Jessica Nigri
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Jessica Nigri dressed as Juliet Starling (Lollipop Chainsaw) at E3 2012
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| Born |
August 5, 1989 Reno, Nevada, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | U.S./New Zealand |
| Occupation | Cosplay celebrity, spokesmodel, YouTuber, voice actress |
| Years active | 2009–present (Cosplaying) 2012–present (Modeling) |
Jessica Nigri (born August 5, 1989) is a New Zealand-American cosplay celebrity, promotional model, YouTuber, voice actress and fan convention interview correspondent. She has been cosplaying since 2009 and modeling since 2012, having served as an official spokesmodel for several video games and comic book series, including Lollipop Chainsaw and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. She holds dual US/New Zealand citizenship.
Jessica Nigri was born in Reno, Nevada, United States, and grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand, which is her mother's home nation. She later moved to Arizona. Nigri has been cosplaying since 2009, when her cosplay of "Sexy Pikachu" she wore to San Diego Comic-Con International went viral on the Internet. In 2011, she promoted Gears of War 3 for Microsoft and GameStop, dressed up as the game's character Anya Stroud for the game's release.
In 2012, Nigri won IGN's contest for a model to portray Juliet Starling, protagonist of Suda51's video game Lollipop Chainsaw, and was hired as a spokesmodel by Warner Bros. Games. When she appeared as Juliet at the 2012 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East, convention officials, having received complaints that the pink outfit she was wearing was too revealing, asked her to either change or step off the floor and restrict her presence; Nigri changed into Juliet Starling's regular costume, but it was deemed too revealing as well, and she was asked to leave. As part of the deal, Kadokawa Games brought her on Lollipop Chainsaw to Japan to attend Akihabara and tour Japanese video game magazines and websites, including Famitsu and Dengeki. That same year, Nigri signed up to promote or represent several other works, including Kill3rCombo's video game Elsword, and comic book series Grimm Fairy Tales (for Zenescope Entertainment) and Knightingail (by Crucidel Productions).
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