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Welcome to The Jessica Simpson
Picture Pages!
A native of Dallas, Jessica first
developed her vocal skills in the local Baptist church
where her father, a psychologist, also worked as a youth
minister. When Jessica was 12 she auditioned for the
Mickey Mouse Club, where Jessica's talents took her all
the way to the finals, where she admittedly freaked out
during her last audition. "I froze, she laughs, " but
the experience made me even stronger and more convinced
that I was on the right path".
The following year while attending
religious camp, Jessica delivered an acappella version
of "Amazing Grace" for one of the camp's guest speakers,
of whom was launching a new gospel music label. Jessica
signed up. Three years later after the small label
folded, Jessica took the material she had worked on and
began to hit the Christian Youth Conference circuit.
News of the teenage Texan with the grown-up voice soon
began to filter out of the religious world and into the
pop music realm and it was only a matter of time before
the major labels expressed interest. "I was determined
that I be able to stay who I am if I signed to a
non-Christian music label," Jessica says firmly, "and
when I met with Tommy Mottola (Chairman and CEO, Sony
Music Entertainment) he was genuinely impressed with my
beliefs and was completely supportive.
"I knew that in pop music I had more
of a chance to reach more people," Jessica offers, "I
knew that somehow, it was all in God's plan for me to
make the music I make and to touch the people."
Personally, as creator of this site, I can understand
where Jessica is coming from yet also feel that there is
a large degree of self-congratulation about her whole
image and sense that she is alienating herself from the
non-religious (and non-American-Baptist) people amongst
us. I only wonder how she would've turned out if she was
raised by non-religious parents... Anyway, she certainly
turns some heads, especially in the last year or so,
posing for such magazines as Maxim (in January 2002).
Jessica has blossomed into a mighty fine woman!
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