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Rousso has been a pro-gambling campaigner and activist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/vanessa-rousso-poker-player-profile-4076/|title=Vanessa Rousso – Poker Player Profile|work=Poker News Daily|date=August 11, 2009|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref> She has appeared on television in several cash or charity poker competitions, and finished in third place as a contestant on the [[Big Brother 17 (U.S.American season)|2015 season]] of ''[[Big Brother (American TV series)|Big Brother]]''.<ref name=WwBB1/>

Her parents are [[Armand Rousso|Marc Rousso]] and Cynthia Bradley of [[Hobe Sound, Florida]].<ref name=SN/> Rousso began talking and reading at early ages says her mother, Cynthia Ferrara.<ref name=NLSAACILFASAPRLHBKTAWV/> Born in [[White Plains, New York]], she moved with her family to France at the age of three.<ref name=TLMMItM>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/cardplayer-poker-magazines/65768-vanessa-rousso-22-25/articles/18913-the-lady-maverick-moves-into-the-mainstream|title='The Lady Maverick' Moves Into the Mainstream|access-date=August 5, 2015|date=December 25, 2009|work=[[Card Player]]|author=Arnett, Kristy}}</ref> She lived in [[Paris]], in her father's homeland until she was 10, when she moved briefly to [[Upstate New York]].<ref name=TLMMItM/> Rousso holds [[Multiple citizenship|dual citizenship]] with the United States and France.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://videos.godaddy.com/vanessa_photo.aspx|title=Vanessa Rousso: Team Pokestars Pro & Go Daddy Girl|access-date=May 10, 2009|publisher=[[GoDaddy.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401145117/http://videos.godaddy.com/vanessa_photo.aspx|archive-date=April 1, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> After her parents divorced in 1992, her mother moved Vanessa to [[Florida]] to be near her maternal grandparents. Rousso attended Wellington Landings Middle School.<ref name=NLSAACILFASAPRLHBKTAWV/> The oldest of three athletic girls,<ref name=TLMMItM/> Rousso was active on the high-school [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[lacrosse]] and [[debate|debating]] teams. She also played [[softball]] and [[basketball]] for fun.<ref name=NLSAACILFASAPRLHBKTAWV/> In debating, Rousso excelled in national debating tournaments in policy debating.<ref name=TLMMItM/> Her mother is a guidance counselor at [[Jupiter Community High School]].<ref name=NLSAACILFASAPRLHBKTAWV/> In 2001, Rousso graduated as valedictorian of her high school in [[Wellington, Florida|Wellington]], Florida. She maintained a 4.0 GPA at [[Wellington High School (Florida)|Wellington High School]] while participating in the [[National Honor Society]], and French Honor Society. She founded the Environmental Club and served as its president. She was also active as a [[violin]]ist, varsity swimmer, and volunteer for [[Mothers Against Drunk Drivers]].<ref name=HOTC>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:SFLB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0ECF1AF91D1646E6&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Head Of The Class - Palm Beach County Valedictorians and Salutatorians|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=June 17, 2001|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]}}</ref> Rousso has two younger sisters: Tiffany, a high-school teacher and contestant on the [[Big Brother 18 (American season)|18th season of American ''Big Brother (US)'']],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/big-brother-18-houseguests-revealed-902696/item/tiffany-rousso-big-brother-18-902680|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|title='Big Brother 18' Reveals Houseguests, Including Two Siblings of Former Players|access-date=July 5, 2016|date=June 14, 2016|author=Porreca, Brian}}</ref> and Leticia, an optometrist.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Leticia-Alexandra-Rousso-OD/1721806918068214 |title=Leticia Alexandra Rousso O. D. |website=Facebook |access-date=June 26, 2021}}</ref>

Rousso began law school in 2004 and was the inaugural recipient of the Chaplin Scholarship from the [[University of Miami School of Law]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.law.miami.edu/alumni/pdf/deansnotes/052004.pdf|title=Admitted Students Attend Scholarship Weekend| access-date=May 9, 2009|date=May 2004|work=University of Miami School of Law Dean's Notes|publisher=[[University of Miami School of Law]]|volume=V|issue=1|page=6}}</ref> During school she served on the editorial board of the ''University of Miami Law Review''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.miami.edu/studentorg/miami_law_review/past_boards/editorial_staff_05_06.php?op=6 |title=2005-2006 Executive Board |access-date=May 9, 2009 |year=2007 |publisher=[[University of Miami School of Law]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825192237/http://www.law.miami.edu/studentorg/miami_law_review/past_boards/editorial_staff_05_06.php?op=6 |archive-date=August 25, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://currentstudents.law.miami.edu/law-review/editorial_staff_05_06.html|title=2003-2004 Executive Board|access-date=May 9, 2009|year=2007|publisher=University of Miami Law Review|archive-date=June 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616201626/http://currentstudents.law.miami.edu/law-review/editorial_staff_05_06.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018 she enrolled in order to finish her [[Juris Doctor]]law degree, which she completed that same year. Soon after graduating she passed the Florida Bar Exam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/VanessaRousso/status/1076108182924214273|title=🦄Vanessa Rousso (@VanessaRousso) {{!}} Twitter|website=[[twitter.com]]|language=en|access-date=August 6, 2019|date=December 21, 2018}}</ref>

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