By Karu F. Daniels, AOL Black Voices
Call her a "Witch with a B" and she'll graciously accept the title.
Ask her about her "recent endowment," she won't flinch.
Talk about her mother and she'll tell you what to do!!!
Of course, I'm referring to reality TV's most popular personality (as of late), the unforgettable Miss New York -- the small town girl with the big mouth, the big heart and the (new) big boobs who brought the drama to Flavor Flav's record-breaking VH1 romp 'Flavor of Love.'
She's stepping out on her own with her eagerly anticipated spin-off show 'I Love New York' debuting Jan. 8 on VH1.
That is her --indeed-- in this photo on the left, sporting the afro and looking like a cross between Millie Jackson, Macy Gray, Buckwheat and Lawanda Page (Aunt Esther).
I tell you, you gotta love a gal with gall.
I got up, close and personal with the potty-mouthed diva to kick the ballistics. Because we hit it off so well -- and carried on-- the interview will be broken up into two parts. Here's how Part One went down.
So are you from Rochester or Syracuse?
You know what baby? Actually I'm from upstate New York, New Hartford New York. So that's even farther up there. It's past Buffalo, it's cold, it's just a weary little city.
And now you're putting Upstate New York on the map.
You know what baby? Yes. I'm definitely putting Upstate New York on the map and I'm happy to do it.
You've been described as the "Grand Diva of Arbitrary Emotions."
What? Are you serious?
Well that's what it says on VH1.
Well you know what baby? I really don't go on the net that much because I don't have that much time to do stuff like that. But if that is out there for me, you know I'll take it. I'll be that. I'm that then. Okay.
It's all about the internet.
It truly is. I should be ashamed of myself but I'm not. I don't really get online as much as I should but that's a great title to hold.
What do you in your pastime?
I'm my spare time, I'm basically giving a lot of attention to my nails and my skin. I'm a real huge skin person. I'm constantly washing my face making sure it's clear and clean and making sure my nails are clean. I'm just a big skin and nails person. I hope that doesn't sound too weird but that's what I do on my spare time -- making sure that everything is on the up and up.
You save that for 'Essence' magazine.
What? (laughing loudly)
What was your life like before all of this television show? Were you an aspiring actress or something like that?
Seriously, yes I was. I was an aspiring actress. And I still am. Basically nothing has changed since the show except the recognition. Now when I walk down the street I'm easily recognized. I mean that's the only thing that has changed in my life.
Who is Tiffany Pollard and who is Tiffany Patterson. You're referred to one or the other and I'm confused. What's the difference between the two of them?
Well you know I am here to set the record. Tiffany Pollard P-O-L-L-A-R-D, that's me. That's my last name and that's who I am. Tiffany Patterson is basically, uh (pause) well I could tell you how that went about; My mom and my dad aren't married. My mom's last name is Patterson but I'm carrying my father's last name. That's the name I grew up so that's my real name, Tiffany Pollard.
It just got a little confusing with all the names. I thought they were aliases. I was about to say you got more aliases than Jennifer Garner.
(laughing) That could be a little confusing.
Now tell me about this show. What will make this show different from 'Strange Love,' different from 'Flavor of Love 1' and 'Flavor of Love 2'?
The thing that makes 'I Love New York' stand out from all of those other shows is that fact that I am really -- I'm not saying that Flav wasn't now, but there have been times when he said he was looking for a real good friend-- me, no, no, no I'm looking for my one and only. I'm really looking for love. Everything was real on his show too but the thing that stands out the most is that I really got to know these guys on a personal level. When I say that I don'tmean intimately, I mean more so asking them questions that Flav didn't really ask on an individual level. But for me, I'm really looking for a man. Not a friend, a guy but a man, a real man in my life.
Well what exactly are you looking for outside of just "a man"? What qualities are you seeking when you were filming this?
That's a great question. When we were filming the producers they wanted to know what was my type, in terms of looks. For me, I don't really have a type when it comes down to looks.
Well after you pined for Flavor Flav, you obviously don't.
(scream) You know what, I ain't even going there with you. I'm going to leave that alone.
I love Flav and I think he's hilarious. But come on.
He's styling, he's cute and everybody (pause) is beautiful in their own way but me, my type is someone that meshes well with my inner being -- someone who can deal with the fact that sometimes I have my days when I'm problematic and sometimes I'm going to have my days when I'm going to be on his side. Someone that can definitely take me on as a whole. That's what I was looking for.
So it's not a physical thing?
Oh, absolutely not. Looks never mattered to me.
Oh okay because you have a motley mix of guys on this show -- from the rooter to the tooter.
You know I had to do it like that.
So how long did the show take to produce?
It took about a good three and a half [weeks], I'll say.
So its going to be packaged. And how many episodes are we getting?
You guys are going to get ten luscious episodes.
UPDATED: Part Two of this candid, no-holds barred interview where Miss New York talks about urinating in a woman's drink, her drug of choice, her mother and much more. Read it here.
'I Love New York' premieres on VH1 Jan. 8 at 9:00 p.m.
BV Extras:
-- Miss New York steps up to the plate with her own spin-off.
-- Who in the devil is 'Flavor of Love Season Two' winner Deelishis, for real?
-- What does 'Flavor of Love' vixen Miss New York really have to say?
-- The scoop on Flavor Flav's new album.
-- Flavor Flav gets all the way live on The RU Call.


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By: Ella on 1/09/2007 8:50PM
I think that New York got just what she deserves. She think that she is all that and she is to skinny and has a big head and a big mouth. She I hope that she find a man that will treat her the way that she treat other people.
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By: Eric on 1/09/2007 12:01AM
I, for one, am not interested in viewing this spin off. There are very few people in the world, (besides terrorists), in my humble opinion, that have the type of mental issues that are to be found in Ms Tiffany. For someone to be so full of hate, and have a forum to display our black princesses in such a negative light, is highly unconscionable.
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By: Sue on 1/08/2007 9:07PM
I am sorry but that chick is one ugly person. She is scary to look at.
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By: EL Baldwin on 1/08/2007 10:25PM
Black folks need to stop hating on each other period, Girl do your thing to the best of your ability, Because you only have so much time to do what you do and then it's someone else's time, this is your light to shine, Just point it in the right direction.
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By: melinda on 1/08/2007 11:49PM
Dear Dear Miss New York. I think she is deeply distured. She is the one that needs a great deal of help before she can truely find someone to love her. She is the biggest drama queen I have ever seen. And peeing in someones drink that is just insane (which I think she is) I mean falling in Love with Flav would be the first thing to draw your attention to her being nuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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By: Kelly on 1/10/2007 7:53AM
What a DRAMA QUEEN!!! I couldn't stand to even hear her voice on Flav 1 & 2 but ya know....she is like a car wreck. Most of us will have "whiplash" at least for one show. And how dare her mother bash FLAV when her parents are not even married?????? Miss NY was looking for her 15 minutes of fame...maybe she will have 30.
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By: Popsicle on 1/09/2007 7:57PM
Oh C'mon now. Ms. New york is getting way too much play for someone who has no class. Just goes to show the sort of talent some producers want of black people to give them a break.
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By: Laurie on 1/08/2007 9:18PM
Freak....that is all I have to say about her.
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By: brandy on 1/08/2007 9:19PM
I think newyork made the show
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By: Mike on 1/09/2007 11:15AM
NEW YORK IS A BITCH ......I WISH THEY WOULD KICK THAT BITCHS OFF TV .....SHIT MORE BITCHING ......
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