Nessa (Ruto)
Nessa has been cosplaying since 2001 after attending San Diego Comic Con International and participating in the masquerade as Yuna from Final Fantasy X. Nessa has designed, worn, and created for others over 40 costumes and won many prestigious awards including Best in Show at Anime Expo and Judge's Choice at San Diego Comic Con International. Nessa has been an active staff member of the large online cosplay community, Cosplay.com, since the website was opened. Nessa met Sarah in 2001 and since they have been close friends. In 2003, Sarah and Nessa agreed to make a large cosplay group from Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Sarah convinced her to play Princess Ruto!