED WORKING FOR THE
CANADIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SERVICES (CANADAS CIA)
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE UNIT?

THAT MELYSSA FORD CONTRIBUTED AN ESSAY IN THE

BOOK NAKED, A BOOK ON WHAT TODAYS AFRICANAMERICAN WOMEN THINK ABOUT THEIR BODIES?

THAT MELYSSA FORD WAS MENTIONED IN A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE?

THAT SOME OF MELYSSA FORDS IDOLS ARE VANESSA

WILLIAMS, VANITY, AND APOLLONIA?

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TOTALLYMELYSSA

ON BEING
CONSIDERED A
SEX SYMBOL...
Its flattering. Some of the
most beautiful women in the world
have been labeled sex symbols
Bridgette Bardot, Marilyn Monroe,
Pamela Anderson, Dorothy Dandridge,
Eartha Kitt, Halle Berry.
These are exceptionally beautiful
women. To be classified in the same
category as them, at the same time
that its very flattering, its also very
humbling because I dont even
think that I measure up anywhere close.
Its really great.
The downside is that, depending
on the person, some people
tend to think that this is all that
youre about...they think that
its all about sex and that Im
this person who lays on my back
all day and has sex.
Thats crazy because
I wouldnt get anything
accomplished!
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TOTALLYMELYSSA

STAR411SIGN
ZODIAC SIGN: SCORPIO
OCTOBER 24-NOVEMBER 21
THE SIGN OF SEXUAL TRANSFORMATION
HER BIRTHDAY: NOVEMBER
7, 1980
HER MOTTO: I DESIRE
RULING PLANET: MARS
CHARACTERISTICS: BOLD,
CONFIDENT, AMBITIOUS, OPINIONATED, MYSTERIOUS, COOLHEADED, HIGHLY PRINCIPLED,
SELF-SACRIFICING, CONTROLLING, FOCUSED, UNAPOLOGETIC, OUTSPOKEN.
OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL
FEATURES: HYPNOTIC EYES,
VOLUPTUOUS BREASTS, TINY
WAIST, ROUNDED HIPS.
STYLE SENSE: SCORPIO
WOMAN DRESSES TO SHOW
OFF HER CHARMS, A SENSE OF
FLAUNTING WHAT YOUVE
GOT PREVALENT IN HER WAY
OF DRESSING. A FANFARE OF
DRAMA AND SEX APPEAL USUALLY ANNOUNCES HER ARRIVAL
WHEN SHE HAS EVENTS TO
ATTEND. BUT, AT HOME, SHE PREFERS DRESSING DOWN, WITH A
MORE MINIMALIST APPROACH PREFERRED TO MAXIMIZE COMFORT
IN HER OWN SURROUNDINGS.
SEXUAL ENERGY: ALTHOUGH SCORPIO WOMAN OOZES SEX
APPEAL, SHE IS VERY CHOOSY ABOUT WHO SHE ALLOWS TO
SHARE IN HER SENSUOUS DELIGHTS. SHE PREFERS TO TAKE ON
PARTNERS ONE AT A TIME, PREFERRING SERIAL MONOGAMY TO
INDISCRIMINATE RUNNING AROUNDUNTIL SHE FINDS MR.
RIGHT.
PUBLIC PERCEPTION: MOST PEOPLE PERCEIVE OF SCORPIO
WOMAN AS A SEX-CRAZED FEMME FATALE WHO WILL LEAD THE
MALE OF THE SPECIES A MERRY DANCE. PART FACT AND PART FICTION, SCORPIO WOMANS SEXUALITY IS INDEED FIERY AND PASSIONATE, BUT SHE IS EXTREMELY DISCRIMINATING IN HER SELECTION OF A SEXUAL PARTNER. AND, ALTHOUGH SHE IS NOT A PRISSY PRUDE WHEN IT COMES TO CARNAL MATTERS, SCORPIO
WOMAN IS FAR FROM PROMISCUOUS. WHEN HER AFFECTIONS

ARE ENGAGED BY A MAN, SHE

EXPECTSNO
DEMANDS
COMPLETE SEXUAL EXCLUSIVITY
AND LOYALTYAND SHE GIVES
AS GOOD AS SHE GETS. IF
BETRAYED BY A MATE, HOWEVER, BEWARE HER SCORPIONS
STING AS SHE ALMOST NEVER
FORGIVES. TAKING IT ONE STEP
FURTHER, SHELL WAIT FOREVER
IF NEED BE TO EXACT FITTING
PUNISHMENT FOR A MATES
INDISCRETION.
SOME FAMOUS SCORPIO
WOMEN: DOROTHY DANDRIDGE, LISA BONET, RUBY DEE,
WHOOPI GOLDBERG, JULIA
ROBERTS, VIVIEN LEIGH, DEMI
MOORE, JODIE FOSTER, MEG
RYAN, SALLY FIELD, ETHEL
WATERS, BONNIE RAITT, MARIE
ANTOINETTE, ROSEANNE, JANE
PAULEY, INDIRA GANDHI, BO
DEREK, SHERE HITE.
SIGN AGE ASSOCIATION:
SCORPIO WOMAN IS ASSOCIATED WITH
A WOMANS
MENOPAUSAL PERIOD. IT IS A
TIME WHEN A WOMAN COMES INTO HER OWN WITH AN
AWARENESS OF WHAT IT IS SHE TRULY WANTS IN LIFE. SHE IS
THROUGH PLEASING OTHERS AND IS MOST INTERESTED ONLY IN
PLEASING HERSELF. IT IS A TIME WHEN SHE CAPITALIZES ON CASHING IN ON THE FOUNDATION SHES LAID FOR HERSELF AND IS
DETERMINED TO ACHIEVE EVEN MORE GROWTH IN HER LIFE VIA
HER ACHIEVEMENTS.
THE KIND OF MEN WHO ATTRACT HER: AN EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY FEMALE, SCORPIO WOMAN IS MOST OFTEN ATTRACTED TO
MEN WITH POTENTIAL. HE DOESNT HAVE TO BE RICH AND POWERFUL TO LIGHT HER FIRE; HE MUST SIMPLY BE A MAN WHO STRIVES
TO LIVE UP TO HIS POTENTIAL. IN THIS WAY, HE EARNS HER RESPECT.
MEN WHO ARE PUFFED UP WITH THEIR OWN SELF-IMPORTANCE
ARE A SCREAMING TURN-OFF FOR SCORPIO WOMAN WHO CANNOT STAND BOASTFUL, BRAGGY PEACOCK MALES. MEN WHO
ARE LOYAL AND WILL BE THERE FOR HER COME FIRST IN HER
BOOK.

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melyssa
STATS

FULL NAME: MELYSSA SAVANNAH FORD.

PLACE BORN: TORONTO, CANADA.
VITAL STATISTICS: 34-22-36.
EDUCATION: STUDIED PSYCHOLOGY AS HER MAJOR AND MINORED
IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AT YORK UNIVERSITY IN TORONTO, CANADA.
NICKNAMES: JESSICA RABBIT, THE LONE RANGER.
MOVED TO NEW YORK: SEPTEMBER 11, 2000.
FAVORITE MOVIE: MONSTERS BALL.
FAVORITE FOOD: CHOCOLATE
PETS: A DOG NAMED TEQUILA

ARE VERY, VERY DARK AND HAVE TO DO WITH THE DARKER SIDE OF LIFE. A LOT OF US TURN OUT TO BE DETECTIVES IN THE POLICE

MEDICAL EXAMINERS, AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS STUDYING SERIAL KILLERSTHINGS THAT ARENT VERY HAPPY AND SUNSHINE.

I READ SOMEWHERE THAT SCORPIOSMY SIGNTEND TO TAKE ON PROFESSIONS THAT

FORCE OR IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. A LOT OF US TURN OUT TO BE FUNERAL DIRECTORS, MORTICIANS,

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I KNEW WHO I WAS

AND I WAS MAKING MY
OWN WAY WITHOUT
ANYBODY ELSES DECISION CLOUDING MY
EFFORTS. IT WAS JUST
MEIF I WANTED TO GO
LEFT, I WENT LEFT. IF I
WANTED TO GO RIGHT, I
WENT RIGHT. IF I WANTED
TO SPEND THE DAY SLEEPING, I SPENT THE DAY
SLEEPING. IF I WANTED TO
SPEND THE DAY HUSTLING
AND LETTING PEOPLE
KNOW WHO I WAS AND
GETTING OUT THERE,
THEN THATS WHAT I DID.
BUT EVERY SINGLE DECISION THAT I MADE WAS
ESSENTIALLY MY OWN,
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FOR PHOTO SHOOTS, OBVIOUSLY,

IM GOING TO BE SCANTILY CLAD. BUT IVE ALWAYS
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IN A VERY SENSUOUS MANNER THAT WOULD ENTICE THE
READER TO WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE STORY
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I WANT TO SHOW
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WAY...FANTASIES ARE HEALTHY. THEY ARE A NECESSITY ...ITS JUST RIDICULOUS

AN ENHANCEMENT. LIKE A CONDOM, ITS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY.

I SELL SENSUALITY...I THINK THAT I DO IT IN A RESPONSIBLE

MELYSSA
FORD ON...
...HER CAREER AS A COLUMNIST
As a columnist, I would have to say that a very large portion of the mail I get is from people who would like to be
my friends, or maybe a little bit more, so, its mostly
males, and from some females, too. There are a lot of
propositions. Also, a large portion of it is from both men
and women seeking relationship advice. Its not as balanced out as I would like it to beI would like less propostional offers than I would like to give advice, but, you
know, guys live by that motto of it never hurts to try, that
the worst that she could say is no. Ive had mail that really scared me, and some that touched me. For example,
a father had written to me and told me that his daughter
was in the hospital, and that she was a very, very big fan
of mine. He said all that she really wanted was an autographed picture of me. She just admired the steps that I
had taken in my career, that I wasnt just trying to be seen
as a video girl, but I was trying to grow in peoples eyes,
so she kind of admired that about me. That was really
sweet; that was very touching. As far as the scary mail,
well, if you want to call it fameI dont want to call it that yetthe recognition, my visibility has definitely increased. But Im
not afraid of the stuff that I get sent, even though most people would think that it would send up red flags. It just doesnt seem
real. I think, come on, hes not really going to hurt me; he wouldnt even be able to get to me. I just dont feel like Ive gotten
to that point where I would be worth stalking. Thats really stupid to say, but it just seems like somebody elses life. It seems like
stuff that I would read about, so its not really my reality yet. But, the fact remains, I have this one guy who would send me a
letter twice a week, and no letter was under 20 pages long. He would draw pictures of us in various forms of sexual intercourse, and, one time, he would send me pictures of himself with his eyes stabbed out. Hes just onethere were a couple of
others. I had one guy who kept sending me chocolates, because people know that my favorite food is chocolate. He kept sending me chocolates, and big, big oversized cards and his phone number and his address and wedding proposals. Another guy
sent me a videotape of the movie The Crush, where Alicia Silverstone had this murderous crush on her teacher, and a 22-page
letter to go with it. I think thats the worst of it. Also, I get a lot of sexually-based questions rather than relationship-based questions for my magazine column. Honestly, Id prefer there to be a moral to every story that I tell. I would sometimes butt heads
with my editor in regards to the content of my articles. I always prefer there to be a hidden message that encourages communication between couples, no matter how new or how old. Whatever the material is that Im discussing in my column, I always
like the hidden message to be to communicate with your partner about discomfort, about a new situation, or something thats
happened recently. Always communicate; thats the basis and the foundation of my column as far as Im concerned.

EVERY SINGLE MOMENT THAT YOU SPEND

CONSCIOUS AND AWAKE, YOU HAVE A
CHOICE TO GO ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I
CHOSE NOT TO LET THE INDUSTRY
RUN THROUGH ME...
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...MEN & RELATIONSHIPS
In my personal relationships with men, Ive been
involved with very powerful, very rich men, and the purpose that they served was that their drive and ambition
mirrored mine. They were just at a different point in their
lives, so I looked at them as teachers; Ive learned from
them. Ive dated more laidback characters, where they
taught me to relax a little bit and stop thinking about business and having a business state of mind, just thinking
about work, work, work. They allowed me to relax, just
stop and go roller-blading on a Sunday, enjoy the park,
go eat brunch, just go and chill out and go on vacation.
But, for the most part, my drive and ambition isnt necessarily intimidating. To some, it may be, but, to others, its
just like, Jesus, I wish that she would just relax and enjoy
the time with me, so they are a little bit resentful. Its hard.
I can imagine just how difficult it is for a guy to be in my
company as much as I want to work, work, workI dont
want to stop; I really dont. Its really difficult for me to be
generous with my time, and head space, and my emotions because I just want to be on all the time for my job.
Thats just the place where I am right now. Maybe in a
few years, I would want a family and kids, but thats so
not on my radar right now. There is a certain element in
me; Im fiercely independent, almost to a fault, almost to
the point where you would want to slap the st out of
meI tend to refuse peoples help because it makes me
feel like Im weak. I just always want people to have the
opinion that Im a strong woman, that I can stand on my
own two feet, that I dont need anyones help. For some
reason, that has always been very important to me, that
I dont need anyones help, specifically from a man. The
one thing that I would have to say that is missing from me a lot of the time is my ability to handle a situation gently, to compromise. Those are two things that are very necessary in a relationship. Its also very difficult for me to be that generous with
myself. I could be a lovely person. I can be sweet and caring. I love my friends to death, but when it comes to giving of myself
in a relationship, sometimes, its very difficult for me to give of myself entirely. Its really, really hard because I want to be selfish
about my career. I put so much into it! Bloody hell! I moved from another country!! I was in school; I had a good job; I was
paying no rentI was living in my mothers house, quite contentI had a life back in Toronto and I picked up two suitcases
and $30 dollars and moved here, not knowing anyone. I knew two people in the entire country. Its not something that you take
lightly, and its not something that I take lightly. Ive always kept it in the back of my mind the sacrifices that I made to come
here, and Im not willing yet to give myself over to something just yet. My love, my eternal love at this point is the baby that
Ive builtmy foundation, my creation, my brands. Ive nurtured this for the last four years. To give it up is unfathomable to me
right now. I can love. I can love very, very deeply, but what gets my attention 24-7 is my career.

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MORE

STATS

BIRTHSTONE: TOPAZ.
ETHNIC HERITAGE: A MIX OF WEST INDIAN, NORWEGIAN,
AND RUSSIAN.
SPECIAL SKILLS: A SPEED READER, MELYSSA HAS SAID THAT
SHES ABLE TO READ A 400-PAGE NOVEL IN ABOUT THREE HOURS.
MAGAZINES: SEVERAL PICTORIALS AND COVER STORY APPEARANCES IN BLACK MEN MAGAZINE AND BLACK MEN MAGAZINES
SWIMSUIT EXTRA, COVER GIRL FOR SMOOTH, KING, XXL, AND
CYCLE DREAMS MAGAZINES.
THE FAME GAME: DISCOVERED BY VIDEO DIRECTOR LITTLE X, GIVEN A ROLE HOSTING
LIFESTYLES OF THE PHAT AND THE PHABULOUS BY HARVE PIERRE, BAD BOY ENTERTAINMENTS VICE PRESIDENT.
SCREEN APPEARANCES: SOUL FOOD, TURN IT UP, PLATINUM. CURRENTLY, MELYSSA
CO-HOSTS BET STYLE.
A MANS SEXIEST BODYPARTS: HIS LIPS, INNER THIGHS.
HER SEXY TURN-ONS: CONFIDENCE AND CHOCOLATE.
WHAT MAKES A MAN UNFORGETTABLE: HIS WISDOM AND MATURITY.
PAST BAD HABITS: HER ABUSE OF THERMOGENIC SUPPLEMENTS.
ON HARD TIMES: I HAVE NEVER BEEN DESPERATE ENOUGH TO STRIP, WHICH HAPPENS TO A LOT OF FEMALES. I HAVE STRUGGLED IN NEW YORK, BUT I WAS FORTUNATE
ENOUGH TO HAVE A SUPPORTIVE MOTHER AND A FEW GOOD FRIENDS. I HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN SELF-RELIANT AND ABLE TO SURVIVE, THOUGH, WHICH IS A BLESSING BECAUSE I
HATE ASKING PEOPLE FOR MONEY.
CRAZIEST PLACE SHES HAD SEX: ON A SNOW-COVERED FOOTBALL FIELD.

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ON THE WHOLE
VIDEO GIRL THING
I SPOKE AT A UNIVERSITY ABOUT HIP HOP AND FEMINISM, AND, APPARENTLY, AFTER I
FINISHED SPEAKING, A LOT OF PEOPLE LEFT WITH A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AS TO THE
LIFE OF A VIDEO GIRL, OR WHAT THEY THOUGHT A VIDEO GIRL WAS LIKE, IN TERMS OF
JUST HER PERSONAL VIEWS, HER MORALS, HER ETHICS, AND HER VALUES. THEY WALKED
AWAY WITH A MORE HUMANISTIC WAY OF THINKING ABOUT A VIDEO GIRLSHES JUST
LIKE ONE OF US; SHE SUFFERS FROM THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEMS THAT WE DO. SHE
JUST HAPPENS TO BE BLESSED IN THE PHYSICAL DEPARTMENT.

I THINK THAT WHEN YOU CARRY YOURSELF WITH RESPECT,

YOURE GOING TO BE GIVEN RESPECT, EVEN IN A SMALL MEASURE. I NEVER PRESENTED MYSELF AS THE GOOD-TIME GIRL, THE
GIRL WHO WILL GO INTO THE ARTISTS TRAILER OR SCREW THE
DIRECTOR. I NEVER PRESENTED MYSELF THAT WAY. I JUST WASNT
A WILD CHILD ON THE SET. I WAS BRINGING BOOKS TO THE SET,
SO IF I KNEW THAT I WAS GOING TO BE BORED, THEN I WOULD
HAVE SOMETHING TO READ. PEOPLE KIND OF PICK UP ON THE
NUANCES OF YOUR BEHAVIOR...
A LOT OF GIRLS WHO START DOING VIDEOS DO NOT HAVE LONG-TERM GOALS, AND
THATS WHERE THE PROBLEMS START. WHEN I STARTED DOING VIDEOS, A LOT OF THESE
GIRLS DID HAVE LONG-TERM GOALS, AND, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, A LOT OF THESE LONGTERM GOALS DID NOT INVOLVE THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. THESE JOBS WERE FOR
PAYCHECKS TO PAY THEIR TUITION THROUGH COLLEGE, AND THEY MOVED ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS. THEY LEFT THAT WORLD BEHIND THEM AND THEYRE ALL THE
BETTER FOR IT BECAUSE IT HELPED THEM GET THROUGH THEIR ACADEMIC CAREER...BUT,
RIGHT NOW, ITS A LOT MORE DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE PROJECTS BASED ON INTEGRITY
BECAUSE VIDEOS ARENT REALLY MADE WITH INTEGRITY ANYMORE. THERES BEEN A FORMULA THATS BEEN DISCOVERED THAT WORKS, AND ITS SCANTILY-CLAD WOMEN, LOTS
OF CARS, LOTS OF JEWELRY, AND OUR ATTENTION SPANS HAVE SHORTENED. ITS REALLY DIFFICULT FOR ONE GIRL TO EMERGE AS A STAR NOW BECAUSE OF THE OVERSATURATION. IT REALLY SUCKS. I WOULD NEVER DO IT AGAIN IF I HAD TO START FROM THIS
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melyssa...
A STAR SHE ADMIRES: I ADMIRE J-LOS DRIVE AND AMBITION,
AND THAT IS THE KIND OF IMAGE I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, WITHOUT
ALL MY PERSONAL BUSINESS BEING PUBLICIZED. I NEVER WANT
PEOPLE TO SEE ME IN ONLY ONE LIGHT. I WANT TO BE A WELLROUNDED ENTREPRENEUR, A MODEL AND AN ACTRESSIN OTHER
WORDS, A POWERHOUSE.
HER STRONG POINTS: PERSISTENCE, NOT AFRAID TO TAKE RISKS,
UNAFRAID TO GET OUT THERE AND HUSTLE, TOTAL DEDICATION
AND FOCUS.
HER KIND OF MEN: BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS, PAINTERS, TRUCK
DRIVERSKEEP-IT-REAL KINDS OF MEN WHO WORK 9-5 AND COME
HOME.
BIG-TIME TURN-OFF: MEN WHO ARE OBVIOUSLY ONLY INTERESTED IN ONE THING...AND THOSE INSECURE TYPES WHO CANT TAKE
IT WHEN A WOMAN JUST ISNT INTERESTED ENOUGH IN THEM TO
RESPOND TO THEIR ADVANCESVERBAL OR OTHERWISE.
WHATS HER PHYSICAL TYPE: I LOVE A MAN WITH DEVELOPED
THIGHS...LIKE THE FOOTBALL PLAYER RUNNING BACK TYPE, WITH A
PERFECT BODY AND A TIGHT BUTT.
WHAT SHE LIKES: JET SETTING, NICE DINNERS, SHORT AND FULFILLING PHONE CHATS.

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ON...
FUTURE
PLANS

Well, my first DVD was successful, but it wasnt available commercially. Were working on
changing that. Were securing
major distribution, and, hopefully,
well be able to sell a boxed set
because I will have completed my
second DVD. The two are different. The first one shows the making of my calendar, but it also
shows you certain elements of my
personality. It allows you to get to
know me a little bit more if you
didnt already know certain
things. But, in the second one, it
follows me for the last few months,
and shows my growth and visibili-

I DONT WANT TO BE KNOWN AS THAT VIDEO GIRL BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IM

CONSTANTLY MAKING A TRANSITION...THE MISCONCEPTION IS
THAT IM JUST IN ONE PART OF THE ENTERTAINMENT FIELD, WHICH IS JUST
VIDEO MODELING. IVE GROWN SO FAR PAST THAT, AND, THANKFULLY, THE RIGHT PEOPLE HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT AND GIVEN ME OPPORTUNITIES.
ty and popularity and how Im
receiving it. It shows me on so
many different ends. It shows me
upset; it shows me crying; it
shows me elated; it shows fans
chasing me; it shows me on photo
shoots. It just captures the realism
of my life, not like the stuff that
you see in magazines, not the
stuff thats been glossed over and
edited for television and print. Its
the real stuff. Its the stuff that,
once the cameras are put away,
youll see how Im really feeling,
like, Oh, my God, that was the
worst shoot of my life; or I had so
much fun; I was with my family,
people that Ive been shooting
with for three years; and it just
shows how Ive been receiving
and taking to all of the attention. It
shows me walking down the street
in any given borough, and getting
Heyis that Melyssa Ford? And
Im, like, oh, my Godhow do
they know? Am I really that recognizable? It still has not sunken in
at all. Im so amazed, every time
it happens.
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I d like to thank
everyone who has supported me in my career.
They have
played a big
role in me
getting to the
point that
I am at
now. To my
fans, thank
you and
please continue to support me and my endeavors. I love you all.
Melyssa
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