Tessa Violet

Meekakitty
Tessa Violet at Florida Supercon 2011 (Image by Supercon Conventions)
Born	Tessa Violet 1990 Oregon, United States
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	White
Years active	2006 - present
Known for	Comedy, vlogging, music
Notable works	Star Trek Girl, Wizard Love, Middle School Sucks
Home town	Los Angeles, United States
Internet information
Web alias(es)	meekakitty
Web hosting service(s)	YouTube, Facebook and Twitter
Website
youtube.com/meekakitty

Meekakitty (real name Tessa Violet) is an American vlogger, actress, singer, and former model, best known for her YouTube videos which are mostly humorous with fast cuts. She grew up in Oregon and performed in theater while in high school. Meekakitty frequently wears a black glasses frame in her videos and is sometimes referred to as a geek girl for having an interest in Digimon, Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter,and The Legend Of Zelda .^[1][2] She started vlogging in 2007 for a school project^[3] and began to do so daily when she traveled to Hong Kong as a fashion model.^[1] Later on she moved to New York and finally to Los Angeles. Her YouTube channel is by now one of the 100 most subscribed and in 2009 she won $100,000 in a YouTube competition in which the most commented video would win.^[4][3] Ray William Johnson, a friend of her with the currently most-subscribed youtube channel, appealed to his viewers to vote for meekakitty on the competition.^[5] Beside her own vlogs, she also appears frequently in Ray William Johnson's side project Breaking Los Angeles (and its predecessor BreakingNYC), is the Post Supervisor of Breaking Los Angeles^[6] and appeared in three episodes of The Professionals.^[7] She recently started to release songs on iTunes and create music videos.^[8][2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Meet Meekakitty's Tessa Violet". Attack of the Show. G4. http://www.g4tv.com/videos/48743/Meet-Meekakittys-Tessa-Violet/. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Harrison, Josh. "Meekakitty Will Be Your 'Star Trek Girl'". geekology. ology.com. http://ology.com/technology/meekakitty-will-be-your-star-trek-girl. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Cohen, Stefanie (25 July 2010). "Cashin' in on video". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/cashin_in_on_video_6jtumyq5sPP1veR1iOoPJL. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 
4. ^ "19-Year-Old YouTube Vlogger Receives Over One Million Views and Wins $100,000 in Lashes to Riches Giveaway". PR Newswire / Beauty Biosciences. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/19-year-old-youtube-vlogger-receives-over-one-million-views-and-wins-100000-in-lashes-to-riches-giveaway-80689912.html. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 
5. ^ Ray William Johnson (9 December 2009). Bambi hit by a car!. Ray William Johnson / YouTube. Event occurs at 2:47. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fam-F-PmCC0#at=167. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 
6. ^ Ray William Johnson (27 May 2011). QUEER PANTS!. Ray William Johnson / YouTube. Event occurs at 2:07 (appearance) and 10:56 (credits). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS95kxAXguM#at=127. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 
7. ^ "Tessa Violet". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3977393/. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 
8. ^ "Meekakitty - iTunes song list". iTunes. Apple. http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/meekakitty/id416627861. Retrieved 2 July 2011.