So I'm about to turn nineteen and while I'm not exactly hurting for money or going hungry every night (as much as I hate to admit, my parents are able to scrap together enough to pay for my vital needs) I am rather panicked about the debt I am going to incur going to medical school in two years (yes, I really am a pre-med student, I don't feel the need to make anything up on here!) because my parents can't give me any money for school. I recently moved to Reno, NV from Alaska and have been thinking about stripping.
I'm not the cliched stripper type (I won't say I'm not average because I truly know very little about girls who strip - for all I know, half of you are like me!). While I'm never really told I'm attractive, I recognize that I am (by golly I have killer abs!!). I'm also very ambitious and can do some pole tricks and have been dancing since I was five (well, ballet and jazz and hip hop, not exotic, of course). I'm nervous, but at the same time I'm weirdly excited about it. Normally I'm a very quiet and reserved person, but I'm also a killer actress (and a masterful liar, though that's probably not something I should brag about...). I really think I could get into the mind of my stripper persona and become her every night, thus be able to separate stripper-me from med-student-me. In fact, I already named her Sookie, and she has a southern accent (though I look nothing like Anna Paquin, I've been a fan of the books forever!). I always thought it sounded like a stripper name.
But I've got a few... concerns? First and foremost being the glaring, ugly fact that I am a virgin - virgin everything, as in I've never been kissed. Every time I tell someone that they laugh at me and think I'm lying (apparently I walk and talk like a girl who's "been around" as one of my food service coworkers so sweetly put it one day). It probably helps I have a penchant for 5+ inch heels, short skirts, and low cut tops. So I don't think I put off the virgin vibe - then again, I've heard that is enticing to customers (I've also heard looking like a bit of a newbie makes you look innocent and customers like that, not sure how much truth is in it though). I can be a little hot-tempered and I have a very firm personality (I'm not easily swayed or pushed into doing things I'm not comfortable with, like drugs). So I'm not worried about being able to stand up for myself.
My other concern is keeping it a secret. It's not that I'd be ashamed of it, but I know it would really, really hurt my parents if they ever found out. My mom had a stroke last year and my parents are barely getting by with all the bills, and I know it really upsets them they can't help me out more - but at the same time, it makes me sort of ashamed that at nineteen years old I can't find a job that pays enough to support myself (I currently make ten bucks an hour). I do live in a different state than my parents, so I'm not worried about it getting around to them, really, and I have some published novels that don't make me much money but I planned on telling my parents "Hey, the books took off, you can stop paying my rent!" I was wondering how often girls get recognized outside of the club? It's not really something I want trailing me everywhere, but from what I've read, anonymity is big with most girls.
It's been more difficult than I thought to find up-to-date on the clubs here in Reno. Some have said you have to be twenty one because they serve alcohol, but I've read a couple reviews from girls who worked at specific clubs that said you only need to be eighteen... I tried contacting a few but they haven't emailed me back or didn't answer when I called. Does anyone have any specific, up to date info on the clubs here? I will not go full nude and I'd prefer to be in the more upscale places (the topless bars, it seems) just to feel safer. I've heard Fantasy Girls is a good place to work and the Men's Club is awful, but I've also heard the exact reverse...
Sorry I'm so long-winded - one of the pitfalls of being a writer! Any advice or answers you girls have would be greatly appreciated; I'm trying not to jump into this pool blind (I do that a lot...).



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It sounds like you have the personality to dance, and acting skills are definitely a plus, as is the ability to "get into character" but realise that this isn't always the most advantageous way to hustle. I think this style appeals to new girls a lot because it can help ease the transition into the industry but after a while you may want to consider letting more of your genuine self out with the right customers--this has really helped me to cultivate regulars over the last year.

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