Will Money, Beauty & Attention Make You Happy? Kieta Kieta Has the Answers.

Send us Fan MailToday, I sit down with Keita Kieta, former 90s supermodel and actress, for a raw conversation about the hidden loneliness behind beauty, fame, addiction, and validation. From modeling for Elite and appearing in magazines like *Vanity Fair* and *Seventeen*, to partying in Hollywood, navigating toxic industry culture, and eventually spiraling into addiction and sex work, Keita opens up about the emotional emptiness that success could never fill.Keita reflects on growing up in an industry where drugs, alcohol, perfectionism, and exploitation were normalized, and how chasing external validation slowly disconnected her from herself. What looked glamorous from the outside often felt isolating internally. Keita details the emotional cost of constantly performing an image, the pressure women face to stay desirable, and how loneliness can exist even in rooms full of celebrities, wealth, and attention.As the conversation unfolds, Keita shares how sobriety, yoga, spirituality, and authentic connection helped rebuild her life from the inside out. Together, we speak candidly about aging, identity, depression, self-worth, body image, the reality of healing, and learning to let go of the belief that money, beauty, or fame can save us. What emerges is a conversation not just about addiction and recovery, but about learning how to come home to yourself.In this episode, you’ll learn:How Fame and Beauty Can Intensify LonelinessHow Addiction Becomes a Way to Escape Emotional PainHow External Validation Disconnects Us From OurselvesHow the Modeling and Entertainment Industries Normalize Self-DestructionHow Sobriety Changes Your Identity and RelationshipsHow Spirituality and Yoga Help Rebuild Self-WorthHow to Stop Chasing Perfection and Practice Self-AcceptanceHow Real Healing Begins Through Honesty, Support, and ConnectionIf there’s one thing to take away from this episode, it’s this: no matter how far you think you’ve fallen, there is always a way back. Healing doesn’t come from becoming more beautiful, successful, or desired; it comes from reconnecting with yourself, finding support, and learning that your worth was never dependent on the image you were trying to maintain.Sending you all so much love,Ava DevineWhat We Discuss:00:00 Intro00:48 Will Money, Beauty, and Attention Make You Happy?03:21 Chasing Success While Losing Yourself05:45 The Loneliness Behind Fame and Beauty08:09 Addiction, Hollywood, and Party Culture11:55 When Validation Stops Feeling Fulfilling12:45 Eating Disorders and Toxic Beauty Standards15:04 Playboy, Modeling, and Industry Pressure18:52 How Addiction Slowly Took Over20:12 Escaping Pain Through Drugs and Alcohol23:14 Why Real Human Connection Matters24:04 Feeling Lonely in Rooms Full of People25:51 Searching for Spirituality and Meaning28:56 Finding Yoga and Beginning Recovery31:22 Sex Work, Survival, and Reinvention34:11 Hitting Rock Bottom in Las Vegas37:07 Early Sobriety and Learning to Live Again40:49 Aging, Self-Acceptance, and Identity43:50 Why Competition Keeps Us Empty44:39 Learning to Forgive Yourself46:58 Addiction and the Modeling Industry48:36 What Spirituality Means Today52:03 Becoming the Person You Never Thought You Could Be53:36 How to Sit With Yourself Without Escaping54:19 What Healing Actually Requires55:06 “I Know the Way Home.”55:53 My Final TakeawayFollow Ava DevineInstagram: @theoneandonlyavadevineTikTok: @1avadevineFollow Kieta KietaInstagram: @KietakSubmit your questions for the [email protected]