FIRST NAME: Deri'Andra
AGE: 21
HIGH SCHOOL: McDonogh 35 Senior High School
UNIVERSITY: Dillard University
DEGREE: Mass Communications/ Recording Arts
CAREER GOAL: To become a successful recording artist, songwriter, and philanthropist.
FAVORITES:
COLOR: Pink
SONG: "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion
BOOK: "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
WORD: Optimistic
FOOD: Gumbo
MOVIE: "Eve's Bayou"
TV SHOW: “Law & Order: SVU”
PASTIME: Reading, composing songs, recording songs and singing songs. I love every aspect of music.
LIFETIME GOAL: To leave a legacy of greatness and positivity.
BEST HABIT: Giving 110 percent in all that I do.
WORST HABIT: Taking entirely too long to get dressed.
BEST EXPERIENCE OF BEING A SAINTSATION SO FAR: Performing at the Super Bowl in 2010. That experience changed my life because it proved to me that anything is possible.
BEST THING ABOUT BEING A SAINTSATION: Knowing that we have a positive impact on the lives of other people.
ADVICE FOR YOUNGER GIRLS: This is one of my favorite quotes by Oprah Winfrey: "You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script."
TRAITS YOU ADMIRE MOST IN OTHER PEOPLE: Honesty, humility and respectfulness.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST OUTSTANDING ATTRIBUTE: Staying positive no matter what situation I may be in.
OTHER THAN YOUR FAMILY, WHO IS A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL IN YOUR LIFE: Oprah Winfrey because she is a self-made woman who never gave up on her dreams. When the opportunities did not present themselves, Oprah created them!
IF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD IT BE AND WHY: I would go to Honolulu, Hawaii. It's a very special place and it reminds me of New Orleans.
