Growing up in the Westwood neighborhood, Attilina Trujillo, known as Kitty , was a shy individual who found solace in cats. While in elementary school at Charles M. Schenck Community School, Trujillo would often get her name mispronounced by teachers, and wanted to change the narrative of how she was perceived.

"I'd always go before class [and ask the teacher] 'Can you just call me Kitty?'" recalls Trujillo. "I'm here, you don't have to call my name because [the teachers are] always butchering [it]."

The moniker stuck with Trujillo throughout middle school and high school, where she became an extrovert. As she became friends with most of her classmates, Trujillo was solely recognized as "Kitty" and loved sporting hand-me-downs on a daily basis.

While selling snacks like candy and ch

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