Trisha Goddard

Most of my peers in television seem to be from a different planet. I don't hang out with any of them.

Because my father was a psychiatric nurse, I know my way around the system.

I had this stereotypical view that black people apart from me probably threw stones and lived in huts.

I believe in glamour. I am in favor of a little vanity. I don't rely on just my genes.

I'm a huge Dallas Mavs fan. What I love about Dirk Nowitzki is he has just as much talent as everyone else, if not more, and he never toots his own horn. He's this silent warrior.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.