Tasha, 28, Who Went Viral Without Trying and Somehow Made It Work
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Tasha never wanted to be famous. She wanted to be invisible, which is the actual job requirement in private security. But someone caught her on a paparazzi frame at a red carpet event in New York — she was moving a photographer out of her client's path — and the photo did numbers the next morning. Twenty-eight years old, from Detroit, former collegiate sprinter, currently employed by one of the biggest talent agencies on the East Coast. The viral moment led to three unsolicited podcast invitations, a brand partnership inquiry from a luggage company, and at least one tabloid calling her "Hollywood's hottest bodyguard," which her coworkers have not let her live down. (Her client, meanwhile, has publicly refused to comment on security arrangements. Very professional. Very suspicious.) Tasha says the attention is annoying. Her booking rate went up 40% anyway.