Ms. Nikki Lupian
The first time we ran the ad for a cover model, we were curious to see what type of response we would get. When the floodgates opened, we were up to our necks in letters from beautiful ladies wanting to grace the pages of Import Tuner. Meet Ms. Nikki Lupian. It turns out that Nikki is not only a reader of our fine magazine, but she also lives pretty close to Tuner HQ-how ironic. How is it we've missed meeting her before now? Here she is fellas, ready to spill her guts.
2NR: You live so close to our office and you're in the import scene, I'm surprised we have never seen you at a show.NL: Actually, I'm kinda' new to the scene. I have friends that are into cars and they brought me into it. I'm mainly into the underground, hip-hop type of scene.
2NR: So you dig the DJ battles and break dancing, huh?NL: I love to watch break dancing. I can sit there for hours and just watch. I got turned on to it when I started modeling for Tribal Gear. I met a lot of B-Boys and fell in love with their crowd and type of dancing. I have a lot of friends that are into it, so anytime there's a show or something, you can bet your ass I'm there. I think it's 'cause I just love to dance and party.
2NR: A party girl, huh? You just turned 21 two years ago, so I imagine you party every weekend?NL: It's weird, I partied more when I was about 16 or 17 'cause I had a fake ID; I think now I'm starting to calm down a little. Don't get me wrong, though, when I do go out, I dance my ass off. I can dance for hours-I love it.
2NR: You don't break dance do you?NL: No, I like to watch it, but I love to salsa dance. I've been dancing since I was 5, but I started salsa dancing when I was about 9. You should try it sometime, it's so fun and it's easy to learn.
2NR: Whatever! Not when you have two left feet like me. I do admire how with salsa dancing it's very routine and if you don't work as a team, you can really hurt yourself. So do you have a salsa dance partner?NL: Usually I go with friends.
2NR: So I take it you don't have a boyfriend?NL: I was engaged until recently, but that's another story. So for now, my answer is "No."
2NR: So what happened there?NL: Empty promises, but for the most part, I wasn't allowed to do what I wanted to do; I had to quit my job, he wanted me to stop modeling and out of respect for him, I stopped. On the other hand, he was doing his own thing and I didn't think that was fair. So here I am, trying to model again. I'm the kinda girl that likes long relationships, so I guess you can say I'm accepting applications now that I'm free! (lol)
2NR: Alright! So this could be my interview for myself? (J/K) So let our readers know what type of guys you're into.NL: I kinda like the thug look! Shaved heads turn me on and dark skinned tattoos are a big-time plus. The only problem I have with men is that you can never find ones that don't lie. For some reason, all the boyfriends I've had in the past have always lied to me, and let me tell the fellas, that really sucks.
2NR: So you're into the honest hood rat?NL: No, I wouldn't say that, but if you've ever seen guys that wear Joker or Tribal clothing like the jeans or jerseys, they have that certain look to them-that I'm into. I'm not talking like full-on Dickies type of clothing.