Cynthia Bailey

thumb Cynthia Denise Bailey (born February 19, 1967) is an American model, reality television personality, podcaster and actress. Born and raised in Alabama, she moved to New York City at the age of 18 to pursue a modeling career. Quotes Winners? I'm around a lot of winners and winners never quit. And I think that's the kind of the personality that I have. And I think some people are so afraid of failure that they don't try things. That's the worst mistake you can make. It's o.k. to fail. You just have to get up, dust yourself off and try again. You keep trying until you have success. I feel like I do a lot. Sometimes it's hard to balance it all. I'm a Mom, I do have a 13-year old and I have a husband and they all need me. I just can't work all the time--I have to come home and cook, have to do homework and to move with my man. I have to find that balance to be everywhere I need to be and to be with everyone. And now I'm on "Real Housewives of Atlanta" so we actually do that as well, it takes up a lot of my schedule. I am busy and I'm just not one of those people who tries to make everything look easy. Because it's not. It's a lot of work and I'm always tired and if you ever see me on a plane, I'm the one with a blanket on top of my head, knocked out cold. I sleep every opportunity that I can, I try to take a lot of vitamins and B12 shots and whatever I can to keep my energy up, to stay focused and keep my eye on the prize. That's amazing. I was still playing with my Barbie dolls when I was fifteen. I never would have been on the phone talking with a celebrity about anything, I would have been too shy. There's no way you can grow an empire and then take care of your husband every night, and do homework with your kid. It's a lot to do all that! Well, it's hard! It's really hard. I always struggle to keep that balance and do all those things because I am a Mom first and foremost. I'm also a wife and my husband needs me, my kid needs me. My career is very important to me so I definitely am very focused on my abilities and all the other things that I have going on as well. And I do need time to do my own thing, even if it's just to go and get a massage. I definitely need that balance to keep it all together. I never want to give the impression that it's easy, because it's not. There's always a lot to do. CYNTHIA BAILEY INTERVIEW - TIPS ON LIFE AND PARENTING External links Category:Models from the United States Category:Actresses from Alabama Category:Living people Category:1967 births Category:Women from the United States Category:Women born in the 1960s Category:African Americans