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La La Anthony
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Alani Nicole "La La" Anthony (née Vázquez; June 25, 1979 or 1982) is an American television personality and actress. In the early 2000s, she worked as an MTV VJ on Total Request Live.
Quotes
I was always a tomboy, honestly.
I was always proud to be a part of such a loving family that embraced our culture, being Puerto Rican and being Black.
I still am, at the core. People are like, ‘Oh, you’re a glamour girl.’ And it’s so funny because I’m really not. I’m always dressed in sweats and a T-shirt.
During the MTV days, I remember being told so many times, ‘This is it; this is the peak,
And it’s like, well, that was a huge part of my life, but I’ve evolved since then. I’ve moved on since then. I’ve worked really hard, but sometimes I feel like because I was known for something else, I have to prove myself in these new spaces even more than the next person.
Well, I’m Afro-Latina: I’m Black, I’m Puerto Rican, I’m all of it. I’m proud of it.’ But no one really understood that. They were like, ‘You’re one or the other, and that’s it.
La La Anthony: Finding Success on Her Own Terms;By Allison McGevna
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Category:Actresses from the United States
Category:Living people
Category:1979 births
Category:Women born in the 1970s
Category:Television personalities
Category:African Americans