- Has never weighed 100 lbs.

- First Job: Adm. Asst. at mother’s staffing agency

- Worst Job: One of mommy’s temp assignments: A CSR at Young World

- ”Going to a beach cookout late hours (something innocent tho)” would be a nice first date.

- Went driving through swamps in the middle of the night with 8 other college kids jammed in a two door--later to swim through 32 below water on the spur of the moment!

- Favorites - Team: NY Giants; Movie:The Terminator , Artist: herself and Mariah Carey; Song: Moments In Love by The Art of Noise; Food: Junk Food and Steaks; Alcoholic beverage? Mudslides and Malibu Cranberry.

- during the 9/11 tragedy (clarissa's sophomore year in college), clarissa and friends went to hospitals to donate blood -- the physician told riss she was too small to give blood. her friends teased her.

- her, her sis, and bro are all trying to gain weight.

- don't ask her "do you eat?" she may curse you out.

- many names: clarissa's friends can't decide what to call her -- clo, riss, rissa, cla, ria, clarice (from silence of the lambs), ms. beatty-wheatty.

- she knows almost every celebrity's sign; one of her first questions when meeting someone will be "what's your sign?"

- she found muka (her cat) in the back of the apollo theatre building after winning first place in the competition. she was just a few weeks old and climbing out of a popeye's chicken box.

- her family calls her michael jackson (they feel she resembles him).

- She's been a class clown all through High School and College.

- was a dj on wqke 93.9 fm in plattsburgh.

- he said/she said: many say claRissa is bold, crazy, funny, curse too much, very outspoken, go-getter.

- celebrity crush: will demps

- loves: her family (of course); her ex, kevin fox-they've been off and on for 8 years; animals (especially the cat family); taking pictures and adding them to her scrapbook; funny people; cancer men.

- her super talent: drawing and dancing.

- favorite performer: michael jackson.

- fave feature: my stomach.

- likes: mya, beyonce, mariah carey, eva (diva) pigford, halle berry, amerie, christina milian, ciara, kristen kreuk, all virgo and solo act performers.

- bad habits: she cusses like a sailor and picks her split ends.

- fears: frogs, big bodies of water (ocean, river, etc), and working a 9-5 for the rest of her life.

- business women: her sister owns a clothing line-fly-ooh, inc.-her mother owns a staffing agency-beatty's services, inc.

- style: jeans, a stylish midriff top (loves showing off her stomach), sunglasses, and high heels.

- her type: tall, dark, and handsome, fit, bold, spontaneous, outspoken, and faithful (key).

- beauty secrets: stays away from soda. has dry skin so uses cocoa butter. bronzers are important.

- happiness: success and a soulmate.