Making It: Stars Who Were Once Homeless - Page 6
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Veronica Wells
Tasha Smith
In her recent interview with Essence Tasha Smith speaks about her journey from homelessness to stardom. Hailing from New Jersey, Smith told the magazine that she worked as a bartender in a strip club and suffered from a addiction to coke before she got her big break.
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