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Melissa Baker

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Melissa Baker's Q&A
The one thing I'm absolutely obsessed with lately is ...
My career. I think about it all the time. I work out all the time to get where I want to be. I've really been focusing on that a lot. Also, I'm really into gymnastics. I was a competitive gymnast for six years and still I always flip around. I'm still obsessed with gymnastics.
On a quiet, rainy day I usually ...
On a rainy day I like to just curl up on the couch and watch TV and relax. I definitely like to relax on rainy days. I've been watching Supernatural and Deal Or No Deal. [Laughs] I watched a lot of I Love New York, but that's over now. I was so into that! It was such a funny show.
If I were giving a tour of my home, the one place I wouldn't show anyone is ...
The kitchen. I don't like washing dishes. [Laughs] I'm really messy. I have to make myself clean the kitchen. It's so bad. I come from a family that makes all homemade food, but I really like to bake and that's because I love sweets. I like to bake anything: cookies, cakes and things like that.
The sexiest thing a man has ever done for me is ...
Oh no, that's a hard one. [Laughs] Probably just take me out to a nice dinner. I need to find different guys I guess! I get creative with things to make it fun, and they're boring. They don't know what to do. [Laughs]
And the sexiest thing I've ever done for a man is ...
I've done the whole candles, rose petals thing for my boyfriend's birthday. I made him a dinner, all cooked by me and I definitely baked the cake myself. That was pretty sexy.
I feel a secret connection with ...
I would have to say Tyra Banks. I look up to her so much because she was a curvy model and she struggled, but she proved everyone wrong and followed her dream. Look where she's at now. Also, she and her mom are best friends, and my mom and I are also best friends. She also seems like a wonderful, caring person who wants to help people and I love to help people. I do whatever I can to help people. I kind of met her when my mom took me to her show and they had me ask a question. She sat right next to me and I was like, 'Oh my gosh, Tyra Banks is sitting next to me!' She is so beautiful.
If I didn't have any responsibilities tomorrow morning, I would spend tonight ...
I would go out with some friends and have a nice dinner. Just hang out with friends for a while and not have a bedtime. Just enjoy my night and not have to worry about waking up early. You know, being away from home gets tough at times, because I'm a family person. I have a twin brother, who I'm very close with. I have my mom to keep me strong and keep going. She's always there to help me keep climbing and growing. I have 20 cousins just in the immediate family, five aunts; we have a really big family.
If I didn't have any responsibilities for a week, I would go to ...
Fiji. I've always wanted to go there and I really love tropical places. I would love to go there on vacation. I would go to a tropical place and just lay on the beach every day.
If you asked my friends about me, the first thing they would tell you is ...
That I'm goofy, love to have fun, and love just being myself.
The last thing I really splurged on was ...
Buying plane tickets to go home to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; I just bought five, and I just spread them out. [Laughs] Yeah, I know that's weird.
If I were going to a costume party tonight, I would dress as ...
I usually make up my own outfits, with lots of glitter. I love sparkly stuff. I don't know, maybe I'd be a maid.
When I get dressed to go to the grocery store, my clothing inspiration is ...
I'd wear something comfortable. Tennis shoes, a pair of jeans and a little T-shirt.
When I get dressed up for a party, my clothing inspiration is ...
I like to wear little babydoll dresses, with high heels. I like little sundresses.
One thing I do only when I'm home completely alone is ...
When I'm alone, I usually watch TV, like if I'm bored and have no one to talk to. I might also read a magazine or something like that.
If I had to spend $1 million right now, I would ...
I would get a very nice car, maybe a 2007 Mustang GT and go shopping, just buy everything I want. I always wanted a Mustang. I would buy clothes, make-up and everything else I want.
If I had to spend $10 right now, I would ...
I'd buy some jewelry.
And if I had to spend $1 dollar right now, I would ...
I would buy a pack of gum.
The sexiest I've ever felt was ...
During my Sicily shoot. It was the feel of the shoot. I like to feel sexy on the shoots because it brings out something different.
The one place I've seen that I'll never forget is ...
I'll have to say for my Lomo Vogue with Bruce Weber we went to Long Island and we went to a very, very beautiful spot. It was in the huge back yard of this house, with the ocean and these rocks nearby. It was so beautiful, I'll never forget it. I've been to other places but there were these big waves and really pretty rocks. I love the ocean with big waves; it's one of my favorite things. It was just a very beautiful spot.
I won't date a man if he ...
I don't like when they're full of themselves. Staring in the mirror at themselves; that definitely turns me off.
My favorite time to be naked is ...
Probably in the mornings when I just get out of the shower and I'm getting ready when no one is home.
When it comes to nudity, most people don't know that I ...
I'm not nude a lot. I sleep in clothes.
When I open my eyes in the morning, the very first thing on my mind is ...
Thinking about what I have to get ready for or wondering what time it is. I always look at the clock when I first wake up and wonder what time it is.
My favorite thing to do in the comfort of my own room is ...
I like to dance in my room. I love music. I like hip hop, of course, and I also like country. I grew up listening to country; everyone in my family listens to it. I listen to the country nowadays, not the older country music. I love Rascal Flatts, I've been to three of their concerts. Lately, I've been listening to Lil' Wayne, which surprises people. I've been listening to Ciara a lot.
How about an entertainer?
James Franco. I think he's very good looking. His bone structure is nice and his smile, oh, his smile, is so cute.
And name one surprise crush who most people wouldn't find particularly attractive.
George Clooney, he's an older attractive man. He's very cute for his age.
If I could be anything but a model, I would be ...
I would work in a hospital, probably be a nurse. I like to help and care for people. My mom used to work in the hospital and I used to visit her there. I always wanted to work there to help people and make sure they're getting taken care of.
If I could be anywhere else in the world right now, I would be ...
I've really been wanting to go to Greece because my family is from there. I actually still have some family over there and I've never made it over there.
In a group of people, I'm always the first to ...
Probably make a joke. I like to make people laugh and I like to laugh.
The worst lie I ever told was ...
When I was younger, probably 8-years-old, I broke something of my mom's and I told her I didn't do it. My brother got blamed for it, even though I was the one who did it. No one knew I did it; I did a good job of lying.
To impress a cute man at a bar, I would ...
I always make eye contact and smile but act like I don't notice them. Making eye contact always works.
The last time I saw a woman and thought 'I wish I looked like her' was ...
I always thought Angelina Jolie was very beautiful. I like her natural beauty.
My personal hero is ...
My mom. When the times are rough and you want to give up, she's always there to lift me up and keep me going. She always keeps me going. That's what has gotten me to where I'm at.
Do you have any sort of special connection with your hometown?
I like my hometown and feel connected to it because there are always families walking with their kids. I love to go to park and do cookouts and in Ohio there's not much to do, so you always get together and have cookouts. I really enjoy the close-knit family aspect of my hometown.
Where's the one place you have to go when you're in your hometown?
Usually I'll go to Geauga Lake because it's a really fun amusement park. There's not really anything else pretty, it's kind of boring, but all my family is there.
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