The Diva Rules

by Michelle Visage

An ugly personality always trumps a beautiful face. Always. And anyone who doesn’t know that isn’t a diva. She’s just an asshole with an attitude.

If you spend your whole life looking in the rearview mirror, you’re going to crash.

Wherever you go, you’ve just got to open your mouth and talk. If you go out but speak to no one, what’s the point? Besides, most people are not going to be rude to you for introducing yourself, and if they are, screw them. You don’t want them in your life anyway. Act the way you’d like your friends to act, and I promise they will come to you and you will find the love you deserve.

The biggest sin you could make at a ball (and, I’d argue, also in life) was to be boring, so we held nothing back.

“Less hair bleach, more black eyeliner, and waaaay longer nails . . . but, most important, stop being so hard on yourself.” One of my all-time favorite RuPaul quotes sums it up: “What other people think of you is none of your damn business.” Life is hard enough already, and the only way to make it easier is to start loving yourself. And until you can do that, then, girl: You gotta fake it ‘til you make it!

As the late great Maya Angelou once said, “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” She’s

Only you can do that. You are stronger than you think, and now is the moment when you’ve got to dig deep and summon all the strength you’ve got.

Don’t just sit there and cry. You are not a victim. You’re a diva.

Sometimes just rising out of bed will do.

Don’t worry about things you can’t change, and don’t complain about things you can.

Being a strong, successful diva and being a good friend are two of my most essential core values.