Vanessa Rousso

Vanessa Rousso is a houseguest on Big Brother 17.

Biography
Vanessa is the No. 2 female poker player in the world when it comes to online and live tournaments. She's been a pro for the past 10 years and has won $4.5 million dollars since she began. She's a tomboy who has always been extremely competitive, whether it's playing lacrosse in high school or beating men and women all over the world at the poker table. Being in a male-dominated industry, Vanessa isn't easily intimidated and is used to keeping her emotions in check, which will help her keep her eye on the prize. She's perfected the art of bluffing and knows that she can manipulate her Houseguests however she sees fit while living in the Big Brother house.

Competition History
Note: 1 Vanessa volunteered to sit out of the first HOH competition as only seven spots were available.

Trivia

 * Vanessa's HOH reign in Week 3 is the first time a female HOH evicted a male houseguest since Aaryn Gries evicted Judd Daugherty in Big Brother 15, over 25 evictions ago.
 * Vanessa is the first female in Big Brother 17 to win the Power of Veto.
 * Vanessa is also the first HouseGuest in Big Brother 17 to win PoV and not be a nominee
 * Vanessa is the first HouseGuest in Big Brother 17 to win a HoH and a PoV.
 * Vanessa is as well the first female since Danielle Murphree of Big Brother 14 to win multiple HoHs and PoVs.
 * Derrick Levasseur, Big Brother 16's winner, rated Vanessa as the most dangerous type of player.
 * Vanessa is the second Big Brother contestant to be a judge on a TV show, Bank of Hollywood, the first being Frankie Grande who is currently judging America's Best Dance Crew.
 * Unlike Frankie, Vanessa became a TV judge before appearing on Big Brother.
 * She is third houseguest to win the POV twice in Big Brother 17 following John McGuire and Steve Moses.
 * She is also the first female to win POV twice.
 * Vanessa is currently tied with Drew Daniel, Janelle Pierzina, Hayden Moss, Rachel Reilly, Ian Terry, Aaryn Gries, Jillian MacLaughlin, and Caleb Reynolds for the most HOH wins won in a season in terms of reigns at 4.
 * In all four of Vanessa's HOH reigns, her original intended targets did not get evicted.