"I like most New Yorkers, was born in Harlem and raised in the South Bronx. My childhood is culturally privileged with an enriched environment of art, diversity, meritocracy and being hood adjacent. Anything except for a musical instrument I have been engaging creatively in since I was a child and my grandmother prided herself on the many pageants and talent shows I've been in. I studied Fashion and Design, Film and Theology, but I'm most proud of the 25 years of youth development I invested that allowed me to arrive here. Where I am today, fully embracing all my gifts. I look forward to impacting culture through the Arts by continuing to be a powerful woman in life and media."
- Tanzania Hughie