Erica Mena

“I think that Puerto Rico just has this calm and peace.”

“That's our role as women when we come into a relationship, to respect and honor your man.”

“That's what it is, once you find a man that loves you, you instantly have no choice but to give him all the respect in the world.”

“One thing that I learned really early on, is that you could never be friends with people who want your life.”

“In the past, I've been very open and affectionate towards females. It's definitely no secret.”

“In the Concrete Jungle, there's definitely no Southern hospitality.”

“Marriage is a serious thing.”

“I want to make a sexy pair of Foams for women.”

“My first car was a Rolls-Royce.”

“I feel like people have seen me on reality TV having to fight, but at this point in my life, I deserve peace.”

“A lot of people bash me, but at the end of the day they don't know how much I have.”

“I was doing catalog work for a while at 14 and eventually, it was one of those days I was just moving around New York City and I got stopped by an MTV scout and I ended up doing a Jennifer Lopez look-a-like contest and I won that.”

“That whole getting married live, having the fans pick the cake, all that stuff... That was my idea.”

“I think men are scared of being men these days.”

“When it comes to Shad, this is the man I at one point really considered marrying. He is the one I decided to say yes to, but once the mask came off, I realized I had made a bad choice.”

“The last thing I'm thinking about is anybody from my past.”

“People will do anything for ratings and that's the scary part, and I learned the hard way.”

“Granted, there's been mistakes made immaturely, but a marriage is a marriage.”

“I'm able to send my son to a really, really good school. My mom is taken care of. I'm able to take care of my sisters. For the first time in our lives, we live comfortable and that feels good.”

“I don't think it's accepted naturally to be bisexual, especially as a woman.”