Jessica Vanessa DeLeon (born April 13, 1992) is an American

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and

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. DeLeon rose to prominence posting comedic videos to the

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and when

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wrote a feature naming her "The Woman Who Makes Six Figures Being A Professional Twerker".

Career

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. Vanessa has stated, "What I make in six seconds would take me four months to make as a teaching assistant". Her brother helped her out by being her camera person. On

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, DeLeon began creating

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s to popular

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songs such as "Coco" by

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and "Don't Sleep" by Dorian. While most of the responses to her work online has been positive, she shared with ''

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'' that she has had two major "breakdowns" over abusive online comments she's received. 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''.

Filmography

Film

* 2017 'Til Death Do Us Part

References

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