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www.MOSTmag.com || MOST FITNESS || 35MFM: Are you ever concerned that your outfits will take away from people seeing your true talents?JV: If my outfits take away from people seeing my talent, then I%u2019m not doing a great job. My outfits are a part of my talent; as an entertainer, my job is to entertain. If my outfits make you laugh, smile, scream, or react is some certain way, then I%u2019m doing my job. Everything I do in the forms of expressing myself contributes to being Joy Villa. MFM: Tell us about your relationship with photography? How was your experience shooting for MOST Magazine?JV: I%u2019ve been modeling since I was 15, and posing onstage in musical theater since I was five. I know how to move in front of the camera; it%u2019s like a relaxing dance. The greatest thing is when I work with the photographer and we have a sort of silent code going on. We share energy, and it becomes a truly collaborative experience. Shooting for MOST Magazine and having my fianc%u00e9 Thorsten do the photos is truly an honor. I%u2019ve been a fan of MOST for a about a year now, and I soak up every issue. The glamour combined with strong, powerful bodies makes me feel really good. There is no magazine combining high fashion with fitness out there, and it%u2019s needed. Fitness is the future, and MOST Magazine embodies that.MFM: Were you able to learn musically from your jazz singing great uncle?JV: I wish I could say I was, but he passed away before I could meet him. I learn watching his legacy on videos and the films he left behind. His albums and his amazing spirit all shine with his talents. I aim to make him and all of my ancestors proud both in music and on stage. In a way, I%u2019m following in his footsteps because I%u2019m able to travel to Paris and London, like he did, and sing. It%u2019s an amazing feeling to carry his legacy.MFM: What is the hardest part for a woman in the music industry?JV: The hardest thing is being taken seriously. Sometimes people look at me and think because I%u2019m young or because I%u2019m pretty or because I%u2019m a girl that I don%u2019t know what I%u2019m talking about. I am a very strong individual and was raised by my dad and my mom to be confident. In the music industry, it can be confusing to find your own way. I think in all art forms, women have been abused in ways that are shocking when we look back on them. Now, especially being a woman of color, I have more say and more power than ever before. People are listening to what we have to say. I owe it to the women who have stood strong before me in the face of insurmountable odds to be the best performer I can be.