“Canada’s Own Queen of the Fire Tassels,” Tanya Cheex started taking her clothes off publicly at eight years old. Years later, she heads up Canada’s longest running burlesque troupe, Skin Tight Outta Sight Rebel Burlesque, and serves as Artistic Director for The Toronto Burlesque Festival.

When not stripping or writing about “Burlesque, booze and broads” on her blog, Rhinestone and Whiskey–your online source for all things decadent and dangerous–you can find Tanya picking hundreds of dollars worth of rhinestones off her floor.

Read the latest from Tanya here.