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Miss Sharon Quinn - WWW.SHARONQUINN.COM
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Miss Sharon Quinn - WWW.SHARONQUINN.COM's Interests
General
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Music,
The Theater (Dreamgirls & The Wiz are my all time faves!)
Fashion
Gourmet Cooking (I am a Food Network Junkie...For Real!!!)
Traveling to Exotic Locales
Dancing
Volleyball
Photography
Track & Field
Clothing Design
Music
At the moment my heart belongs to India Arie..I don't know what it is about her and her music but simply put...her songs feed and soothe my soul. Her music takes me to the most beautiful places. I would LOVE to record a duet with her before I die.... "I Am Not My Hair" is my ANTHEM!!! I' feeling the lyrics & the music to Natasha Bedingfield's Unwritten. Kirk Franklin is the bomb!!! ANYTHING Motown or ANYTHING by Aretha Franklin. I am a big fan of TRUE SINGERS...ala Chaka, Dionne (Baddest technique on the planet!!!), Gladys, Angie Stone, Jill Scott, Whitney (in her prime). On the male side...Currently loving Jaheim (he could get a slice!), John Legend, Lyfe, Ne-Yo (this kid is the Smokey Robinson of his generation!)
I will listen to anything once even twice to get a feel for it..it has to make sense to me you know?....I love music that is beautifully orchestrated....you know....horns, strings, percussion, piano....the basics. I love GOOD music...I am big fan of hip-hop/rap but I don't like where it's going...I am not a fan of "crunk music" (Sounds like noise to me) I believe if you are going to open your mouth and influence people....PLEASE....For the love of God....
HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY....Simple isn't it?
New artists who have piqued my interest (for the moment):
Amy Winehouse, Calexico, Robin Thicke & Believe it or not...Fergie (not all that moved by her voice...but her beats are funky as hell!...Okay...Rhianna (that "Shut Up and Drive" is a catchy little tune!)
Movies
The Color Purple, Sparkle, Imitation of Life, Forrest Gump, To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar, The Birdcage, All of the Harry Potter movies, The Blues Brothers, The Five Heartbeats, The Temptations, I SO enjoyed X-Men 3!!! Talk to Me, I saw Evan Almighty on a flight to LA...I thought it was funny.
Television
Project Runway is Currently topping my Favorite Show list!!! (They need some fat girls on this show though), ANYTHING on The FOOD NETWORK RULES!!!!! Flavor of Love (GASP!!!..I'll admit it..I'm hooked), Celebrity Fit Club (The Jeff Conaway meltdown...reeled me in!!!) All the CSI shows EXCEPT CSI: NY (That one hasn't grown on me yet). Cold Case, Without a Trace, Ghost Whisperer, Joan of Arcadia, Will & Grace, Living Single, Martin, The District, All of the Law & Order shows, NYPD Blue Okay...So I gotta thing for Cop shows), House, Six Feet Under, Carnivale, The L Word (This show needs a Fabulous & Thick, Caramel Colored, Charming, 6ft tall, shaved head, singing, clit connoisseur on it), Reaper, Moonlight, Top Chef, Ugly Betty, Moonlight, Chuck, Weeds & Dexter.
Books
The Autobiography of Malcolm X,
Daddy Was A Number Runner,
Harry Potter (all of em)
Any book by James Patterson
IT by Stephen King
The Coldest Winter Ever (Couldn't put it down)
The DaVinci Codes (Same as above)
All three Sleeping Beauty Books by Anne Rice (Changed my whole perspective on life and living it)
The Caramel Juicy Diaries
Heroes
My Mom, LeeAnn,
My Aunt Emma,
My Aunt Jessie,
My Sister Karen,
My Best Friend Diva
My "Other" Mother Eudine "Mummy" Brock
Six of the strongest women I have ever known
About me: Statuesque, poised, graceful, striking...all of those adjectives aptly describe attributes belonging to Miss Sharon Quinn, affectionately known as the Original Runway Diva, due to her presence, style and unbelievable confidence on the catwalk. The 6 foot tall, shaved head beauty is most recently recognized from her appearances on all three seasons of the Oxygen Network's popular “MoNique's F.A.T. Chance,” on which she was runner-up on the first show (owing in large part to her memorable perfect 10 score during the lingerie segment, which left both men and women speechless), “den mother” to the contestants on the second installment and Casting Producer/Special Choreographer on the recent third season, which was filmed in the couture capital of Paris. The groundbreaking show, which caught the attention of millions of viewers, was the first nationally televised plus-sized beauty competition. Sharon graced television screens again in late 2007/early 2008 with her appearances on MTV's Emmy Award winning series, “Made,” as a “Made Coach,” assisting a young lady in her difficult quest to become a model. Sharon's episode of “Made” was not only the most-watched of that series, it also garnered a 2008 Daytime Emmy award! She has also appeared semi-regularly on Better TV, the Meredith Corporation's broadband television network for women. And Ms. Quinn has put on her producing hat for the Relentless Networks' groundbreaking Plus Size TV Channel.
A native New Yorker, in addition to her modeling prowess, Quinn is an accomplished vocalist and musical theater performer. Described by popular Village Voice columnist Michael Musto as “A Plus Voiced Goddess,” she recently ended a long run at B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill, where she was selected to be the opening act for Darius Rucker of Hootie & The Blowfish's New York City solo artist debut. A budding songwriter, she is also busily working on new tracks for her own solo album as well.
Sharon has launched her own website, www.sharonquinn.com, which features “The Runway Diva Says...” a popular online advice column for aspiring plus-sized models, her very witty and topical personal blogs, samples of her music and a slide slow of her notable career highlights. Additionally, she is completing her book, “The Runway Diva's Guide to Becoming a Plus-Sized Model (or Just Looking Like One!).” And Ms. Quinn's popular monthly column in Plus Model Magazine is a must read!
The busy, in-demand Miss Quinn began her career on the local circuit as a plus-sized runway model in the 80's, when plus sizes were a rarity in fashion shows. In 1995, she signed on with the legendary Wilhelmina Model Agency in New York City and began a long and successful career with a client list that included The Avenue, Lane Bryant, Ashley Stewart, Bloomingdales and Nordstroms. She became a familiar face on television as well as in print, starring in national television commercials for Weight Watchers and Just My Size and frequently modeling on ABC-TV's acclaimed morning show, “The View.” Most recently, she graced the runway on “Entertainment Tonight” for Queen Latifah's new clothing line, Curvations, and on BET's “Rip The Runway.”
A modern Renaissance woman, blazing trails wherever she goes, Sharon also teaches private runway instruction to aspiring models and travels around the country speaking to women, both young and older, about the power of loving oneself...first. The multi-talented Miss Sharon Quinn, who believes in surrounding herself with positive people and positive things, is a standout model/singer/songwriter/actress/author/commentator—and role model. She stands head and shoulders above the rest.
Surround yourself with positive people and positive things!
**FOR BOOKINGS, INTERVIEWS, APPEARANCES & INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT:
Mary L. Moore
So Much Moore Communications
(973) 675-6992 or email at Mrylinda@aol.com
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Check out my personal scrapbook on the set of MTV's MADE:
Who I'd like to meet: Jesus Christ (I sure would like to hear his thoughts on the state of mankind right now!)
Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Robin Williams, Ellen Degeneres, Aretha Franklin, Cedric The Entertainer, Tyler Perry, Tyra, Emeril, Rachel Ray, Denzel Washington, Chris Rock, P. Diddy, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and of course...India Arie
Check out The ORIGINAL Runway Diva in a couple of definite Blast From The Past...lol..with hair! But even back in 1992 we were showing the world what big girls could do!
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