In this world there are chocolate skin women out there doing their thing and reminding us of why black people have the most beautiful women in the world.

They go by the names of Halle Berry, Zoe Saldana, Taraji P. Henson, Sade, Janet and Gabrielle Union. Then there are a whole bunch of other women you usually see in Tyler Perry movies and maybe it’s because it’s the African in me but to me… I love cocoa chocolate skinned women. They are like chocolate bars that you could only find in select boutique stores and chocolate is nice when its late at night, warmed up, added with sugar, stirred and sexy with whip cream to top it off ;)

Beyond the Libra’s Scale is one of my favorite interview on the website it features Arlene Victoria and has to be one of the most spiritually enticing interviews on MXyMAG.com right now, I will spare too many details because you have to see it for yourself.

Reading through it, it feels like we can fall in love with her. We can see her soul manifest itself and do a slow waltz through the writings on the wall. Some of the topics we cover are funny and sometimes social but when it gets down to her love story it is presented as just that, a genuine love story designed by the faiths to never end and exist as a fuel to power her beyond her ends.

I guess this is why I call it Beyond The Libra’s Scale because Arlene is a Libra, and I know that a Libra wears her heart on her sleeve. She is poetically inclined, funny, charming and sexy. The constellation that perfectly balances the warrior Scorpion and the seducing Virgin and we get to see beyond that scale. I hope you enjoy reading through the interview just as much as I did.

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What’s your name and where are you from and what are you currently doing that’s relevant to the general public?  I’m Arlene Victoria, an actress and model in LA, by way of New Orleans. Right now, I am working on a calendar and my website, for your viewing pleasure
Define sexy, What is sexy to me is confidence. A person is sexy when they feel comfortable enough in their own skin to not have to change and fit into an image that they think people want to see.

 When did you know you are grown and sexy? I knew that I was sexy when I stopped caring what other people thought of me. It didn’t hurt when a man hit another car trying to watch me walk into Walgreens! :)

 Ha ha, did you do or say anything, at least give them a number or show concern? I stopped to ask them if they were ok, then I bought them a water while they waited for the police. I felt so bad about it! :) 

put us in an ideal situation that would be very sexy for you? For me, touch is the sexiest thing. I love when a man knows how to touch you in a way that feels soft, sensual, safe and inviting at the same time. A man who can do that can touch my arm and make me feel sexy. So yes, massages, oils, soft kisses…very sexy…very, very sexy 

On The Sweet16 Countdown, why should you be number 1? I should be number one on the Sweet 16 because I am what a beautiful black woman should be. I’m sexy yet classy, intelligent without being a bitch about it, independent, but still vulnerable. Besides, did you see me? I’m damn hot! Lol!

I like that, “still vulnerable,” a lot of women wouldn’t even want to put that in their vocabulary. Do you think that vulnerability is a strength of its own? I do. Vulnerability is nothing to be ashamed of, sometimes you have to let down your guard to let someone worth it into your life. I like feeling safe enough with someone that I can trust them with my heart. There is nothing weak about that. 

Where is your career at right now? Right now, my career is focused on acting in television and film. I’m getting great opportunities, but I believe in creating my own content and controlling my career. I plan to have a production studio so that I can develop programming that shows African American people in a more positive light.

Nice we need more role models in our culture, did you know we have a membership area looking to be filled with content? You can sell your calendar there and present your video content as well. That would be great! I will have to get on that! :)

Your motivation? What motivates me is my family. They are everything to me! Other than that, criticism motivates me.

Criticism? I love it when someone finds something negative to say, because I turn it into something positive. My mom always told me that nothing motivates evil like jealousy! I laugh it off

Hate. I hate fake people! And the Entertainment Industry is full of them! I can’t stand people who pretend to be your friend and then try to use you to get ahead. It’s pathetic!

I can tell that you go through a lot of that, right? I have had people say things about me on twitter, calling me ugly or stupid, which is funny because I always find this out months later because I am never on my twitter! I have had women befriend me because they think of me as competition, a threat. It’s crazy because I don’t think of anyone like that. Whatever God has for me is mine, no one can take that away from me; and it’s the same for everyone else. I don’t hate on someone else’s blessing.

Your biggest fear? Honestly, my biggest fear is the chain saw man at haunted houses. I know that he is not going to hurt me, but whenever I hear that sound, I panic!

Ha ha ha that’s funny, the chainsaw man. What about the ones in movies? That’s almost worse! You know the girl in the movies who is always falling because Jason is after them?

Oh I think that’s scarier to watch than the bad guy, lol. That would be me in real life! Freddy still gives me the creeps, and don’t get me started on The Blob. I couldn’t eat Jell-o for years! 

All time favorite movie? That’s a tough one, but I would say The Five Heartbeats. I love the music!

On your way to becoming a model how did you struggle and how did you overcome struggle? My biggest struggle was my appearance. I’m a chocolate, petite woman which is not always thought of as the ideal beauty in the black community. When I first started modeling, people would tell me that my body wasn’t good enough or that I was pretty compared to other chocolate girls, but not enough to compete with lighter skinned women.

Yea, mainstream media is really blind to dark chocolate, I had to learn to embrace the beauty in what God gave me and take the opportunities that He presented to me without question.

Maybe this is just my preference speaking but darker skinned women are the original black women don’t you think? I do think so. Beauty comes in all color combinations, and I have had the pleasure of meeting some of the most beautiful, dark skinned African women on the planet. The idea that they would not be seen for their true beauty is disturbing.

Do you feel that there is a false perception of what a black woman looks like in the media? I think that there is a false perception of black women in general; from looks, to intelligence, to self-respect. I have heard everything, from “You are pretty for a dark skinned girl,” to “You are the first dark skinned girl that I have ever dated,” and even “I really like you, but my family would not want me to bring home someone who looks like you.”

Its funny because the people who are saying these aren’t aware of how they sound when they say it but it has a lot to do with media, Yea, in the entertainment industry, dark skin women are underrepresented, bottom line. We are just as beautiful and as talented as any other race or color. Black women are beautiful, we are descendant of African Queens and it’s time that we stop letting people put us down and tell us that we are good enough because of the tone of our skin.

Which single individual inspires you the most? I would have to say my father is the biggest inspiration in my life. He spent his entire adult life working hard for my mother, sister and I so that we could have the life that he felt we deserved.

You love your father, My dad gave up his own dreams and aspirations in an effort to see my family thrive. When I moved to Los Angeles, he told me that what he admired about me most is that I had the ability to dream and that he never had that opportunity. He’s is an example of a self-less, caring man…he’s my Hero.

Not a lot of women have that relationship with their father, is it luck or is there a lot of work involved? There is a lot of work involved. Having my dad in my life gave me so much perspective on what a real man is, a real woman is, and what you deserve. My parents have been married for over 30 years, and I see the way my dad loves her and respects her. My dad taught me to value myself and to expect the same value from any man who is lucky enough to be in my life. Your dad should be the first man who reinforces a girl’s self esteem and encourages her to greater things. I’m not sure where I would be without that.

Who is Arlene when she is not in front of the spotlight? I am a trained mental health counsellor. I have worked with the homeless, mentally ill, drug addicts, juvenile offenders, those suffering from HIV/ AIDS as well as mentally disabled individuals.

Helping is a gift right? Nothing feels better than knowing that you helped someone improve their life.

Who is Arlene spiritually? I believe in the power of prayer and that God hears your prayers and knows the truth in your heart. Even at my lowest moments, I know that God is working something out for me, and to just be patient.

Patience is a very good skill to have spiritually do you take time practicing that or does it just come with whom you are? I take time to practice it, I am far from perfect and I get frustrated sometimes, I just have to remember that things will happen when they are meant to and not a minute sooner.

You are a Libra? I am a Libra to my heart, textbook! Libra’s are lovers. We love being in love, we love showing love, recieving love and wearing our hearts on our sleeves. Libras are also very sensual creatures; I love it when someone is able to stimulate all of my senses. Taste, sight, touch….you get the idea!

Every woman has a love story to tell, what’s yours? When I was very young, around 17, I loved someone who changed my life, but I didn’t know that I loved him at the time. He probably loved me more than I will ever realize. He was amazingly smart, funny, creative and always pushed me when I gave up.

He was your support system? He believed in me and pushed me to believe in myself. He was 16 when he was murdered and I never quite understood how to get over that loss. There have been so many times that I have wanted to give up, but when I remember him, I keep fighting. My friend, his name was Alan, has been my guardian angel ever since his death. He makes me believe that in life, anything is possible because as long as you have life, you have opportunity.

I’m sorry to hear about your loss… but it seems like it’s a huge gain because you have a love that never ends right? That’s probably true in many ways. I feel him sometimes, when things go wrong, or right, or I just accomplished something amazing. It’s like he is there saying “Everything will be fine.” I love that feeling.

There is that pivotal moment in any love story that makes you say, I love him? After he died, his grandmother gave me a notebook of his poetry, and he wrote so many beautiful things about life, love, his dreams…all these things that would never be fulfilled. It hurt until I remembered his smile…then I realized how much that smile has brought me through and how much I loved the person attached to that smile. I’m smiling now just thinking about it! :)

If you had to tell him something in this interview? I would tell him “Thank you for seeing in me what I couldn’t see in myself.”

Is it hard to find love? I think so. It’s hard to find a man who can stimulate me mentally as well as physically. The men that I meet have too much ego to let me see who they really are inside. I’m looking forward to meeting that right one, he may be reading this!

Genuine love is hard to find but I think a lot of guys out there just fell in love with you reading this before we leave out is there anything thank yous that you would like to send out there? I really want to thank MXyMAG for reaching out to me, my parents for believing in me and you for reading this interview. You can see more of me at www.arlenevictoria.com!  Kisses!

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