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'''Vanessa Ashley Rousso'''<ref name=name>{{cite web|url=http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?27990760054|title=F.E.C. Image|publisher=[[Federal Election Commission]]|date=December 31, 2007|access-date=October 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824063244/http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?27990760054|archive-date=August 24, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> (born February 5, 1983) is an American professional [[poker]] player, attorney,<ref name=SS2>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.miami.edu/spotlight/2005.php |title=Student Spotlights 2005 |access-date=May 9, 2009 |publisher=[[University of Miami School of Law]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104045536/http://www.law.miami.edu/spotlight/2005.php |archive-date=January 4, 2009 }}</ref> [[disc jockey|DJ]],<ref name=SS3>{{cite web|url=http://www.gambling911.com/poker/poker-pro-turned-singer-dj-vanessa-rousso-release-first-single-kiss-face-.html |title=Poker Pro Turned Singer, DJ Vanessa Rousso to Release First Single 'Kiss Face' |access-date=May 30, 2018 |publisher=Costigan Media}}</ref> and television personality.
Between 2005 and 2011, Rousso finished [[Poker jargon#I|in the money]] in numerous live poker events and accumulated nearly $3.5 million, but has been less active since, earning just $83,000 in live tournaments between 2012 and 2017.<ref name="mob">{{
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 (
==Early life and education==
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
In college, she was on the [[Dean's list]].<ref name=SN>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:PBPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0FA98C1C07A2D4E7&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=School Notes|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=April 16, 2003|work=[[Palm Beach Post]]}}</ref> After studying some [[game theory]], she became proficient with the [[Rubik's Cube]] and then [[chess]]. However, because she considers both to be fairly objective static games, she began to prefer poker, which incorporated human [[psychology]] that allows for inferior hands to win.<ref name=NLSAACILFASAPRLHBKTAWV/> She graduated early from [[Duke University]] after two and a half years with a major in [[economics]] and a minor in [[political science]] in December 2003.<ref name=TLMMItM/><ref name=SlspittfR>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:MBDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=111389103B931D28&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Shuffling law school, poker is tough turn for Rousso|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=April 25, 2006|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=Ordine, Bill}}</ref> Her collegiate duration of two and a half years was the shortest time to graduate in the history of Duke.<ref name=TLMMItM/>
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 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>
A poker player since the age of five, Rousso began serious [[poker tournament]] play during her summer break from law school.<ref name=SS2/> Rousso did not initially finish law school, dropping out to pursue her burgeoning poker career instead.<ref name=PF>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:PBPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=129BFDEFCB2B2568&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Poker Face|access-date=July 30, 2009|date=July 23, 2009|work=[[Palm Beach Post]]|author=Stoda, Greg}}</ref> However, she returned to school in the fall of 2017, and graduated [[magna cum laude]] in the Spring of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BisytjaAEmy/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BisytjaAEmy |archive-date=
{{As of|2021|September}}, excluding online winnings, and having not cashed at a tournament since 2017, she ranks as number eight among women players in terms of all-time money winnings.<ref name=WATML/> She currently resides in South Florida.<ref name=PF/> Her nickname was given to her by a relative when she sold shares of herself to enter a $25,000 buy-in event in a manner reminiscent of the eponymous hero of the 1994 [[Western (genre)|Western]] movie ''[[Maverick (film)|Maverick]]''.<ref name=TLMMItM/>
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Rousso had her own April 2009 poker instructional camp in [[South Florida]]. The camp related poker-playing and strategies to the strategies of military conflict in [[Sun Tzu]]'s book, ''[[The Art of War]]''.<ref>{{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=127331E8F9B3CA20&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Poker Player Drawing Aces - Wellington High's 2001 Valedictorian Having Great Year|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=March 27, 2009|work=[[Sun Sentinel]]|author=Sortal, Nick}}</ref> She called her camp "Big Slick boot camp" and charged a $399 participation fee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.trb.com/entertainment/news/gambling/blog/2009/03/vanessa_rousso_compares_the_ar.html|title=Vanessa Rousso Compares "The Art of War" With "The Art of Poker"|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=March 23, 2009|work=[[Sun Sentinel]]|author=Sortal, Nick}}</ref> The camp's website makes the analogy of the Art of War and the Art of Poker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigslickbootcamp.com/Big_Slick_Boot_Camp/Home.html|title=Big Slick Boot Camp, Inc.|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=May 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515214829/http://www.bigslickbootcamp.com/Big_Slick_Boot_Camp/Home.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
At the [[2009 World Series of Poker]], she had four in-the-money finishes: She placed 27 of 201 in Event 2, $40,000 No-Limit Hold'em;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7227&grid=607|title=40th Annual No-Limit Holdem (Event 2)|access-date=July 1, 2009|date=May 31, 2009|publisher=Harrah's License Company, LLC.|archive-date=June 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628104045/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7227&grid=607|url-status=dead}}</ref> placed 17 of 147 in Event 8, $2500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7233&grid=607|title=Deuce to Seven Draw Lowball (No-Limit) (Event 8)|access-date=July 1, 2009|date=June 4, 2009|publisher=Harrah's License Company, LLC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605142953/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7233&grid=607|archive-date=June 5, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> placed 19 of 770 in Event 31, $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7256&grid=607|title=H.O.R.S.E. (Event 31)|access-date=July 1, 2009|date=June 16, 2009|publisher=Harrah's License Company, LLC|archive-date=June 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607021245/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7256&grid=607|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 15 of 275 in the Event 45, $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7270&grid=607|title=World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em (Event 45)|access-date=July 1, 2009|date=June 25, 2009|publisher=Harrah's License Company, LLC|archive-date=June 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608231537/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7270&grid=607|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the main event, she busted out on day 6 (officially known as day 2B).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:APAB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=129A6A965D831590&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Day 6 of the World Series of Poker main event|access-date=July 30, 2009|date=July 9, 2009|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Rousso will be hosting ''Stars of Poker'' in France.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poker777.com/20090709/stars-of-poker-the-first-step-in-nimes-on-july-the-17th.php|title=Stars of Poker: The first step in Nîmes on July the 17th|access-date=July 30, 2009|date=July 9, 2009|publisher= Poker 777}}</ref> On January 9, 2010, she finished first among 91 entrants to earn $24,725 at the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em – Ladies Event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/vanessa-rousso-bests-tough-field-in-2010-pca-1000-ladies-event-7525/|title=Vanessa Rousso Bests Tough Field in 2010 PCA $1,000 Ladies Event|access-date=January 23, 2010|date=January 13, 2010|work=Poker News Daily |author=Katz, Dan}}</ref>
At the [[2010 World Series of Poker]], she has had two in-the-money finishes: She placed 421 of 4345 in Event 3, $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=764&tid=10824|title=41st Annual World Series of Poker (Event #3: No-Limit Hold'em)|access-date=June 21, 2010|date=June 2, 2009|publisher=Harrah's Interactive Entertainment, Inc.}}</ref> and was eliminated in the quarter-final round of 256 entries, earning $92,580 in the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=764&tid=10856|title=41st Annual World Series of Poker (Event #35: Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship (256 player max))|access-date=June 21, 2010|date=June 20, 2009|publisher=Harrah's Interactive Entertainment, Inc.}}</ref> On December 8, 2010, she finished 3rd in a field of 438 at the $10,000 [[World Poker Tour season 9 results|World Poker Tour]] No-Limit Hold'em Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic (which was won by [[Antonio Esfandiari]]), earning $358,964.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=47350|title=$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event|access-date=January 8, 2011|date=December 8, 2010|publisher=TheHendonMob.com}}</ref>
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Pokerstars approached ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' about including a poker player in their 2009 Swimsuit edition. In her online blog on January 4, 2009, Rousso confirmed that she participated that week in a photo shoot in [[Nassau, Bahamas]], when she was there for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure poker tournament.<ref name=VRPv>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerstars.tv/movies/4S4/pca-09-vanessas-vblog-jan-4th-2009.html|title=Vanessa Rousso PokerStars vblog (video)|access-date=May 5, 2009|publisher=[[PokerStars.tv]]}}</ref> Rousso appeared in an advertising feature paid for by PokerStars, rather than the swimsuit article itself, in the February 10, 2009, swimsuit issue.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/from-valedictorian-to-poker-star-to-sports-illustrated-bikini-model-6560172 |title=From Valedictorian to Poker Star to Sports Illustrated Bikini Model |first=Kyle |last=Muzenrieder |work=[[Miami New Times]] |date=February 11, 2009 |access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldpokertour.com/media_library/Videos/Live_Updates/Season_VII/Southern_Poker_Championship_-_Biloxi/Day_2_Vanessa_Rousso.aspx|title=Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Vanessa Rousso (video)|work=WorldPokerTour.com|access-date=May 5, 2009|publisher=WPT Enterprises, Inc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312061113/http://www.worldpokertour.com/media_library/Videos/Live_Updates/Season_VII/Southern_Poker_Championship_-_Biloxi/Day_2_Vanessa_Rousso.aspx <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=March 12, 2009}}</ref> In the advertisement, Russo appeared in a [[bikini]] bottom and cutoff [[wetsuit]] top, in keeping with the swimsuit theme.<ref name=FWVNPPISSE/> Rousso's thoughts on the ''Sports Illustrated'' publicity was that "It was a great opportunity for poker in general and for me in particular."<ref>{{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=1267587E12373540&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Quotes|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=February 18, 2009|work=[[Sun Sentinel]]|author=Dougher, Colleen}}</ref>
In March 2009, Rousso signed to promote internet domain names by [[Go Daddy|GoDaddy]], a sponsor of the 2009 [[National Heads-Up Poker Championship]].<ref name=WPPISSSIHT/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CSTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=126E30A56372D440&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 |title=Quick Hits |access-date=May 5, 2009 |date=March 12, 2009|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |author=Harris, Elliott}}</ref> Rousso became an official GoDaddy Girl, replacing [[Amanda Beard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2009/03/25/20090325biz-sr-godaddy0325.html|title=Pro golfer suits Go Daddy to a tee|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=March 25, 2009|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|author=Larson, Jane}}</ref> Rousso's contract as a spokesman for the company was renewed through to the final 2013 Heads-Up tournament event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc-heads-up-poker.com/godaddy-and-rousso-sign-on-for-another-year/ |title=GoDaddy and Rousso Sign On For Another Year |work=[[NBC]] |date=September 2, 2011 |access-date=October 26, 2017 |archive-date=October 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029065035/http://www.nbc-heads-up-poker.com/godaddy-and-rousso-sign-on-for-another-year/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Rousso is regarded as one of the sexiest poker players in the world, ranking 18th by [[Bleacher Report]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/390011-the-top-30-sexiest-female-poker-players-of-all-time/page/14|title=The Top 30 Sexiest Female Poker Players of All Time|access-date=October 11, 2013|date=May 9, 2010|work=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref> and in the top 20 by ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/maxim-names-tiffany-michelle-vanessa-rousso-as-hottest-women-in-poker-8931/ |title=Maxim Names Tiffany Michelle, Vanessa Rousso as Hottest Women in Poker |access-date=October 11, 2013 |date=March 10, 2010 |work=Poker News Daily |author=Burton, Earl}}</ref>
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==Non-poker activities==
Rousso appeared on ''[[Million Dollar Challenge (poker)|Million Dollar Challenge]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:ZCBA&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12B502DC19C3FA50&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Poker Playing Priest Wins $100,000 Seat at $1,000,000 Qualifying - Table - Father Andrew Trapp Becomes First Big Winner on PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge Airing on FOX – Go to PokerStars.Net to Win Seat on Hit Poker Game Show |access-date=December 2, 2009|date=October 12, 2009|work=[[Market Wire]]}}</ref> She was a celebrity judge on ''[[Bank of Hollywood]]'' where she helped award some of her own money to contestants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:BUNB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12C1E39CB0DD2BA8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 |title=Duluth Olympian goes 'Hollywood' |access-date=December 2, 2009 |date=November 20, 2009 |work=Budgeteer News |first=Rick |last=Weegman}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:SPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12C1C56DC59703D8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Meet Stanford's Mr. Everything|access-date=December 2, 2009|date=November 20, 2009|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|page=86}}</ref> She was a contestant on [[Big Brother 17 (U.S.)|season 17]] of the reality television show ''[[Big Brother (American TV series)|Big Brother]]'' in 2015, finishing in third place.<ref name=WwBB1>{{cite web|url=http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2015/09/23/who-won-big-brother-17/|title=Who won 'Big Brother 17'?|access-date=September 24, 2015|date=September 23, 2015|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|author=Ho, Rodney|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924141805/http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2015/09/23/who-won-big-brother-17/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Rousso has become a music producer and DJ and has formed a DJ Duo called N1TEL1TE with her wife Melissa Ouellet. The duo released their first song, "Kiss Face", in February 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pokernewsdaily.com/vanessa-rousso-enters-music-business-leaving-poker-29378/ |title=Vanessa Rousso Enters Music Business, Leaving Poker? |first=Earl |last=Burton |work=Poker News Daily |date=February 9, 2017 |access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref>
==Personal life==
In 2015, at the [[wrap party]] for ''Big Brother'', Rousso announced her engagement to her long-term girlfriend Melissa Ouellet.<ref>{{Cite web|title = @VanessaRousso status update|url=https://twitter.com/VanessaRousso/status/647508427539742720|access-date = September 26, 2015|date=September 25, 2015|publisher=[[Twitter]]|author=Rousso, Vanessa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bustle.com/articles/113234-vanessa-rousso-is-engaged-proving-that-the-best-big-brother-romances-happen-off-screen |title=Vanessa Rousso Is Engaged, Proving That The Best 'Big Brother' Romances Happen Off-Screen|first= Emily|last= Lackey|work=bustle.com |date= September 25, 2015|access-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=
==Notes==
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*[http://www.vanessarousso.com/ Official site]
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*[http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=43135 Hendon Mob profile]
*[https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/vanessa-rousso/ PokerNews profile]
*[https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/vanessa-rousso/ WPT profile]
*[https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=4513 WSOP profile]
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