Savvy: He should do that. And set up a web cam so the rest of us can enjoy.

Shana: I don’t think so, but I’ve always been a camera hog. I can walk in front of a million people in my bikini, but ask me to talk to them and we might have a problem.

Savvy: What kind of guys are you attracted to?

Shana: I like guys that are very secure with themselves, funny and someone who doesn’t mind spoiling his lady.

Savvy: I bet your boyfriends have to be secure. Do guys walk up to you and start hitting on you right in front of him?

Shana: Oh yeah.

Savvy: No way! Does he have to beat some ass now and then?

Shana: He’ll just join the conversation. I’ll introduce him, and (guys) get the hint. He’s very confident and supportive.

Savvy: He must feel 10 feet tall when guys go nuts seeing you on stage. I know I would.

Shana: At contests, I don’t like talking to judges and trying to convince them to vote for me. That’s just not my cup of tea. He’ll tell me, “You need to go mingle and talk to them.” He understands how they work. I’d rather just let them look at me and decide if they like me the best.

Savvy: You met Donald Trump. Is he a rich horn dog?

Shana: He may be, but he was very polite to me. It’s funny, though. He will talk about whatever he wants to talk about whereas the typical person is usually more reserved. I found him to be not reserved at all. He was talking about someone we know in common and admitted having an affair with his wife. I was, like, “Oh my goodness.” It just took me by surprise.

Savvy: He probably liked your accent. Besides the drawl, how are Southern girls different from women in other parts of America?

Shana: I lived in New York for a year, and I’ve learned that how Southerners smile and talk to everyone, you can’t really do that in other parts of the country because they think of it as more than just being friendly. I understand why girls in other parts of the country aren’t as friendly to guys as Southern girls. Just being Southern, in general, you can’t go a day without talking to someone. If you were by yourself, you’d still end up talking to someone in public. I like that. In New York, I can spend a whole day shopping and never talk to anyone. It’s not that they’re mean. They just aren’t friendly.

Savvy: What do you do for fun?

Shana: I want to be with all of my friends and have a safe driver. I like to be at home since I travel all the time. Going to downtown Charlotte is my idea of a good time because I’m not home that often.

Savvy: Why should I pay a visit to North Carolina?

Shana: Charlotte has Gen X’ers everywhere. No one is from Charlotte, everyone just lives there.

Savvy: You said you travel all the time, but do you find your opportunities limited by living in North Carolina?

Shana: Actually, I’m trying out for a casting for a movie to be filmed here. It’s the first big movie shot here since “Shallow Hal”.

Savvy: What were you like as a kid growing up in Charlotte?

Shana: I grew up a tomboy in my neighborhood so a lot of my friends from the past are guys. I used to break the law a lot. We’d take our 4-wheelers out, call the cops and then outrun them every weekend. That’s just kind of rebellious. I’ve always been a little on the wild side but nothing more than everyone does.

Savvy: Speaking of wildness, are you pretty open talking about sex with your girlfriends?

Shana: I think girls talk about sex actually more than guys do. When we’re hanging out, that’s our main topic of discussion. We talk about guys in general. We kiss and tell. My friends do anyway.

Savvy: Good to know. You have a boyfriend, but if you were unattached, do you think it is easier today for a woman to pursue what she wants sexually with whoever, whenever?

Shana: There’s probably still a stigma, but yeah, girls can go out and do what they want sexually more than they could a generation ago.

Savvy: You mentioned overprotective guys in your family. Any uncles or cousins I should look out for after they see these photos?

Shana: My family is very supportive, my mom and dad especially. Sometimes my dad will look at my pictures and say, “I think you need a little more clothes there…”

Savvy: I would say father knows best, but not when the daughter looks so fine in a skimpy bikini. Does he really get freaked out by seeing you look sexy?

Shana: When I first started, it was just for fun. Now he loves it. He tells me not to blow my money because he knows it won’t last forever. He’s very supportive, but he’s always been very worried, especially when I was in New York.

Savvy: Is modeling for a living tougher than it looks?

Shana: Modeling is easier than any other job I’d want to be working right now. I enjoy it so much. But a lot of people will look at a picture and think it isn’t much but that one shot can take four hours to get. The poses we’re in may look cute and fun, but most of the time, they are not very comfortable to stay in.