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Revision as of 01:49, 6 August 2009
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Karrine Steffans-Moore | |
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| Born | August 1978 |
| Occupation | author |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Lavalle Moore |
| Children | Naiim Steffans |
| Website | [1] |
Karrine Steffans (born in August, 1978) is a former music video model and author who wrote two books that made the New York Times best seller list[1]: Confessions of a Video Vixen in 2005, and The Vixen Diaries in 2007.
Author
Upon publishing Confessions of a Video Vixen with HarperCollins Publishers[2], Steffans departed on a promotional tour and has been interviewed by many journalists in the world including Bill O'Reilly, Geraldo Rivera, Donnie Deutsch and in April 2006 was a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Entering the New York Times best selling list at number seven and peaking at number five, Confessions stayed on the list for over twenty weeks in hardcover and spent several more weeks on the list a year and a half later in paperback.
The Vixen Diaries, published by Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group USA (formerly Warner Books)[3], shared a similar fate, entering the New York Times best seller's list at number six in the politically charged fall of 2007, even ahead of Bill Clinton's latest book. The Vixen Diaries read much differently than Confessions of a Video Vixen as it told the story of a woman on the mend, working her way through a less than savory past and into a brighter future.
In May 2006 during a promotional tour to promote her book Confessions of a Video Vixen, she unsuccessfully filed suit seeking a temporary restraining order to block the distribution of the video.[4] In the same month she appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in a segment titled, "Smart Women on Stupid Girls." The press release about her appearance said she "was 21 years old when she made her video debut. She danced in videos alongside some of the biggest artists in the industry, including Jay-Z, R. Kelly and LL Cool J. She quickly became a full-time booty shaking, breast baring dancer—but success came at a price."[4] Currently Karrine is preparing for the July, 2009 release of her new book entitled The Vixen Manual: How To Find, Seduce, & Keep The Man You Want.
In 2006, she began dating 50 year old confirmed bachelor and libertarian political satirist Bill Maher.[5]
References
- ^ New York Times Best Seller Non Fiction List
- ^ Steffans, Karrine (2005-06-28). Confessions of a Video Vixen. HarperCollins. p. 224 pages. ISBN 9780060842420.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Steffans, Karrine (2007-09-25). The Vixen Diaries. Grand Central Publishing. p. 288 pages. ISBN 9780446582261.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Hip-Hop Star Karrine "Superhead" Steffans Is Star of Explicit New Vivid DVD". April 18,2006. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) Personal interview. - ^ "Bill Maher - Smart, Snide, Still Single". 2009-01-06.