Personal Narrative Essay: The Cause Of Stereotypes

It came about because my agent sent me into an audition, but what was interesting about this [audition] — I wasn't interested in going. I'm always interested in meeting new people, but because I work with many celebrities, I can't [really] gossip about people. So with Page Six, I thought; I will not be able to do much on the show because of those [celebrity] relationships, and that goes into my Dinner with Bevy and my SiriusXM radio show, Bevelations. If I'm tearing them to shreds on TV, they're not going to want to come on my radio show. So, I went in to meet with them, and when I got to ABS Studio, I walked into a room filled with six or seven people, and we began to talk about the show.

I told them about me, and here's the thing, I give
The business has changed so much; magazines are existing as platforms for the events and conferences they do. People aren't running out and buying magazines like they used to, they'll look at the website of a magazine or attend a conference they're putting on, but it's a dying breed.

Take me back to the day that you were in Milian when you realized that you were unhappy and knew this wasn't the life you wanted to live. What were you feeling?

I was feeling like I've done it and I've done it with create success; it was like treading water. I thrive on challenges, and I was at a point where I was no longer being challenged. If I can't be happy in Milan after getting off a first-class flight with gifts from designers, then clearly I can't be happy in this space anymore, and it was time to start plotting my escape. I was 33 at the time, but I didn't quit the business until I was 38 — it took me five years of me trying to figure out how to go from point A to point B.

You knew what you didn't want to do, how did this guide you to what you wanted to
I kept going back hoping I would be granted permission, permission I didn't need, so I created my [own] way.

How did you create a clear intentional vision?

I mapped out what I wanted to do and decided I wouldn't do work that didn't fall into those categories. I knew I could go back to a magazine, but that would have been a signal to the world that Bevy's back, but I didn't want to put myself in that position — I made a decision that I was not going back. Once I decided that all the work that I did would have to benefit me and lead me to be a TV personality.

You learned from you parents how to love yourself and own your happiness. What do you do today to own your happiness and love every ounce of who you are?

I was nurtured since I was a little girl; my parents are older, which means they [really] wanted us and were happy to have us. I grew up in a household being doted upon, so when you go outside, you know there is something great about yourself because people love me. I understood very early on that I was attractive and deserved a seat at the