How'd you get the name Pretty V
Girl, I don't know. I was in college and I made this whole name up. I was like, yes, I'm Pretty V
Yes. My mom was like, you are too vain. I was like, no, mom, it's going to pay off. I promise you
We just got to keep it. So it was in college. Actually, before school, I was like, my freshman year
I was like, I'm going to do an Instagram. I'm going to put yes, I'm Pretty V. Period. And you've been doing it since then
Since then. My Twitter was Pretty V, the real Pretty V, baby girl 123 Pretty V
Like, it was just all of that. It was all of that, yeah
Dang, that's crazy. I just knew that. I didn't know your real name until today. Like, when B was in the hair salon, she was saying your real name
I don't know. Max messes my name up all the time. It's not Davana
Okay, how do you say it? It's Davana. Davana. Davana. Like, she Davana
I'm like, girl, like, what's that? But, yeah, it's Davana. She didn't say your name right
My mom put an A instead of an I. It's supposed to be Davina, but the birth certificate say Davana
Davana. Davana. Her name is Davana. It's Davana. Davana, but don't call it Pretty V
Yeah, we go by Pretty V, though. Period. Yeah, period. Did you ever play sports growing up? No
Do you think you could only? Well, you know what's so crazy is my dad played ball in college
and in high school down here. So he's 6'5". So at the end of the day, I'm around a lot of athletes
but I ain't never been that girl. I just love to watch it. You have siblings? I have a sister
I have a brother. My sister is the one who was doing gymnastics when we were growing up. She's in the Army right now
My brother, he played baseball. I was the only one just like, give me pageants
Give me cute little girly things. I don't want to break a nail
You was a tall girl. It don't matter. You're a tall girl. Yeah, period
We got to get you to a WNBA game though. I know. I've never been. Sis, I got to come. Sis, you're going to be in Atlanta, right
I'm going to be in A. Okay, so you're going to get to a game, Chicago, play in Atlanta. Period. Or I can just come to Chicago too
Or you can come to Chicago. That's pretty easy. What? Period And you need to come to a game It too cold out there though Angela No not during like June like june okay july july yeah when it gets hot okay yeah but i gonna be playing in miami too so
oh yeah whenever you're back in miami i'm gonna be here till march so yeah okay okay so when you
started doing comedy did you start like when you started popping did you start just doing your own
skits on instagram or like what got you like well the first video that got viral was me me
fighting myself in the street and i was like let my head go like i don't know if you guys I don't think I saw that
We're going to have it right here. Yes. That's the video. Have it right there. It was like, let my hair go
Let my hair go. And then after that, the Pokemon came. Like, I was rolling around in the street
My best friend was recording. She was like, get her sis, get her sis. Nobody was in the street
It was just an invisible person. And I was just rolling around in the street. Oh, my God. And then that's when I woke up to, like, Missy Elliott in my DM. Period
Like, she's, you're hilarious. Rihanna. Like, I'm like, oh, my God. And then after that, I'm like, well, damn, I'm still broke
So, , like, we got to figure it out. We got to get this going. I got to go viral, viral, more, more, more
But yeah, that was the first video. And then after that, it died down. And then I had to like, okay, this is what I really want to do
Like, if it takes me to just be bold and have confidence and just do whatever, I can make a living off of this
And then that's when I just started to create. That was 2016. That's crazy
Because if I just see you walking down the street, I would never think you're a comedian. Yeah. But like, you were so funny
Like, you're so funny. You do so much bold stuff. You be doing your hair
What's the craziest thing you feel like you've done? Like the craziest skit
I have to say with me and Desi. I love y'all relationship. Y'all be doing stuff
Y'all are so funny. Girl, like Desi will slam me down on the car
So it'd be real. It'd be real. Like this is real life stuff. Like we would, we go plan it and we'd be like, okay, we need to act like we're dating
We need to act like the hood couples that's in Atlanta. I love that And just like throw me on the car do something So I think that was like has been one of my craziest moments like with me and him Just really just being daring Like really pulling up Him pulling my hair
I'm pulling his hair. We yell in the middle of the street. The car is stopping. Like, yeah, Atlanta
Yeah. Yeah. That's the time. Was that the reason that you moved to Atlanta
Yeah, Wildin' Out. Yeah. Wildin' Out was the reason. I just wanted to be on Wildin' Out
Like, my homegirl at the time was just like, yo, everyone's making it on Wildin' Out. You should go on there, honey
I lied to you on that show. I said Carlos Miller was my cousin. I said DC Youngfly was my uncle
I done lied about everything. I didn't care because I wanted to get on the show. And then God would just do the most craziest thing
You don't have to lie. And that's what I felt because I didn't make it. I didn't make it
I auditioned. I thought it was so funny. And they were like, oh, no, well, not this time
That was like 2018. I was so mad. Jess made it. B. Simone made it
All the other comedians made it except me. But I knew what it was. It was like, God, when God gives it to you, you don't have to lie
You know, it's just, he's an honest guy. And he just probably wanted me to really and truly, like, stay focused and be patient and work on my craft
And that's what I did. While everybody was getting their while and not on, I was at home, like, perfecting my craft
Like, going stupid on Instagram. Like, millions of views. Two million, three million, four million, five million, six million
Like, just doing all those things. And I think now, when I'm in this, my ninth, tenth season, I know why God had me to be still
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