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Deanna Quinn Donovan
NICKNAME(S)
Dee {Most common; beloved} || Lil' Dee or D-Squared{Common} || Queenie {Mostly by brothers & friends; a play on middle name} || D-Mac {Mostly by friends; mostly because she used to love Big Macs}|| Trinity {Stage name}
AGE
Twenty-three {23}
DATE OF BIRTH
February 6, 1992
ETHNICITY
"My Dad is part Zimbabwean and I'm literally the only one of his kids who can actually speak fluent Shona with him. Not that he asked for it or anything, but I'm proud of that legacy and I'm a bit of a show off, so that helps."
African { 45%} | Latin {15%} | German {25%} | Cherokee Indian { 15%}
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
"Not sure why everybody and their mama was on my jock for this, but yes, I swing both ways. Not like it's anybody's business though."
Bisexual
OCCUPATION
"Not trying to toot my own horn or anything, but a lot falls under this category. I'm a trained dancer, singer, model, and a bit of a record producer. Comes with the business."
Recording Artist
HOUSEHOLD
The Donovan Family (New Money)
HAVES OR HAVE NOTS?
Haves
5'6
WEIGHT
125 lbs
EYE COLOR
Honey brown
HAIR COLOR
Naturally dark brown, long, and rather curly. Dee has experimented once or twice before what with her hair having been honey blonde earlier in the year last year, but once her fifth album dropped last October, she dyed her hair back to its natural color. She's usually keeping it straightened to some degree or with casual waves, but occasionally and especially on her laziest days, she allows for her natural curls to shine through.
SKIN TONE
Light brown
GENERAL APPEARANCE
When you're thinking of what a young, successful sex icon in the music industry looks like, Deanna Quinn Donovan will always come to mind. After all, she's one of Hollywood's most sought-after celebrities under thirty and it is not hard to see why. Standing at just a smidgen over the average height of women her age, Deanna is held up by rather long, smooth and toned legs from years of ballet. More than that, she was a rather active child and that can be seen in the rather nimble, flexible limbs she makes sure to keep toned every day. After all, she has an image to uphold as a trained dancer and as the one who helps choreographs her own routines, and if there is one skill of hers you know Deanna will respect to the utmost, it is her dancing. Unlike her little sister, Deanna had managed to take after their mother in that she has what is considered to be the perfectly proportionate hourglass figure: a surprisingly full and per bust, a tiny waist emphasized by not so narrow hips, and a rather firm and well-rounded bottom. Deanna takes pride in keeping her lust-worthy curves and even more-so in the smooth, blemish-free complexion her mother notes as "peanut-butter brown," complimenting the almost golden tint to her brown eyes. Long and practically silky dark brown hair cascades down her back in a waterfall of soft curls, a sloping shoulder peeking out through the veil of her dark mane. Almost teasing, much like the woman can seem to be on any given day. There are other instances where her beauty is even more pronounced or those little things she normally wouldn't call to your attention, such as her earlobes being pierced, the double cartilage piercing on her left ear, the piercing on the left side of her nose, and even the freckles that can be found on various surfaces of her body. Something she feels especially self-conscious about when pointed out, but make her oh so appealing to anyone that manages to find them.
โชHas a very fast metabolism and is always munching on something โชTypically seen with more male friends than females. โชHas a wall of sticky notes by her desk for song ideas โชSmokes weed when she's feeling really stressed or angry so that she can chill out. โชIs always maintaining eye contact, no matter who the person is or the situation. If she's not, something is seriously wrong. โชIs typically an early riser โชMutters in Shona under her breath when she knows no one will understand her and only speaks it outright in front of her family โชAlways has headphones with her โชSurprisingly, is extremely ticklish, especially in her abdomen area. โชHas an extensive collection of male shirts she has collected over the years from her brother, lovers and male friends. Tends to walk around the house or sleep in them. โชAlways smell like a vanilla and jasmine infusion โชCooks or cleans when she is angry
SKILLS: TALENTS: STRENGTHS
โDancing {Trained in contemporary, ballet, jazz, and tap} โPerceptive and always seems to be watching people โCooking โPushing people's limits (particularly her sister's) and pushing them away โMixing tracks and beats to create dynamic sounds โSeduction โQuite debonair and knows how to give the paparazzi just enough to keep them interested, but out of her business โSinging โFighting {Muay Thai only}โMultilingual {Fluent in French, English and Shona}
FLAWS: WEAKNESSES: DEFICITS
โHer own worst critic and a bit of a perfectionist โExtremely stubborn and headstrong โDespite knowing better, seems to see herself as only a sex object โInternalizes too often to be healthy โShe has a weak spot behind her left thigh were for a brief moment it sort of "paralyzes" her โHides behind sex and relationships with people she could never love โBlunt and can be downright mean when she wants to be โCan be a bit self-righteous at times โHer pride โSeems to be afraid of commitment and always willing to run away โOpening up and talking about her feelings
HOBBIES
โชAcro-yoga โชPerforming โชPlaying video games โชCooking โชDJing for underground parties her older brother hosts โชBeing active โชHaving sex โชEating โชWatching televisionโชCollaborating for new sounds
FEARS
รธFalling in love รธPitch black darkness and confinement, particularly small dark spaces รธNot being wanted and being forgotten รธNot being good enough
SECRETS
โชWas nearly raped on her World Tour that ended earlier this year in the spring โชSuffering from depression and is taking anti-depressants. โชMight have been responsible for the broken arm Janelle's ex-boyfriend was sporting โชDespite what anyone will tell you, Dee did get her high school diploma and has a associate's degree in audio engineering.โชHas never been in love
GOALS: DREAMS: ASPIRATIONS
โชTo co-CEO Divide with one of her brothers โชManage an all girls' singing group where all the girls are women of color โชHave a baby of her own one dayโชTo inspire young women in the music industry
Something that Adrien Donovan seems adamant to ignore or to remain completely ignorant to is the fact that Deanna will not EVER bow down easily to anyone's wishes, not anymore. Not like when she was younger. She is rebellious like that. You can't bottle the four winds into a jar or even tie down the clouds, so why would you even think you can control her? Deanna gave herself over to allowing people to control her until she one day chose not to and has been a force to be reckoned with ever since. She may seem rather chilled and ready to hang with the crew any given day, but Deanna is no gentle breeze or dreamy zephyr. She is a tempest filled with an inner force and power, which can be a little scary when you first come into contact with her. It's intimidating and intense, which is why she is far more willing to allow her sister to be the public face of the family. She has no need to pretend to like everyone and is rather blunt about things like that. Deanna knows the politics of an upper crest decided, however, it is she who decides whether or not she shall adhere to the strict code.
More than that, Deanna has served as a bit of an enigma. The only people that can ever get the most concrete read on her and her motives are her family and even then, that is questionable. She's such a private figure, lending to a desire to keep most of her life to herself. Not to say that she can't be an open person, but she has never fit the bill of just one thing. More specifically, she can never fit just one people. Deanna is the type to make friends with people of all types and backgrounds, but never exactly stay with one or two people. It's not in her nature. She is always on the move - no, she is always ready to go. To just up and leave and go somewhere new, but always have an attachment to the old. To the familiar. It speaks to her being unpredictable and a bit spontaneous, yes, but also to the fact that she is still looking to belong somewhere. Even if she tells you that she doesn't care. She's far more intelligent than most people give her credit, considering the geeky image she shed from her youth, but Deanna has always been quietly smart. Always a bit controlled too, even when her father thinks she's being reckless or impulsive. She has calculated the moves she makes, the way in which she talks and walks to the point that they are all like second nature. She never reacts too emotionally, she can't...or won't - it makes no difference. Even with her signs of anger, which is always boiling below the surface and never above, she is smart about her actions. She won't be abrasive like her sister. She'll just speak and she's fucking perceptive that she can wind up saying something that is rather mean despite you thinking she was too chilled to do so.
As stated before and is needed to be reiterated just for those classmates in the back who remember the geeky child from elementary and the beginning of middle school, Deanna is not the same little girl they might remember. No longer is she the girl who didn't know what to do with the curves on her skinny body or the glasses that seemed a bit too big on her little face. No, she is a powerful and confident young woman more on her way to becoming a sex icon than she probably would care to be. Deanna is so sure of her sex appeal, so comfortable and at home with it that it has become a part of her very nature. Everything she does oozes with sensuality to a certain degree, even when she's simply sitting around at home in boy shorts and a top she has stolen from her last flavor of the month. She's seductive without having to run the mile to prove it to you and she owns it. Unlike in her youth, she's not meek and weak. In fact, if you ask her father, she's an indomitable force with a penchant for getting her own way to some degree. Not that she doesn't work for what she wants. Whether or not you see it makes no difference to Deanna, but she has proven more and more over the years how ambitious she truly is.
Beneath her wall of cool, however, is a young woman who is practically unraveling at the seams and it is almost as if no one even notices what with how quickly she'll be ready to push them away. While her parents might have pushed for their children to be independent, Deanna has taken it to the point that she never allows anyone to care for her. Doesn't see the point. Beneath the confidence lies a deep-set self-loathing that she isn't keen to admitting to. Being hyper-sexualized the second her singing group formed did something to Deanna and with her father focusing all of his affection on Nelly and most of his career-focused ferocity on Deanna most of the time, she became the worst kind of internalizer. She will suffer in silence before she allows anyone to help her and she's so stubbornly fixed on seeing herself as nothing more than a sexual object to be ogled at in public, that she could fall apart right now and wouldn't care. And be adamant that no one else would either.
โฒSeafood {fried calamari is to die for!} โฒThe atmosphere of a club โฒInteracting with her fans โฒDancing and singing โฒVictoria's Secret โฒBeing kissed against the wall โฒNachos with extra queso cheese โฒHorror โฒAcro-yoga โฒFashion Week โฒMilkshakes โฒVideo games โฒGetting high โฒInstagram โฒSex {Rough, passionate, you name it!} โฒWhen people pet her hair โฒWaffles โฒWhen people underestimate her intelligence so she can prove them wrong โฒThemed parties โฒExperimenting with her sound โฒPeach Sangria
โผRestaurants that try to skimp out on food proportions โผPaparazzi โผTalking about her feelings โผBeing told what to do โผFeeling vulnerable โผCigarettes โผHangovers โผOkra โผThe fact that her dad lets Nelly get away with any and everything โผFeeling trapped or out of control โผMost frozen vegetables โผSmoothies made with ice โผJanelle's attitude โผHer most recent ex-boyfriend โผDiets and the idea of having to lose weight โผCocaine and most other crazy drugs
Washington, D.C.
FAMILY TREE
Father
Adrien Donovan || Forty-six || CEO of Divide || Living
"Never doubt how much I love my Dad. When Nelly wasn't even thought of, I was always on my Daddy's lap, even in the middle of business meetings and public appearances because I never wanted him out of my sight. But Nelly was born and I was suddenly his star, not his daughter. And I hated him for it when I was younger. Still resent him now, but...he's my Dad. What can you do?"
Mother
Shannon Donovan || Forty-five || Writer for LOVE Magazine || Living
"Mom and I always had a great relationship. It got stronger when Dad and I fell apart, and she's honestly become my strongest ally in the family second to Christian. Like, Dad feels some type of way about how close Mom and I are, but neither of us care because when he became too much of my boss instead of my father, lines had to be drawn. Not to mention the Nelly thing, but the big picture is that mom and I are super close and I love her a lot. She's looking to me to set examples, like Dad, but...I'm just not here for it."
Older Brother
Christian Donovan || Twenty-five || A & R Coordinator for Divide || Living
"Chris and I were the first two born. We were the first in the house and literally declared that we were gunning for Divide at around the same time. He's literally my other half and I wouldn't be surprised if we were meant to be twins. He's the most protective of me in the family, which is annoying as fuck, but I love him to death."
Younger Sister
Janelle Donovan || Twenty || College Student || Living
"Never get it twisted, I love my sister and will cut a bitch for even looking at her wrong. However, I will also commit sororicide and Nelle will have deserved that shit. She has her moments and I like it better when we're doing dumb shit together, but sometimes...sometimes that child wants to get drop-kicked."
Younger Brother
Name || Nineteen || Occupation || Living
HAPPIEST MEMORY
Winning her first Grammy and when Christian first started calling her "queenie" in retaliation to her father calling Nelle "princess"
SADDEST MEMORY
The day she began to believe her father stopped really caring about her as his daughter. Other than her brother Christian and sometimes her mother, the family and everyone that knows them believes that Deanna can take care of herself. That she's always fine and sometimes, she misses the idea of knowing people care about her and are willing to go up in arms for her like they would Nelle. Of course, that would be her admitting feelings and after having her feelings ignored all this time, it's hard to actually associate with them.
There are many instances in life when you hear about someone who was born in the lap of luxury and honestly, it's not as impressive as the first couple of times. After all, if you're born when the family already has billions and are simply eating off the golden spoon they're feeding you with, you haven't done anything remarkable. You're just...there. Which is why most people are a bit more excited when discussing Deanna Quinn Donovan's story simply because she didn't just be born. No, she came out belting at the top of her lungs. Granted, that was more wailing than singing, but as her mother would tell you, Deanna was a singer from day she arrived on the Earth. However, she was a dancer from the very beginning. After all, in all of her pregnancies, Shannon complained the most about her little Dee because her baby girl was very active in the womb, consistently, twisting herself into random positions that made it hard for Shannon to even get a good night's rest. But she was the first girl, sweet as can be, and she was loved.
It would be two years later that everything would change for her, but for the first two years of her life, Deanna was the apple of her father's eye. She went everywhere with him, met new artists with him, and was generally everywhere he was. Especially when it pertained to listen to music. While Christian was interested in people and very vocal about that at a young age, Deanna was transfixed with music, particularly slow jams and R&B. They soothed her during her fits and she would swear to this day that she knew all the words to every song she loved. And unlike what anyone would tell you, she didn't hate it when Nelle was born. In fact, she was excited that she was getting another girl in the family. They could jump Christian when Janelle got older, and she and Christian would keep Janelle safe. Then when Deanna turned three, her career basically started. She was modeling for one of Dimarco Industries' clothing line for toddlers and did a few small acting roles, though her biggest one would be in 2000 when she was eight in a television film. In between then and attending a private performing arts school, Deanna would study ballet, tap, and jazz along with a bit of gymnastics. However, when she turned twelve, things began to change for her. She had been experiencing bullying at her school and when she came home crying one day with actual bruises and more tears than before, Shannon immediately pulled her out. Adrien thought a bit of tough love and fighting classes would smooth things over, but Shannon knew better. Fighting classes would ensue, but Deanna would be home-schooled from then on. It was also then that she noticed how much her father seemed to care more about Nelly than her. It was a dramatic thought, but it still has stuck with her.
So, she distracted herself with things that she knew bound herself to her father. Singing and dancing. She would keep up her modeling and walk her first runway for the Boutros line under Dimarco Industries, but in 2005, she would be a part of the second and eventually, most successful girl group on Divide Records. The Stunners would garner both international success and presence, amassing a strong base from the teen and pre-teen demographics. And Deanna was their lead and could rightfully say that she had her father's attention. She wrote one quarter of the songs the group was known for and was the lead dancer in all of their routines. Being compared to the likes of Destiny's Child, the group was known for delving into an array of topics that were both edgy and clean, which fit the demographic her father wanted them to reach. They would partner with the likes of Justin Bieber, Cobra Starship, and even the Pussycat Dolls with Deanna being featured alongside Nicole Scherzinger. However, after three platinum-selling albums, two world tours, and even walking the runway as a group for a teen brand, the group would eventually dissolve. However, both Deanna and Adrien weren't finished. And as anyone else will tell you, once Deanna picked up that solo mic as R&B crooner, Trinity, the rest was history.
Years later, Deanna is the top-selling, Grammy-winning artist of Divide Records. Slowly but surely, she has squeezed herself out from under her father's thumb and changed up her sound a bit, more edgier, darker and more suggestive than before. She has produced her own sounds with the help of top notch male producers, a feat which is rather uncommon in female artists. She has featured on issues for LOVE Magazine, Essential Magazine, both Teen Vogue and Vogue, Playboy, and still seems to continue rising in fame. All of the people who doubted her in elementary and middle school are still aghast at the powerhouse vocalist with underground music influences she has become. The sex icon she technically already is. At the same time, not even her family understands how much of herself she has sacrificed. How it's very rare and only with them do you see the softest side of her. How much she can't find it in her to trust everyone because being a sex icon isn't all that Nelle thinks it's cracked up to be when everyone wants you to shed off more layers of clothing the older you get. How absolutely worthless she feels sometimes. But of course, Deanna has become so accustomed to shutting her own feelings away from herself, she doesn't even see that the one who is doing the most damage to her own psyche is herself.