Jessica Vanessa
Jessica Vanessa | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 13, 1992 |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, Actress, Internet Celebrity |
Jessica Vanessa DeLeon (born April 13, 1992) is an American internet personality and actress. DeLeon rose to prominence posting comedic videos to the social media application Vine and when Cosmopolitan Magazine wrote a feature naming her "The Woman Who Makes Six Figures Being A Professional Twerker".[1][2]
Career[edit]
Vanessa was a teaching assistant in Florida when she began to post videos of her dancing on Vine. Vanessa quickly amassed 1.9 million followers and began to receive payment from advertisers to promote products.[3] Vanessa has stated, "What I make in six seconds would take me four months to make as a teaching assistant".[4][5][6] Her brother helped her out by being her camera person.[7] On Instagram, DeLeon began creating viral videos to popular hip-hop songs such as "Coco" by O.T. Genasis and "Don't Sleep" by Dorian.[8][9] While most of the responses to her work online has been positive, she shared with Jezebel that she has had two major "breakdowns" over abusive online comments she's received.[10]
In 2016, Vanessa transitioned her internet fame into acting as she landed roles in the Chris Stokes-directed projects Only For One Night and Til Death Do Us Part.[11]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Moore, Lane (2014-10-15). "The Real Story About the Woman Who Makes Six Figures Being a Professional Twerker". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ Ramirez, Tanisha (2013-12-17). "6 Latinas You Should Definitely Be Following On Vine". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ Gruttadaro, Andrew. "Meet the Girl Who Quit Schoolteaching to Become a Pro Twerker". Complex. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ Nessef, Bruna. "A Teacher Quit Her Job to Become a Professional Twerker". E! Online. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ "Teacher quits to "twerk" for living, now making six figures". FOX2now.com. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ Howlett, Daniel. "Professional Twerker: Jessica Vanessa - Vine's Most Famous Booty Shaker". Barcroft TV. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ Chung, Frank (17 October 2014). "Vine celebrity Jessica Vanessa quit her job as a kindergarten teacher, now makes six figures from twerking". NewsComAu. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ "Instagram post by Jessica Vanessa • Mar 27, 2017 at 10:19pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ^ "Instagram post by Jessica Vanessa • Mar 31, 2017 at 11:32pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ^ Shrayber, Mark. "Teaching Assistant Quits to Twerk, Makes Buckets and Buckets Of Money". Jezebel. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ Dey, Brihasi (2021-07-09). "Jessica Vanessa - Amazing Transformation from a Teacher to a Professional Twerker". FabsMag. Retrieved 2021-07-28.