Do u think Bria Valente would be any competition to Vanity when she was in her prime? Bria is a very beautiful girl and seems really nice, but she lacks the spunk Vanity had back in the day.I will admit she does sing better than Vanity, but that's about it.Everything she does reeks of Prince like she some kind of female clone of him.Tell me I am alone in thinking this.

Well, if Bria was ever to win a singing contest, this would be it.

However, she lacks the charm and sex appeal Vanity was workin with back in the day. You can win over folk with looks and charm, but if you bore the shit out of them you better at least be bringin exceptional vocals to the table. So even though I'm not a big fan, I'd give the trophy to Vanity.
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And THAT, is all I have to say about that!

DarlingNikki1025 said:

*crickets*


i think youre delusional. whats with the hype? im convinced now prince can make even the most underwhelming looking woman, look like the princess royal of the most sophisticated civilization known to man, so long as they stand next to him and go through a make over.
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johnart said:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...5lDsHsZOxk
i miss your videos john... hows about a when bria met vanity?

angelface22 said:

OOOH!
Maybe I'll do one this week.

First let me get this out of the way; We do not know if Bria can sing live. Despite there being oodles of orgers from her home town we STILL do not know the year she was born in never mind the exact date she would be celebrating her birthday, if she in fact still celebrates it. No one from Minneapolis has ever said they heard her sing live, not even at someones wedding. So whose voice is better is speculation.

Now enough of that.

Had Bria had the mind/ personality of Vanity this is how things may have been different.
First when the CD was released Ms Bria would have worn much more flamboyant clothes. After all even bad publicity is better than no publicity at all.
Vanity appeared on stage lipsinking and dancing all crazy. She could care less she was out there in front of an audience and it was obvious she loved it. So had Bria been more like V she would have gotten her butt out there.
Well what if P would not let her? Well if B were more like V she would not have layed low in the background while P sang SHOE. Instead of fanning herself like she was heading down the Mississippi on a steamer she would have worked that fan like she was Dita Von Teese. A true Vanity girl would not have let that oportunity pass her by. She would have caught the attention of the cameramen by "Shakeing everything she got" . Yes indeed, Ms Bria would have been getting her $$$$ worth out of those "Bria 2" and showing the world who wore the Jimmy Choos after all.

next those fashion shows.

If Bria thought like Vanity should would have realized that she and P would never make a visually cute couple like V and P did and instead played up the differences. When life hands you lemmons make lemmonade!!


Always wear the HIGHEST JIMMY CHOOS YOU CAN STAND IN; That way everyone believes that the song is about you and you bring even more attention to your mismatched self. Again, bad publicity is better than no publicity at all.
Maybe he looks like Rhianna but you can dress like her; Attention, attention, attention. Forget the classy trench dresses!!!! This was your 15 minutes and you needed to play everysecond of it. Who WERE those people between you and Kate Perry at the fashion show? You should have asked them to change seats!! You can't put all your eggs into one celebrity basket; kate perry would have been a good choice for BFF or at the least a few paparazzi pics.

I could go on but times a wasting.

To sum it up; If Vanity and Bria were both working the makeup counters at fine department stores here is how it goes.

While Bria was breaking a sweat trying to get a customer to buy one more lipstick from the brand she ALREADY buys from, Vanity would be closing a $500.00 sale of Fashion Flair cosmetics to a white girl.

I have to agree because I think the world really doesn't care for a reserved,polite, "classy" woman to be on Prince's arm. Wrong, right or none of their damn business, they expect a "Prince Girl" to be a "Prince Girl". The general public, I think will always think of Vanity and Apples as the epitome of what a Prince Girl should be. The world has come to terms with the fact that the woman by Prince's side will likely not be a great singer (9 times out of 10).They want flash and fun.
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Deadflow3r said:

YES. YES. YES.

johnart said:

The only time anyone cares if she can sing is when you make her sing solo song after song. Maybe one, maybe two songs of the Lotusflow3r 3 CD pack could have been Bria's alone but the rest needed to be the fans favorite. When he did those shows on French TV she should have been one of the many backup singers.
Vanity, when she was young, wanted her own fame and fortune. I think Bria would be quite happy with a famous man and the luxery goods that he comes with. I don't think she has her heart set on any career other than celebrity's wife (which can be a full time job0.


Vanity had what some call the "fire in the belly' she worked her moments as best a drug addict could.

We want to see a lady with a little bit of spunk. Someone that isn't easy for him to read. He shouldn't be able to predict her every move and neither should we. She deffinately needs to have a sense of fun and she can't be an atheist, that's for sure. She can't let him ALWAYS have his way; or at least not easily. I also think she should be a people person; the fans would like that. A bit of a Princess Dianna, you know a 'people's princess" someone that makes him seem more accesible. Vanity minus drugs, keep the Jesus, loose the reading glasses.

DarlingNikki1025 said:

In Vanity's prime? HELL NO. Bria lacks spunk, talent, natural beauty and as for her voice, it's a tie. I doubt Vanity was getting her voice altered in the studio to the same degree as Bria. Remember Vanity also performed live and Bria has yet to do anything besides fan herself. Vanity had drive. She actually wanted something more than to be some dude's appendage and she made her own money without depending on Prince.

Such a comparison is useless and empty. Better off comparing Vanity to Mayte, Tamar or Carmen.

We're talking talent here, nothing else. Nobody cares too much what garage Prince parks his car in...it's when he tries to make a hooptie into a bentley and make people believe that's his only ride when we start going

DesireeNevermind said:

I think the problem was that Bria never put her paddle in the water and did anything constructive to help her appeal to even the papparazzi never mind the fans. Maybe that has to do with the submission to the man thing. maybe she didn't want to do anything that would not be approved by Prince and there-bye stay on his list of escorts to events. Let's see about the Grammy's; maybe or maybe not. Quite the spit in the face if not since she was on the album.

Deadflow3r said:

I wish there was an emoticon for rubbing ones hands together to symbolize "ooh goody just you wait and see!"

That will be interesting to say the least. But I already know wassup and I aint no brain surgeon either. Or is it neither?

Deadflow3r said:

Des said:

Girl, you have such a way with words!
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Serena said:

Deadflow3r said:

It will also be a spit in the face if he comes with a bevy of females one of whom looks like Beyonce.

Sounds like somebody has heard something.

Well Vanity was clearly his lover/partner and never billed, to my knowledge, as just a muse. Neither Prince or Bria ever confirmed or denied that there was more than a friendship/ professional relationship going on there. This allows her to be dropped without really having to say anything about it.
"This is a business and your not too far gone to see that".


(My idea for Bria is she should look into a basketball player. Lookswise she pretty much shoulder to shoulder with khloe kardashian. Maybe not one with as good of a salary as Lamar, but certainly there are some ball players who would be impressed with her connections to Prince. I think she could get the lifestyle that I believe she has her mind set on.)

Classic !!!

Lets face it - I love Vanity but these knuckleheads dont acknowledge that she was coked up most of the time. You cant trust anything you see from a person who is a junkie. Bria is what you see and hear. Young and healthy. Her personality is different from Vanity's.

Brofie said:

You're are really misinform Vanity again loved Prince. And Prince was so busy with others. Maybe Vanity saw more into the relationship than he did. No this is not Prince fault because Vanity was doing drugs, but she loved Prince so much if he support her she might could have kick the habit. As for Bria any one can be measured by the actions they have done. The Golden Rule it exists in both positive (generally structured in the form of "do to others what you would like to be done to you") and negative form (structured in the form of "do not do to others what you would not like to be done to you").

AngelsCry said:

I didnt say anything about whether she loved Prince or not. I said she was coked up. That is the fact. You are misinformed if you think you can step to me with nonsense.

Brofie said:

And whose are you? We are here to have a discussion. So let's discuss without
insult. Because you just wouldn't want to go there. I respect the OP post thread.

AngelsCry said:

I am discussing. I havent insulted anyone and you cant show where I have. You have chosen to be insulted. I have spoken only truth.

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AngelsCry said:[quote]BonfieI am discussing. I havent insulted anyone and you cant show where I have. You have chosen to be insulted. I have spoken only truth.

Brofie:Quote
Lets face it - I love Vanity but these knuckleheads dont acknowledge that she was coked up most of the time. You cant trust anything you see from a person who is a junkie. Bria is what you see and hear. Young and healthy. Her personality is different from Vanity.

Angelscrys: Quote

And who are the KNUCKLEHEADS?


Angelscry:Quote
You're are really misinform Vanity again loved Prince. And Prince was so busy with others. Maybe Vanity saw more into the relationship than he did. No this is not Prince fault because Vanity was doing drugs, but she loved Prince so much if he support her she might could have kick the habit. As for Bria any one can be measured by the actions they have done. The Golden Rule it exists in both positive (generally structured in the form of "do to others what you would like to be done to you") and negative form (structured in the form of "do not do to others what you would not like to be done to you").


Brofie:Quote
I didnt say anything about whether she loved Prince or not. I said she was coked up. That is the fact. You are misinformed if you think you can step to me
with this nonsense.


Angelcrys:Quote
What is the NONSENSE? It's True. I never step-up to anyone without FACTS.
Now can we call it truce
My Friend.
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I recalled Vanity once saying:
No girl's body can compete with mine
No girl's rap can top my lines
No girl's kiss can ring your chimes

Vanity ... over Bria

Brofie said:

Does that qualify you as a knucklehead to failing to realize Vanity is a transformed woman? She has more strength, vivacity, and love in her heart than any girl Prince has ever been with.
When she went to God, He took her crippled cocain induced Satan tormented shell of a body into His hands and blossomed her into something far more benefiting and righteous.. making her the beautifulest woman on this earth that Prince, as I said before, has ever been with.

Cocain was Satan's bait for Vanity, as it might be some other evil he's pulled on you; for no one is without sin. Does that make you untrustful?