Vanessa, 30, tends bar at the La Bete bar at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas, but studies at the Fashion Design School every day. She also is an abstract artist who works with acrylics and oils. Vanessa grew up in East Los Angeles in a rough neighborhood but moved to the Valley as a teenager.
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By Latoya West, About.com
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