Deja Durai

I recently saw Deja Durai at the Capitol Swimsuit Contest a few months ago and while there were many beautiful contestants; this young lady was a "Stand-Out".  Of course she won the Urban Model Award that night and its no surprise that she has been winning ever since,... Keep an eye out for this rising star.

CRED: Favorite Color?

Deja: Yellow is my favorite color.

CRED: What was your very first car?

Deja: My first Car was a BMW 328i.

CRED: What was your first kiss like?

Deja: It must have been bad because I do not remember lol. I just remember getting in trouble for it because I got caught.  

CRED: Your best attributes?

Deja: I believe that my best attribute would have to be the curve in my back. Your back is what defines a woman’s shape and gives them that hour glass figure.

CRED: Your flaws?

Deja: I’m very analytical. I tend to think too hard sometimes. 

CRED: What is your favorite thing to do besides photo shoots?

Deja: I just like to spend my extra time trying new things, visiting new places and meeting exciting people. I am really a big kid at heart so I definitely enjoy adventurous activities that would give me a scary thrill. 

CRED: What was your favorite subject in high school and/or college?

Deja:My favorite subject in school was English. I love to write especially if it’s about history or something controversial. I also enjoy free creative writing.

CRED:  Who is your celebrity crush?

Deja: Tyrese and Nicki Minaj

CRED: What do you regret if anything?

Deja: There are some things I am unhappy with, however I never regret anything. Regretting is like feeling sorry for yourself and that’s a sign weakness

CRED: What are you most proud of about yourself/your life?

Deja: More than anything I am proud of the women that I have grown into over the years. I dealt with a great deal of challenges in my life but through it all I’ve become a intellectual, strong, humble, determined, wise, forgiving and a loving young women. Those things are what helped me reach the level of Success I have reached so far at such a young age.

CRED: Do you have a good group of supporters around you?

Deja: I have a very strong support system from my manager and my Board Administration family along with other special individual that are really helping me though this journey. I was actually surprised to see how many of my High school and Junior high school alumni friends supported me. Since I went public with my modeling career, I have had so many positive approaches by friends, associates, and family. They all told me how proud they are of me and that means so much.

CRED: How you do you deal with challenges/competition/hurtles?

Deja: I really don’t have a certain way that I deal with challenges I just always get through them. I guess it’s because I know that giving up is never an options. 

CRED: Who inspires you? Why?

Deja: My grandmother inspired me the most. Growing up, she was everything I wanted to be. In my opinion she was everything a woman should be. She was such a lady and such a true Diva. She taught me so much about myself, life, and how to be a lady at a young age. I owe everything I am to her. Also, unlike most girls who idolized Marilyn Monroe, I idolized the 1930-1950s Pin Up Girls. There were Pin Up up girls before the term "model" was used. They were so sexy with class! They totally inspire the root of my modeling career.

CRED: What was it like working with Wale in the “Pat your Weave” video?

Deja: Wale is a very funny and entertaining person. The room was filled with laughter and we really had a lot of fun. Most of the time, I actually forgot we were shooting a video because it felt like a house party. I look forward to working with Wale and UCB in the feature.

CRED: Who is your favorite DMV artist?

Deja: Right now, I am really feeling all of the rising DMV artist.

CRED: How did it feel to win the 1^st place Urban Model Award at the Capital City Swimsuit Competition?

Deja: I was so excited when I won the Miss Urban Award. I didn’t even know that they were going to acknowledge the urban models so it was surprising as well. Everyone just kept screaming at me telling me to run down stairs lol. I was really happy to win because the competition had a lot of beautiful woman competing and out of all of them I was special I guess

CRED: What's your pet peeve?

Deja: I know I’m tiny and I know it arouses curiosity, but I hate it when people pick me up without asking lol. Please just don’t sweep me off my feet unless you plan to marry me.

CRED: How do you deal with stress?  Disappointments?

Deja: It’s extremely difficult to go to school full time while building a modeling career. It’s like my mind is always working over time doing two things a once and at times it can be very stressful. To help me with stress, I just remember that I want to be successful in life, so I have no choice but to deal with it and keep pushing. I would rather be stressed being productive working toward big dreams instead of being stressed for no reason over the little things. I always try to have a “plan B” just in case something doesn’t go according to plan and that would eliminate me having to face a disappointment.

CRED: What do you do (daily) to work on perfecting your good qualities?  What do you do (daily) to work on your needed improvements?

Deja: I always find myself throughout the day writing down ideas for shoots or my career goals. It helps me to stay a step ahead of the game because I have ideas already mapped out. I hate to workout, but of course I do it because it keeps this body in good health on the inside and outside.   

CRED: What do you do other then modeling?

Deja: I am a full time student at Howard University studying Public Relations and Psychology.

CRED: What's your guilty pleasure?

Deja: I love to eat. OMG the way to my heart is to just treat me out to some good food. I am definitely a fat girl at heart!

CRED: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Deja: In 5 years I see myself a successful business woman working besides other moguls in the entertainment industry. I honestly don’t have a desire to always be in the spotlight all my life. In 5 years I see myself happy and prosperous.

CRED: Any big projects we should be on the lookout for from you?

Deja: 2010 you will definitely see a lot more of me. Right now I am working on several projects that I will be announcing at a later date once all decisions are finalized.

CRED: Do you have a website where your fans can keep up with you?

Deja: Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/DejaDurai. Also I will be launching my official website 2010 so be on the look out for that!

When I say.....what do you think of?

Washington, DC? I LOVE MY HOMETOWN! WELCOME TO DC!!!!!!

Obama? All things are possible. If you want to become worthless or the product of a bad environment it is because you want to be that way!

Michael Jackson? There will be no one else like him! LEGENDARY!

Beyonce? I love her as an artist, but I’m ready for her to make Jay Z some little ones.

Jay-Z? BEST RAPPER ALIVE!!!!!!!

Face Book or Twitter? Facebook! Haven’t mastered Twitter yet! (So not a cyber space chick)

Nude Modeling? That’s not my forte…but I really like artistic nude modeling.

Juice, Soda or Water? Juice. To get me to drink water is like forcing me to take medicine lol.

Foreplay or Wet Kisses? Foreplay

50Cent or Drake? Both are hot in my opinion! They both have originality.

Top or Bottom? The view is always better from the TOP!

Inside or Outside? Inside

Basketball or Football? My manager would kill me if I didn’t say Basketball.

Trey Songz? HOTNESS!

Modeling or Acting? After I leave my mark on the world of modeling, I want to branch off to acting.

Heels or Flats? Heels!! A lady should never wear flats.

Would you rather have full top or curvaceous behind? Curvaceous behind

Friday or Saturday? Saturday

Chocolate or Vanilla? Dark Chocolate