How do you feel about promoters hiring beautiful model turned DJs for their looks versus their DJ ability?
Phenomenal Woman: Deborah Cox Two singers in a row for Women’s Herstory Month? I promise it’s for completely different reasons Phenomenal Woman: Deborah Cox Two singers in a row for Women’s Herstory Month? I promise it’s for completely different reasons. For the final column celebrating women this month, I wanted to highlight someone making an indelible mark in the theater world. And it just so happens that Miss Deborah Cox fits the bill. To a tee. Out of all the young starlets that came up in the mid-90s, the Guyana-born, Toronto-reared belter was always one of my favorites. Upon meeting her at the height of her reign at number one on the Billboard charts with the ubiquitous power ballad turned club anthem, “Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here,” we hit it off really well, kicked it up and promised to keep in touch. She seemed so unaffected by the trappings of being the latest Arista diva to go platinum-plus. No fur coats. No expensive sunglasses. No handlers. No bodyguards. No drama. She see
