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Chile, Supa Cent is busy-busy.
At 34, the New Orleans-native social media influencer turned entrepreneur has built a multi-million-dollar enterprise that includes the popular cosmetic line The Crayon Case, a hefty real estate portfolio (sis has eight properties!), co-ownership of a scooter business, and a social media empire—naturally.
She manages to juggle all of that with being a mother of two, a girlfriend, daughter, sister, bestie, auntie, some-time therapist (we love #AskSupa), and a low-key business advisor to the millions of men and women trying to follow in her successful footsteps.
Needless to say, it took weeks of trying to pin down a date for a chat with her, and she almost canceled on me the day of our scheduled interview. Luckily, she made it work and she joined me via video chat — with the camera off. For a woman that shares so most of her life on-camera, chronicling her professional and personal highs and lows with and without makeup; I assume being off-camera is a much-needed break. But her keep-it-all-the-way-real energy anchored by that thick NOLA accent still managed to come through so strong. I heard growth. I felt it.
It was the voice of a woman who is happy (Less than 24-hours before our interview, she announced a new relationship on social media). It was the voice of a woman who seems to be leaning into her grown woman energy. That kind of energy that finds a woman feeling more confident in her being, her body, and her business.
Every messy, headline grabbing break-up that shes left in the past, every personal hardship shes overcome, and the medical scares shes healed through have led her into her fully harnessing her supa power.
SUPA TROOPER
Blame it on her relatable energy, but people dont play about Supa. There is a strong sense of care when it comes to her medical health and the bond she has with her friends and family. But that care becomes a heightened investment when it comes to her romantic life. The people really care.
In July 2020, she engaged in a very public breakup and messy online back and forth with her then fianc Louis Lou Leagea following allegations of him cheating and sexting with a teenage girl. This sent social media. How could this have happened? She seemed so happy. They seemed so happy. But nothing is what it seems, even when youre exposing your personal life on social media.
How have you navigated your relationships as a social media celebrity?
Lets back up. When I was 17, I met a guy Get Em and he went to prison. [He was sentenced] to 17 years. Once I got popular on Instagram, I went back to him. I felt like I dont want to deal with nobody, because I dont know if they are sincere. You just dont know who is really with you. Thats why I talked to Get Em. His only thing was just dont post no n***as [on social media] and try not to fall in love. I was fine with that.
[My son] Tres dad was actually my side n***a to [GetEm] and he knew that. When Get Em got locked up, he didnt want to talk to me. When he did, I was three months pregnant [with Tre].
How long did you and GetEm stay together?
Five years! He was the first man my followers knew about. They watched me go see him every week. I was on Periscope going to see him. I used to wake up at 3am and go get my makeup done [and] get my hair done the night before so, I could be cute. My followers watched me do this every weekend.
So that became normal to you?
Normal? Yes. It was extremely normal. It was normal because thats what I told myself. He knew I wasnt going to wait for him, but I was going to be there for him. I was going to talk to him. [There were] times he didnt want to talk to me, and he wanted me to move on. When that time came, I would move on. But when I did, he came back and then I would want to talk to him.
That was the only relationship where I was mentally connected to someone. I felt like I would never in my life get over him because I felt was so mentally connected.
You would go back to him because he was safe?
He was my scapegoat [and] the person I knew I would always love. Something happened to him in prison, and it changed him so muchhe turned into a whole different guy, and I didnt like that guy. [Apparently] he took a mojo, and it f**ked with him mentally. We broke up in December of 2016. The nextmonth I met Lou.
Damn, Supa! So, you met Lou?
I met Lou January 28, 2016. He hollered at me on Instagram and said he wanted to go on a date. I said cool, but we didnt go on the date. I was lying about the date. I didnt know if he was going to be consistent. He DMd me like 10 times a day, asking me if we were still going on a date. I said [to myself] he must be serious. We became boyfriend and girlfriend after five dates. He had to grow on me. It lasted three years.
Everything is going well. Youre with Lou and you get pregnant with your daughter Lea. But soon after, you suffered from memory loss. Did that happen quickly or over time?
It happened very quickly. I didnt know what happened. It ignited when I got pregnant with Lea. I lost 26 pounds while I was pregnant. My OBGYN said its not normal for you to lose this much weight when youre pregnant. The baby was doing fine but I was not. She told me to see a neurologist. I didnt go see one until I had a seizure on my anniversary.
What was happening with your body?
My pituitary glands weren’t sending signals to my adrenal glands. I wasnt creating hormones. [The memory loss lasted] for a year. I would wake up wondering why I was in the hospital. I had to [relearn] who everybody was. Thats when the weight loss started. I lost over 100 pounds in three months. I had these EKG machines, MRIs, CAT scans, and thats when they told me I had epilepsy. A lot was going on. I almost died in February 2020. But it took me getting better to realize Lou was doing a lot of crazy sh*t.
Wait, what was he doing?
I felt like he tried to isolate me, so he could say he was the only one there for me. Thats evil. Why would you try to turn me against my people or make me feel like they dont love me? What are your real motives? What are you trying to do to me? [One time when] I was being discharged from the hospital and Louis was going to get to the car, my cousin Kelly told me that I told her, Whatever happens please make sure I do not marry Lou. Promise me yall will make sure I dont marry Lou. I never remembered this happening. I knew I was supposed to leave him, but my heart wasnt ready for it. We had a daughter. I wanted a two-parent home. I kept saying Im going to leave when I know Im never going to go back and thats what happened in July.
Was that the situation with him and the teenage girl, right?
Yeah. I lost so much respect, and all feelings for Lou. There was nothing he couldve done that wouldve made me even think about going back. When I was younger, I was molested by somebody that was older than me. It just triggered something in my mind. It [was] giving pedophile vibes. Even if that girl consented, she is too young. Lou about to be 36. She’s too young for you. So, it triggered me and made me feel like thats gone always be you. That day, July 23, I knew for a fact that I wasnt going back to Lou.
Were you feeling embarrassed?
Girl, that was probably the biggest embarrassment Ive had in my life. Its different when a n***a embarrasses you. It hurts. Why would he f*ck up our family like this? I wouldve never had a baby, if I wouldve knew I wasnt going to be with my childs father. I dealt with [that before]. I didnt want to deal with [that any] more. I didnt want to have two kids and then have a split home. I didnt want that.
So, youre done with Lou, and soon after you start dating Sage The Gemini. But then that ended. Why yall break up?
Girl, Sage is f**ked up, he’s not right in the head. Me and Sage had been friends for ten years. He always liked me, but I never took it seriously. Even though, I broed the piss out of him, I always felt like he was an extremely handsome guy. [But I thought to myself] why he like me? What the f**k does he want to do with me? He was with Jordyn Sparks. She’s gorgeously beautiful. Why do he want me or whatever? I just never understood, but he never stopped trying.You werent secure with yourself?
I wasnt secure at all. I was super skinny, and I didnt like myself. In November, we got in a relationship. He came to the Dominican Republic with me in November when I got my breasts done. He stayed the whole surgery, and we came back to my house after. We were together the end of November and [all] of December. He went back home in January, [I went to visit him that same month] and then we broke up. He got mad because I posted that Silhouette Challenge. Sage is a great guy [but] he has to fix himself first. Hes very insecure. He used to make me take pictures down he didnt like.
He used to make you take pictures down?!
He told me to take the picture I took with Meek (Mill) down. He told me, I liked you when you were chubby. [And] went through my phone for three hours. He wanted to see my phone, he wanted the password, he wanted to be on my Instagram. Not just looking for [guys] names, he wanted my friends names [too], so he [could] go through their messages. Thats just the type of n***a he was — Insecure!
Well, are yall still friends?
No, we are not friends because I really loved him. I really fell in love with Sage. Sage was so protective. He [wasnt going to let anybody talk to me loudly]. He was also attentive, and he liked to talk. He could talk for hours. He was loving and he wanted to hug and kiss on me all day. But his bad qualities [overshadowed] his good qualities Ill say that.
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I feel like he got with me for marketing purposes. When I got with him, he put out a song. He was off the radar. People forgot he was a celebrity. If you really think about it, [he] wasnt known no more. He hadnt even reached a million followers [on social media]. People forgot about him. He just started being a good-looking n***a. He wasnt even an artist anymore.
When I got with him, [he gained] 150K followers. Then, he put out a song. I feel like it was marketing. He never went public with no girl but Jordyn and me. Why me?
Whew, chile! Well, you recently posted a new boo Rayzor. Who is he?
Ive been knowing him. I met him in 2019. Hes a big promoter. Hes more on my level than anybody Ive ever dated.
How does that feel?
I cant express how it feels. Hes self-sufficient. If I break up with him today, hes not going to lose anything. He has houses. He owns a club. And he does these big ass concerts. I like the fact that hes not well-known, but hes still known for what he does. [He is also the] first guy in all my life that I liked as soon as I started talking to him. Lou [and] Sage had to grow on me.
When we first started dating, he was renting out restaurants, movies, and bowling alleys. He was renting out everything we did just for us and our friends to be there.
You go from crazy situations with GetEm, Lou and Sage, and now youve met someone who rents out whole establishments!?
I aint never had a n***a do that for me! I love how he listens. [We went to a restaurant, and they didnt sell] the food and he made them go buy it and make it.
I caught a seizure in Cabo. When I got back, I had to stay inside for two weeks. I hadn’t seen my friends for weeks. He rented out a movie theatre and my friends were there. I like how he doesnt disregard the feelings I have for my friends. I love how hes not trying to keep me all to himself. We have a lot of private moments with just me and him. But he also includes my friends in things, and I love that.
Lou wasnt doing that for me. [Yes, he would] bring a masseuse to my house [and] wed have private dinners and all, but those was my people. [They] wouldnt charge Lou because they knew I was going to promote it. To me that wasnt love.
Basically, Lou was using your resources, but Rayzor is resourceful?
Exactly! [Lou was] using my connections and my resources. But I never told him [how I felt about it], but he wasnt going out and spending his time finding people to do this for me. He was going through my event planner to do this for me. Thats why Im so happy about Rayzor, he used his people. He used his own decorator, his own chef, and he didnt use my assistant. He did this by himself.
What do you have to say about folks who say you move on too fast?
I feel like I aint doing nothing another b*tch aint doing, [the different is] they just dont post it. All my friends do this–my aunties, and my cousins. I watch a lot of women do this, but my only wrong thing was I was posting them.
SUPA EVOLUTION
Do you feel like you now have a different energy about yourself?
Definitely!! Im not dumbing down who I am for no n***a. [I could] walk in plenty of rooms and feel like a big ass boss. But [then I would go back to my man] and feel like his servant because I didnt want him to feel like he was not good enough for me because Im a big boss and hes not. I told myself I aint doing that sh*t no more. Im not ignoring no more red flags. Once I see the red flags, Im dipping out.
Sounds like you have evolved. Are there any new things that interests you now?
Ooh! So many things. I started dressing different. My taste for fashion got up a little more. I wear purses now. I care about what I wear. I care about how my hair looks. I care about how I smell. Ive never [owned so many bottles of] perfumes in my life. I don’t know whats going on with me.
Do you think you rest in your femininity a little more?
Yes! Thats the perfect way to say it. I enjoy my feminine side. When I was with Lou, I was matching Lou. I wasnt no girl with Lou, I was his partner. Ill always be a tomboy, but Im also a woman. I want to showcase my womanhood.
You need your own show. Will we ever see you on reality TV?
Girl, I have been offered. They tried to make me do a storyline. I dont want todo that. My life is hype enough. If you want to put me on reality TV, let me do my own storyline. They were trying to do a Love and Hip-Hop: New Orleans, and they wanted me to say I was in a relationship with this DJ, and Id been with him for two years. But I got an old man. Man, f**k no. My thing is that I always told myself it doesnt matter what I get, [Ill] always stay true. If Im going to change, [it will be a] change for good. [Im not changing] because I want to look different or look like this person.
Edited by: Justin Dwayne Joseph
