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Yaya Han Bio

Yaya Han was born on the 10th of April which makes her an Aries. She is of Chinese descent, but she grew up in Germany. As a result of this, she is fluent in Chinese, German, English, and she can also speak some Latin, Spanish, Japanese and French.

Yaya works as a Model, Costume Designer and of course, a Cosplay Entertainer. She currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to this however, she moved around quite a lot. She has also lived in: Guang Zhou, China; Xian, China; Wiesbaden, Germany; Las Vegas, Nevada, and Tucson, Arizona.

She lists her passions as musicals, ancient cultures, cars, art, spicy food, theatre, cats, animals in general, photography, fashion, and makeup.

Yaya was first introduced to the unique creative pastime of cosplay back in 1999 when she was a young fan at Anime Expo. Prior to that, Yaya had no special training in crafting or sewing.

Yaya has always had the gift of being artistic, especially when it comes to pen and ink illustrations. This led her to quickly become interested in the very heart and soul of costume making.

Yaya taught herself everything she knows. This was largely due to the fact that she lacked both the funds and resources to take formal classes in costume design or fashion.

Back in the day, she was only able to purchase an old, used $40 sewing machine and a book on sewing from a local thrift store. Because of this, Yaya credits her persistence in spite of repeated failures, for teaching herself costume creation.

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What began as her passionate hobby, has evolved into a loving craft and successful career.

To date, Yaya has made approximately 300 costumes. Their genres include comic books. anime/manga, sci-fi, video games and her own designs, all of which were created by her personally.

Throughout the years, Yaya has built a very successful business within in the cosplay community. She has created a popular cosplay accessories line that is available to the public both online and at conventions. She also has a line of Yaya Han Brand merchandising.

Known for her lavish and intricate creations, Yaya has won numerous awards and has received nationwide acclaim. She has been invited to appear as a Guest, Performer, Judge, Panelist, and Host to over 100 conventions and other events held all over the world.

Regardless of her successes due to Cosplay however, she says she strives to stay true to what originally got her into this field-being creative and having fun.

Due to her enthusiasm, hard work, and unmatched passion, Yaya has been an integral part of the reason that Cosplay has gained both respect and integrity as an artform in the fandom world and art communities.

Her campaign for creativity that has lasted over 10 years is definitely one of the factors that have helped raise Cosplay to the standards we know and love today.

She has numerous sites on the web where fans can view and purchase her one of a kind costumes. Visually stimulating and thought provoking, Yaya’s artform is almost instantly recognizable.

Yaya continues to be an inspiration to millions of fans, as she leads the way for the special lifestyle and art that we recognize as Costume Play.