Small town Midwest cosplay model!

I work freelance, but also have several duties for Meraki Tribe out of Appleton, Wisconsin. This includes in-house cosplay model, magazine development team (editing and design), and head writer.

Along with cosplay I specialize in boudoir and pin-up.

I started the arts in high school where I loved choir and theatre. I have several gold medals for choral work, some of which are blue. I also received a special award for how active I was in music. I helped my choir teacher with the middle school choir and was part of Glee Club. I was in 4 musicals plus a play. After high school I helped do grunt work behind the scenes for musicals. For the year they did The Pajama Game I taught and choreographed the tango for Hernando's Hideaway. In college I took up ballroom and Latin dance. I always need to be in some form of the performing arts.

I got my start while in recovery in 2014. My best friend Whitney demanded I go to Anime Milwaukee, because I needed to start getting out, meeting people, and having fun. I had a blast! Later that year I got a message from a friend (Instagram @SpookyFatBabe) to attend a car show as a pin-up model. She said I would love it. From then on I was hooked! It didn't take long until I realized I wanted to specialize in cosplay modeling and mix it with other genres.

I regularly attend Anime Milwaukee and Kitsune Kon in Milwaukee and Green Bay respectively (both Wisconsin). Until it ended I also attended Models Monsters and Motors Car Show (also in Green Bay) annually.

My modeling really took off in 2020 when I began networking with the now CEO of Meraki Tribe. In 2021 I became a key player in the company which is working to promote authenticity in the industry. We want to completely re-build what modeling has become. I have also attended events through Unplugged Event Planning and Studios out of Racine, Wisconsin. I've modeled at Joliet Prison in Joliet, Illinois as well as Charles Dawes's house in Evanston, Illinois and Randolph County Asylum in Winchester, Indiana.

My goal as a model is to bring more representation of cosplay to the community without the toxic standards. Cosplay is becoming more mainstream and turning toxic. I want to break cosplay out of that as well as modeling as a whole. It's all about art and having fun!

When I'm not modeling I enjoy HIIT bootcamps, watching anime, and running my Pure Romance business. I'm a huge advocate for mental health and suicide awareness. I live with my wife, daughter, and cat.

Favorite anime in no particular order at this moment:

One Piece

Code Geass

Black Clover

My Hero Academia

Yu-Gi-Oh!

Naruto

Demon Slayer