A video vixen has a better chance of being struck by lightning than transferring her video success into another artistic or entertainment platform. It is a very rare feat, which should serve as a cautionary tale for young women hellbent on flinging aside their education to become an objectified “video star” when there is no real lasting or residual fame that comes from it.
In fact, until Karrine Steffans wrote the New York Times bestselling quake-inducing Confessions of a Video Vixen that created powerful aftershocks throughout the hip hop industry, most fans probably could not distinguish her from the herd of scantily-clad beauties who flashed their protruding attributes in many rap videos in the 1990s.
But some of these women have had success, either before they became video vixens or since. Let’s take a look at more successful of all time, leading up to number one.
Esther Baxter:
Baxter shot to widespread urban fame after working her money-maker in Petey Pablo’s video Freek-a-Leak in 2004. The caramel cutie then parlayed that notoriety into additional exposure, including Luda’s “Number One Spot, Will Smith’s “Switch,” Nelly’s “Shake Ya Tailfeather,” and Kanye West’s “The New Workout Plan.” Magazine and blogs were quick to call her and she has been featured prominently (with clothes, of course) in such pubs as Smooth, King, Vibe and XXL. 
