Meeka Claxton

Meeka Claxton ( Born August 7 1979 ). She is a Reality star and CEO most widely known for her spot in the third season of the VH1 series Basketball Wives. She is also a founder behind Elite Magazine and PYNK Magazine. Quotes "Shaunie and I were just BBM friends. We hadn’t met each other. She and I have mutual friends and one of the friends mention to her that she was casting. And I get a call from L.A., from one of the producers, saying that Shaunie gave her my info and she wanted me to think about it. After a long talk between my husband and I, we decided that being a businesswoman, this might be a really good strategic move as far as getting the world to know about my real estate company" "I’ve seen a few episodes before hand. I definitely saw more from the last season so I was familiar with the girls and who they were, but not enough to know their back-stories. So when I came in, I was asking everybody “What’s the deal with these guys? I want to know.” "Not initially. When I was first introduced to the girls, I think everyone wanted to know more about this girl. It was more like the new girl in high school kind of feeling. I was more the one keeping everyone else at a distance, wondering what’s their deal and if they’re just being nice to my face kind of thing. It ends up being that situation where there are six girls, so it’s always going to be something. I definitely didn’t feel the ‘Mean Girl’ attitude that everyone kept talking about. I was hoping I wasn’t going to be portrayed as one of the mean girls because in the beginning, I came off a little hard on Royce. I didn’t really want to know who she was, what she represents is a girl who crosses the line and deals with the players when she’s not supposed to. So to me, I didn’t really want to come to Royce or sleep with the enemy by being friends with her. So I kept it real with her and told her how I felt and we just haven’t been able to get pass that and talk through it. I was a little nervous that I was going to be portrayed as one of the “mean girls” but I think that I was being honest about how I felt about even meeting her from the beginning" Basketball Wife Meeka Claxton Talks Being The New Girl;By GANGSTARR GIRL,Retrieved on June 13, 2011 “You have to be very careful about how you’re portrayed because that image sticks with you long after the cameras are off.” “It was never just about being a wife for me. It was about what I could build for my daughters and for my own legacy. You have to have your own.” “Real estate is my passion. It’s tangible. It’s something that lasts. The fame of a show is fleeting, but the investments you make—in property and in your children—those are the things that matter.” Beyond the Reality Lens: Meeka Claxton on Business, Branding, and the Reality TV Blueprint External links Meeka Claxton