Vanessa Rousso

Vanessa Rousso is a houseguest on Big Brother 17. Vanessa uses her poker skills well, in the house, using them to read and bluff people. She is able to turn on the tears, instantly and is well known for her rants and raves.

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. She is openly bisexual.

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.
 * Both times during Vanessa's HoH reigns, she changed her mind on who her target for the week was.
 * Derrick Levasseur, last season'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.