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BAM A P EO P L E
“Crimson is just power pink.”
Her humor is matched only by
her warmth. A friend to all and
a fixture at local events, Quinn
embodies the kind of Southern
charm that feels increasingly rare.
She hosts annual Halloween and
Christmas parties that draw about
80 people, from neighbors to
her friends from Osher Lifelong
Learning Institute, a UA-affiliated
program. “I love having people
here,” she said. “It’s a lot of work,
but it brings me so much joy.”
That sense of joy, she says,
is the real reason behind all the
pink. “People will tell me they saw
something pink and thought of
me,” she said. “That’s the neatest
thing, that a color can bring you to
someone’s mind.”
Her fondness for the color
started in childhood. Her first
bedspread was covered with pink
ballerinas, and she keeps pieces of
that quilt stitched into her memory
quilts today. “It’s just always made
me happy,” she said. “They say
pink is calming, but I’m not sure
that’s true for me. It just makes my
heart happy.”
That joy is contagious. WVUA’s
Chelsea Barton visited Quinn’s
home for a feature in late 2022.
After the story aired, the real
explosion came when a stranger
Quinn met made a TikTok about
her. “It got 8.4 million views,” Quinn
said, laughing in disbelief. “I didn’t
even know until people started
telling me.”
Quinn now has her own TikTok
following of more than 2,000, and
she posts everything from seasonal
decorations to pink fashion finds.
While fame wasn’t something she
sought, it follows her when she is
in town. “I’ll be walking through the
grocery store, and someone will
say, ‘Hey, Miss Pink!’” she said. “It
still surprises me every time.”
It’s not just her wardrobe that’s
made Quinn a local celebrity.
During Halloween and Christmas,
her home is a pink landmark.
“People will stop out front and take
pictures. One day I looked out and
a family was taking a photo for their
Christmas card,” she said.
Her collection is vast—54
storage totes’ worth for Halloween
alone. And she’s serious about
her inflatables. “I had a big black
cat that lasted 20 years,” she said.
“When he finally died, it was like
losing a friend.”
Quinn’s love of pink has taken
her places she never expected,
including a small role in a locally
filmed movie, “Da Loan Sharks,”
with some parts filmed in her
house. “They had the big lights
and everything,” Quinn said. “My
son even got a part as a bail
bondsman.” She jokes that she’s
waiting to hear about the film’s
premiere at the Bama Theatre and
maybe even a Netflix appearance.
Her pink passion found a
home in Alabama fandom. When
friends teased her about moving
to Tuscaloosa, wondering how
her pink would fit in with all that
crimson, she had a ready answer:
“Crimson is just power pink,” which
she got printed on a custom-made
T-shirt from the Swag Store in
Tuscaloosa.
From pink flamingos (which she
once had to defend to her HOA) to
pink cookware, pink jewelry, and
even a “power pink” car, Quinn has
built a life that radiates color, and
not just in hue, but in spirit.
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