Aspiring Actress Spends $1,500 on Billboard Plea to Tyler Perry

Racquel Bailey dreams big

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Racquel Bailey is ready for her close-up, and she wants Tyler Perry to give her a big break in showbiz. Bailey, a 23-year old aspiring actress from New Jersey, spent $1,500 ("It's all that I have," she says) to paste her face, URL and the message "Let me be your next leading lady" on a billboard near Perry's Atlanta film studio. Of course, Perry's usually his own leading lady, but that Madea act is getting to be a drag.

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