Confessions of a Video Vixen

Karrine Steffans

Oct 2009 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

Part tell-all, part cautionary tale, this emotionally charged memoir from a former video vixen nicknamed 'Superhead' goes beyond the glamour of celebrity to reveal the inner workings of the hip-hop dancer industry—from the physical and emotional abuse that's rampant in the industry, and which marked her own life—to the excessive use of drugs, sex and bling.

Once the sought-after video girl, this sexy siren has helped multi-platinum artists, such as Jay-Z, R. Kelly and LL Cool J, sell millions of albums with her sensual dancing. In a word, Karrine was H-O-T. So hot that she made as much as $2500 a day in videos and was selected by well-known film director F. Gary Gray to co-star in his film, A Man Apart, starring Vin Diesel. But the film and music video sets, swanky Hollywood and New York restaurants and trysts with the celebrities featured in the pages of People and In Touch magazines only touches the surface of Karrine Steffans' life.

Her journey is filled with physical abuse, rape, drug and alcohol abuse, homelessness and single motherhood—all by the age of 26. By sharing her story, Steffans hopes to shed light on an otherwise romanticised industry and help young women avoid the same pitfalls she encountered. If they're already in danger, she hopes to inspire them to find a way to dig themselves out of what she knows first-hand
to be a cycle of hopelessness and despair.

Ratings and reviews

Nothing at all what I Thought it was going to be and I honestly didn't find Karrine Steffans to be a very good writer. The only reason I even gave the book 3 stars is because of the details she gave of each of her sexual encounters with the elite men she ran into in her life. Oh and by the way, has anyone figured out who "Papa" is?

It seemed to me that Karrine certainly enjoyed her party life and probably grew out of it or her responsibilities with her son caught up with her. It is a credit to her that she did not abandon him and that she is taking the time to warn other girls of the perils of this environment and industry. The scene seemed to still be glorified though...the cars, the stars, the restaurants, etc.

This book was sad. This woman was always a secret. She was a sex tool. These men lined up to have sex with her out of curiosity. She was like a used tissue it was a good thing she wrote this book otherwise she would not have had money to take care of her needs. I say a prayer for her and son.

About the author

Karrine Steffans is a former hip hop music video feature star who made the transition into film as an actress co-starring opposite action star Vin Diesel and veteran actor Lorenz Tate in the hit film, A Man Apart. She lives in southern California with her son.