Monika Lee | |
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 Monika Lee at Dragon Con 2013 | |
| Born | December 7, 1992 |
| Nationality | American |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Website | Official website |
Monika Lee (born December 7, 1992) [1] [2] is an American cosplayer. [3] In 2013, she joined the cast of reality television show Heroes of Cosplay . [4]
Lee has been cosplaying anime and especially video game characters since 2006, when she dressed as Yuna [5] at the age of 13, [6] and is a frequent collaborator with the cosplayer Jessica Nigri in the XX Girls group. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] She has been acclaimed and featured by gaming media outlets such as Game Informer [12] and GamesRadar, [13] as well as showcased in various other publications. [14] [15] [16] Lee worked as a cosplay model at E3 2012 for Hyperkin, [5] at E3 2013 and San Diego Comic-Con in 2013 for Blizzard Entertainment, [17] and at PAX East 2014 for Carbine Studios [ citation needed ] and NC Soft. [18] She was invited as a guest or host at multiple fan conventions, including Amazing Arizona Comic Con, [19] Anime South, [20] FantasyCon, [6] MomoCon, [21] Montreal Comiccon, [17] Ottawa Pop Expo, [22] and Pensacon. [23]
Lee is a Milton High School graduate [24] and was the youngest of the Heroes of Cosplay show's original cast of nine. [25] As of 2013, she has been studying industrial design at the Georgia Institute of Technology, whose website claimed "she has an online fan base twice the size of the student population," [4] and was working as an intern for the licensing and business development team at Blizzard Entertainment. [26]
