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Esther Baxter (born September 24, 1984) is an American model and actress.
Baxter rose to prominence after being featured in the music video for Petey Pablo's single "Freek-a-Leek" in 2004. Since then, she has appeared in several music videos, including Ludacris's "Number One Spot", Will Smith's "Switch", Nelly's "Shake Ya Tailfeather" and Kanye West's "The New Workout Plan". In addition to video success, she has also been in a number of magazines, such as Smooth , VIBE , King , and XXL .[ citation needed ]
She has been dubbed "Miss Freek-a-Leek" due to her appearance in Petey Pablo's video. [1] [2]
As of August 2007, Baxter has retired from modeling and video shoots in order to attend college. [3]
She was featured on the cover of King's September/October 2011 issue. In an interview, she spoke about her transition from modeling to acting. [4]
She is of African-American, Norwegian, Puerto Rican, Cuban and Indian descent. [5]
She took a two-year hiatus to stay at home and raise her son, Cayden, from a previous relationship. [6]
Moses Barrett III, better known by his stage name Petey Pablo, is an American rapper and record producer from Greenville, North Carolina. He is best known for his 2003 crunk single "Freek-a-Leek," which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Prior, he signed with Jive Records to release his 2001 single "Raise Up", which served as a tribute to his native Greenville and peaked at number 25 on the chart. The label released his first two albums: Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry (2001) and Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry (2004); the former was nominated for Best Rap Album at 45th Annual Grammy Awards, while the latter peaked at number four on the Billboard 200. His following releases have failed to yield any further commercial response.
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