Monika Lee’s love of anime/manga, pop culture and games led her to the cosplay community at age 13. She has competed in numerous craftsmanship contests winning several Best in Shows and other various awards. An avid gamer, Monika spends most of her time playing video games, making costumes from video games and recently worked at E3 2012 and 2013 for Hyperkin and San Diego Comic Con in 2013 & 2014 for Blizzard Entertainment.

When she’s not cosplaying, Monika is a 2nd year student at the Georgia Institute of Technology majoring in Industrial Design. She was recently invited to Japan for an international cosplay event and her work has been featured on GamesRadar, Kotaku, IGN, and Game Informer.

Monika was also a cast member of SyFy’s Heroes of Cosplay in its first season.

-Honorable Mention (Dragon*Con 2006)
-Best in Show: Manga (AWA 2007)
-Judge's Award (Dragon*Con 2008)
-Best in Show: Novice (Dragon*Con 2008)
-Honorable Mention (AWA 2008)
-Judge's Choice (Momocon 2009)
-Judge's Choice (AWA 2009)
-Best Group (Momocon 2010)
-Judge's Choice (Momocon 2011)
-Best in Show: Journeyman (Dragon*Con 2011)
-Judge's Award (Katsucon 2012)
-Best in Show: Construction (AWA 2012)
-Representative of Arda Wigs (Winter 2012)