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]

Monika Lee
Monika Lee at Dragon Con 2013
Born (1992-12-07) December 7, 1992 (age 31)
NationalityAmerican
Modeling information
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
WebsiteOfficial website

Biography

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Monika Lee dressed as Sailor Mars (left), co-hosting a costume contest with Jessica Nigri (right) at the 2014 Amazing Arizona Comic Con

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Monika Lee". Facebook. 1992-12-07. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  2. ^ "Meet the Cast: SyFy's Heroes of Cosplay – Monika Lee". Pop Cults. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  3. ^ ""Heroes of Cosplay" Coming to SyFy With Chloe Dykstra, Holly Conrad, Jessica Merizan « Nerdist". Nerdist.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  4. ^ a b "GT | News Center :: Student Makes National Television Debut on Syfy". News.gatech.edu. 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  5. ^ a b "Interview With a Gamer: Monika Lee". E3.actiontrip.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2014-06-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ a b "FantasyCon Convention - Salt Lake City, Utah 2014 | Monika Lee |". Fantasycon.com. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  7. ^ "Interview with Jessica Nigri and Monika Lee at Ottawa Pop Expo 2013". Nerd Reactor. 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  8. ^ "COSPLAY SPOTLIGHT: SyFy Channel's HEROES OF COSPLAY star Monika Lee back to Arizona!". Amazing Arizona Comic Con. 2014-01-09. Archived from the original on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  9. ^ Liebl, Matt (27 March 2014). "Jessica Nigri and Monika Lee to cosplay at Wild..." GameZone. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  10. ^ Carrol, James (2013-12-23). "Kaelaris' 2013: A year of the highest of highs, and a pretty rough low". onGamers. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  11. ^ "Greatest Game Cosplay Ever (This Week)". Arcadesushi.com. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  12. ^ Meagan Marie (2012-04-19). "Little Sister by Monika Lee - News". www.GameInformer.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  13. ^ Lucas Sullivan (2012-12-13). "Monika Lee Cosplay Spotlight". GamesRadar. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  14. ^ King of the Nerds (2013-01-08). "24 Of The Best Cosplays Ever". Buzzfeed.com. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  15. ^ "The Costumes Of Dragon Con". Forbes. 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  16. ^ "Amazing Game of Thrones Cosplays". Nerd Reactor. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  17. ^ a b "Monika Lee - Our Guests - Comiccon". Montrealcomiccon.com. 2013-09-04. Archived from the original on 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  18. ^ "PAX East 2014". Us.ncsoft.com. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  19. ^ "Amazing Cosplay Spotlight". Amazing Arizona Comic Con. 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  20. ^ "Guests". Anime South. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  21. ^ "Beneath the Costume: Being Nerdy with Monika Lee". TechZwn. 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  22. ^ "Monika Lee - Our Guests - Pop Expo". Ottawapopexpo.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  23. ^ "Pensacon 2014: Guests scheduled to appear". Pnj.com. 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  24. ^ "Syfy's 'Heroes of Cosplay" features three Atlantans | Radio & TV Talk". www.accessatlanta.com. 2013-08-13. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  25. ^ Kathie Huddleston (2013-08-05). "37 awesome pics of cosplayer Monika Lee from Heroes of Cosplay". Blastr. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  26. ^ "Monika Lee - Cosplaying is a lot better than drugs « Comic Book and Movie Reviews". Comicbookandmoviereviews.com. 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
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