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The lucky winner was 26 year old Jessenia Vice. The Newark, New Jersey resident currently works at a Psychiatric Hospital while studying to be a nurse. She was very grateful for her new opportunity.

“I am so excited to work with Apple Bottoms and Nelly!,” she said in a statement. “Before my grandmother passed she made me promise her to keep on going with the modeling. I never understood why until now. The two and half years I’ve been doing this have opened many doors of dreams I never could imagine.”

It’s officially summer in the city so we had to bring the heat back. If you didn’t catch her doing the damn thing in LL Cool J and The Dream’s “Baby” video you can get an up-close and personal look at model Coco Chenille in this exclusive photo shoot for The Urban Daily’s Skin Deep.

Not to be confused with the steriod-stuffed female wrestler, this Chyna is much smoother around the edges and MUCH easier on the eyes. A native of the Bronx, NY Chyna jump-started her modeling career when she was discovered by a Teen People magazine rep outside of a Making The Band audition. Since then she’s been a local television host, toured with Katt Williams and will be featured in a music video called “Cuff Ya Shorty” buy up-coming artist, Flawless.

Check out her gallery of exclusive pics and show her some love!

Make sure to check these other hot SKIN DEEP models as well:

SUSIE D

LIA CHA

JENELLE SIMONE

Trailblazer, of sorts, Melyssa Ford sits down with the good folks at DimeWars.com to talk about how she uses her popularity to get down with television and how her looks could have got her into the FBI.

Tis the season to be giving so The Urban Daily has laced you with a special holiday edition of Skin Deep. Will our latest model, Yasmine, jingle her bells, or yours? Click the gallery to see!

Make-up by Nicole

Also check out Lia’s gallery here!

More eye-candy for you guys to snack on while we countdown the dawn of a new year! Sandra comes courtesy of DJ Vlad and his VladTV.com site. If you want to know more abotu Ms. Sandra, head over to her Myspace page.

Check out the interview and behind-the-scenes video of the photo shoot.

Find out more about Jennifer and her “Only You” collection at her website: http://www.jenniferpierre.net/

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The Urban Daily: Miss Clarissa… You’re looking good today! What got you interested in modeling?

Clarissa Santiago: Well, in 1996, I started of doing beauty pageants. I was competing for Miss Teen Puerto Rico and I won that, as well as the ‘Miss Photogenic’ award! After that, it was kind of just like, me beginning my modeling legacy.

TUD: There sure are a lot of pretty girls in New York – what makes you stand out amongst the rest of them?

CS: Well, I’m a businesswomen and I think that it’s that that makes me stand out amongst all these beautiful ladies out here. My approach and all that allows others to know that I’m very serious about this. Everything is all business for me and I try to think about how I can benefit from each move that I make in order to progress both professionally and financially.

TUD: The pictures you have in Skin Deep are kind of provocative. How do you think your folks feel about your nipples being all up on TheUrbanDaily.com?

CS: I think that the general consensus is kind of like, “You don’t got to do that, ma.” Or they’ll say stuff like, “Why you gotta take photos like that? You’re a really pretty girl, you don’t have to do that.” But what people don’t understand is that what I do is not out of desperation. What I do is out of love for what I do and for who I am! I’m a sexy woman who’s comfortable with her sexuality. I love taking sexy photos. I love seeing the images because that’s what it’s all about for me; I enjoy it because I know that you do. So, at the end of the day, what I need is for everyone to support what I’m doing ‘cause I’m happy doing it and that should be the most important thing anyone should want for me.

TUD: …Well, in one picture, you looked drenched…

CS: …Yeah…

TUD: So, then, what are your top five songs that get you wet?

CS: [Laughs] The top five songs that get me wet! Wow… that’s a really good question [laughs]. Damn, man… I can only think about my songs, right now. I can’t even think of anyone else’s… Hmm, songs that make me wet… “Slowly” by Tank does it. Or “Don’t Say No, Just Say Yes,” by Avant… I really like that song. I love Young Jeezy and T.I. – that hood shit gets me going, too! Someone just hipped me to Noel Gordine, so I’d want to get it poppin’ to something off of Noel Gordine’s album.

TUD: Most Puerto Rican girls are known to be sexual deviants…

CS: Is that right? [Laughs]

TUD: Yeah! And with this being New York and all – what are the top three places for out-of-towners to make whoopee at?

CS: It depends on what mood you’re in… If you’re in the mood to be really, really romantic, then you’d probably want to get something poppin’ in Central Park. If you want to be on the low-low, you could go in the cut in Harlem on 155th and Riverside Drive. There’s a little dark alleyway there. I shot a video there the other day and my mind started flooding up with ideas. If you’re in the mood to be just down-and-dirty, you could just go into any McDonald’s, go into the restroom and get it poppin’ [laughs]!

TUD: So, no New York taxicab confessions?

CS: No [laughs], not in New York. I don’t do that, nah… I have some Miami taxicab confessions, though [laughs]. But I can’t go into those [laughs].

TUD: Okay, okay, okay… Well, since you’re Puerto Rican and a beautiful lady – who did you want to be our president?

CS: I feel like the last two presidential elections we’ve had were sort of the same thing. I don’t feel that any of the candidates are really making me comfortable enough to where I could feasibly trust them with the country. Even though I think Obama is great for a number of reasons – he’s black, for one and him being the first black president would be amazing for the country, is two. With all these moves being made in politics, I’m still concerned about our freedom and how we, as women and minorities, have worked so hard to build this country up. Someone can come in and, possibly, shake the country up or take it in a negative direction and that’s scary to me. To know that you could still vote, but ultimately, you know it’s never going to get back to you is extremely scary! In the end, I’m definitely rooting for Obama, you know…? I think that he’s the best choice we have at the moment.

TUD: You’ve gotten a few looks online and here on the street… You’re probably used to all that now, but when has there been a time where you didn’t want anyone to notice you?

CS: I don’t know… [Laughs] I love attention! There’s never been a time where I didn’t want anyone to not look at me. I mean… we all have our days, you know…? I work in Times Square during the day, so, I’m always afraid of people seeing me and recognizing who I am. From the magazine spreads to this interview I did where I was talking some raunchy stuff, I’m still on my way to work and I don’t and can’t afford to get my spot blow, you know…? At the end of the day, though, this is me, this is what I do. It’s only a matter of time before I’m doing it all day, every day, all the time…

She discovered her love of dance at a tender age, dancing in a Spanish folk group with her sisters and making appearances at major festivals such as Calle 8 and Feria de la Alegria, and performing on Spanish-language variety show, “Sabado Gigante.” After a friend saw a television segment on Hispanic models, a dare led her to a model search where she was immediately handpicked by a director for a video he was shooting that same week.

Angelica, who earned her nickname “Curves” for her sexy curvaceous body, is sought out by renowned music video directors for her freestyle moves. She’s played the lead in various music videos, and has been showcased in several more-most recently, “You Ain’t Sayin Nothing” featuring Plies and Fat Joe (Director David Rousseau), “Mi Alma Se Mire” featuring Boy Wonder and Fuego (Director David Rousseau), “Life of the Party” featuring Snoop Dogg, Too Short, and Mr. Fab (Director Pook), “Go Girl” featuring Pitbull, Trina, and Young Boss (Director David Rousseau), and the “No Llores” remix video for Gloria Estefan, featuring Pitbull (Director David Rousseau). She also starred as the lead in Fat Joe’s “Make it Rain” remix video with R. Kelly, T.I. and Rick Ross (Director Malcom Jones), and in “Holla at Me Baby” which included Lil Wayne, Paul Wall, Fat Joe, Rick Ross and Pitbull (Director Malcom Jones). Additionally, she was in “Oye Mi Canto” featuring Nina Sky, N.O.R.E., Daddy Yankee and others (Director Gil Green), and also in Winsin y Yandel’s “Llame Para Verte.”

You may have also spotted Angelica’s fresh face online, in calendars and magazines such as Maxim, Smooth Girl Magazine (5-page spread), Blackmen’s Special Latina Edition Swimsuit Extra (4-page spread) and their 101 Sexiest Women, and also in Hip Hop Weekly. She also graced this year’s Seagram’s Liquor calendar and was also in the Sexy Girls of Miami calendar. Her most recent project Miami Spice Girls of Lowrider is in stores, and Lowrider is set to come out this month!

In addition to print work, she’s appeared on TV and film: “La Esquina” (MUN2), “The Last Hustle” (Intent Film Works) and Frequencia (Telemundo). She’s been a dancer on “The Source Awards,” modeled Levi’s on Telemundo’s live morning show, and also served as a past host of “The Beat Down Concert.”

Angelica is now looking to the future-a career in acting. She’s got her eye on movies, commercials and television shows, particularly a series or sitcom. Although busy with work, she also hopes to travel the globe and purchase land for her and her family. Angelica, who is of Colombian descent, was born in Chicago but raised in Miami, where she lives today.

For more of Angelica Curves, check out her site, www.angelicacasanas.com here! To check out TheUrbanDaily.com’s own Kevin L. Clark and his critique about Angelica Curves – click here!