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Teresa was a club girl. Her first job was at the tender age of 15 working
for the now defunct Metropolis. She worked
coat check, as a cashier, and ran the guest lists. “A lot of people say I grew up too
fast,” said Teresa. “But it helped me learn a lot.” Teresa abandoned the club world to work at a
construction company in Astoria. Her grandmother is training her to be an office manager.
She claims the men don’t come on to her because “they’re kind of older
brothers.” Raised in Astoria, Teresa moved to Whitestone
when she was 11. She attended PS 193 and
Bayside High School where she studied music. Then
she went off to Queens College for a year but transferred and followed her boyfriend to
Westchester Community College to study human services at night. She wants to help the
police with cases that involve children and become a social worker for children who come
from broken homes or are abused. “My happiness comes from seeing other
people happy,” said Teresa. The best part of modeling for her is the
freedom. “You can be yourself and get
paid for it,” said Teresa. Without sadness, she said she was rejected from
Playboy magazine. Her lack of
disappointment comes from the fact that she doesn’t pose nude. Her goal was Maxim magazine, because, in
her view, their photos are more tasteful. Modeling was an accident for her. It was a
family friend who started taking modeling photos of her and from there it bloomed. Even though she doesn’t smoke, Teresa has
done a cigar calendar. She had some fun
shots of her garbed as an Indian and her Italian and French Canadian background
didn’t prevent her from passing for an Indian — her photo is adorning an Indian
restaurant in Manhattan. What does she look for in a guy? “Growing up, I was all about looks,”
said Teresa. “Now I can care less about
that.” She wants man who has a sense of humor, is silly and family oriented. Teresa spends a lot of time with her younger
brothers, parents and three dogs. Family
night out consists of going to Outback Steakhouse and then Evergreens on Francis Lewis
Boulevard for karaoke. “We’re a musical family and big Mets
fans,” said Teresa. She’s been singing ever since she can
remember. In second grade, she was Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" and sang in a
choir group at Bayside. Teresa likes to belt out tunes by Destiny’s Child, Whitney
Houston and the Supremes. Teresa’s favorite place in Queens is Cherry Valley, a 24-hour deli in Whitestone Village. After a late night of fun at clubs, she’ll stop by the deli, which is packed with Queens’ nightlife. “You can’t move in the place,” said Teresa, who said that lines sometimes trail outside. She usually orders the chicken cutlet. Deadbeat Rap For Rapper Rapper/actor Christopher Martin rose to
fame as one half of the rap duo Kid ‘n Play, but his ex-wife wasn’t
‘playin’ when she had him busted on charges of failing to pay child support. The Queens-born and raised Martin, a.k.a.
“Play,” was arraigned in federal court on Long Island for failing to pay his
$159 a week child support to his ex-wife. According to his wife, Martin has not even been
in contact with his now 7-year-old son for the last five years. Martin, along with his eraser-headed partner Christopher
Reid, a.k.a. “Kid,” rose to stardom in the late 80’s as a pioneering
rap duo specializing in positive messages to young rap fans. Their popularity peaked with the movie “House Party,” but by the third installment of the series the stars of the original were not even invited – they were replaced with a younger rap group. They disbanded in the mid-90’s, but the image of the eraser-head hairdo lives on. Weakest Link? In her ongoing effort to keep her name in the
spotlight, former Assemblywoman Cynthia Jenkins has done some interesting things. It seems
that ever since she was thrown off the ballot about seven years ago and replaced by Bill
Scarborough in the Assembly, Cynthia has been a candidate for just about every office in
her community. As a result she has been thrown off more
ballots than anyone else we know. CJ has done it again! In an ode to consistency she was
just thrown off the ballot for Council District 27 (Archie Spigner's seat). Cynthia, who lost and regained her District
Leadership in recent years, can always be counted on to keep things interesting. But alas,
she won’t be on the ballot come September 11th. Cynthia, goodbye! Armed For Battle What began as a drunken brawl 24 years ago, has
become a respected sport at beaches and festivals throughout Queens. The New York Arm Wrestling Association calls
Bayside home, but muscles its way around the city to compete and have fun at the brawny
game. This year’s competition took
place at Rockaway Beach and attracted competitors from all over. . . The winner . . . Queens — of course. “It used to be a grudge match type of
thing, or two guys who were drunk at a bar,” said Gene Camp president of
the NYAWA. “But now, it’s a
legitimate sport, and we’re trying to get into the Olympics.” Separate teams are made up of men and women,
grouped by body weight, and children, who are grouped by age. There are also categories
for lefties and righties. “We also have a 50-plus and a 60-plus team
for right-handed men,” said Camp. “But
there aren’t too many men of that age who arm-wrestle, so we team them up on the day
of an event.” Queens has been the mainstay of the association
since 1977, when they battled it out at the old Sunnyside Gardens Arena. Nowadays, they teach, coach and practice in
Bayside, and even have a website: www.nycarms.com. Or call 544-4592 for info.
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