Vantacreates is a Brooklyn born costume and prop designer. Her love for nerd culture started with reading Ranma ½, watching X-Men and hanging out in the anime section of Barnes and Noble. Dabbling into cosplay in 2018, she realized costume and prop designing is her true passion. In the past five years, she has hosted cosplay competitions, attended red carpet events, created costumes for celebrities and curated her own panels. Her panel “Kinks and Curls, Afrocentric hair within the Cosplay Community” was featured by BET Canvas Rebel and Crunchyroll. Her motto is “Cosplay but make it West Indian”. Blerdcon was her first away con, and she is grateful for the opportunity to be a cosplay guest!