MTA

MTA
 n.โ€” ยซLook at all the models who turn to acting. They call it MTAโ€”model-turned-actress. Like itโ€™s something to be ashmed of. Geena Davis, Paulina Porizkova, Jessica Lange, Lauren Hutton.ยป โ€”โ€œNaomi Supermodel Superstar” by Lesley-Ann Jones Sunday Mail (Queensland, Australia) July 26, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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