Give the biggest of hugs to our Fan of the week heauxno1curr aka Tai!

1) Name and age?
Tai Grace, 16.

2) Where do you live?
Houston, Texas.

3) Occupation?
Student/ Lifeguard/ Freelance Photographer

4) Number of times you’ve seen Rihanna live?
3 times.

5) Have/are you attending ”ANTI WORLD TOUR”?
Yes – she snatched my wig.

Tai and Tee at AWT.

Tell us all about the AWT plzzzzzzz!
I’ve seen Rihanna twice in concert but honestly this time was different than the rest. I truly feel that Rih has grown so much as an artist and I’ve grown with her. ANTi World Tour has hands down been her best tour yet. I met my ”twin” Tee and we Phucked up shit together! Rih sung my absolute favorite song by her. Same Ol Mistakes which is a cover of Tame Impalas song and she phucking recognized me. She had tugged my wig all throughout the concert but when she recognized me my wig was phucking snatched off! In all seriousness though, She was mesmerizing and she still remains the same humble fave that Ive known since I became apart of this fanbase. I love her dearly and there will never be another tour like AWT

What does it mean to be a navy?
To me, being apart of the navy means having family. All over the world of every sexuality, race, gender, culture and ethnicity and I’ve never been so happy. Rihanna navy has changed my life.

How important is Rihanna for you?
Rih is important to me greatly because her music and her confidence has inspired me to be unapologetic about who I am and the decisions I make throughout my life.

What’s your favorite song, video and era?
My fave Rih song is actually Same Ol Mistakes. I know it’s a cover but her version is absolutely mesmerizing and it does something to me. My favorite video is We found love & my favorite era is GGGB because it really represents Rih saying phuck you to everyone and becoming an unapologetic woman.

What else do you enjoy doing besides stanning for Rih?
Besides stanning, I’m involved greatly in politics and activism. I stan for BLM, Feminism & Veganism (I’ve been vegan for about a month now). I also enjoy traveling, reading books and photography.

You’re very spiritual. What does that mean to you and how does it manifest itself in your everyday life?
Haha, to me spirituality is just what keep me whole and what keeps me connected to the earth, everyone and everything here and my divine source (GOD & Christ). Spirituality honestly didn’t teach me to be a better person because you shouldn’t need someone to tell you that, although it has taught me to think beyond this world, question everything and know that we are all spiritual beings having a human experience.

When I got to know you you were like 14 years old and running a HUGE Rihanna account where she would interact with you on the regular. How did that happen?
Oh yes! Most people don’t know this story but there was a previous owner of the account. She gave it to me and my life has never been the same. I guess Rih liked my sense of humor and ever since then we’ve had great interactions.

Will you share a personal Rihanna encounter with us?! Something she’s told you, taught you or done.
Rih recently sent me an amazing DM that was very comforting. I won’t share it, it’s personal, but I DM’d her because I was very upset. My brother had passed away just a few months ago and I was having one of those nights where I realllly missed him. She really didn’t have to send me anything but she did and I’ll never forget it. Now the other encounter I love with her was the tweet in my bio on Twitter! I actually was having an awful day when I tweeted that and she made it all better by just recognizing me. Rih making a picture I took at The Monster Tour her AVI was also HUGE for me because I’m a photographer and for her to recognize my work was huge.

What are your dreams for the future?
In the future I’ll be in school in the U.K. getting my international law degree, doing freelance photography and traveling around the world. And hopefully embarking on an even deeper spiritual journey.

If you could make up a dream encounter/hang out with Rihanna, what would go down? Where would you be, who’d be there, what would you do etc.
A dream meet up with Rih would honestly be me working for her as a personal or tour photographer. She’s an amazing model and well I love her tours so I guess it’s like a dream job!

Tai & her brother. (We love you so incredibly much and are so sorry for your loss. <3)