Amber Lee Ettinger
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| Born | October 2, 1982 Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Entertainer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Amber Lee Ettinger (born October 2, 1982[1]) is an American actress, internet celebrity, and model. She first rose to fame as Obama Girl in her Internet video "I Got a Crush... on Obama", in which she expressed her admiration of then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama. The video led to numerous sketch comedy appearances and interviews on Saturday Night Live, Geraldo at Large, The O'Reilly Factor, and Hannity.
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[edit] Early career
A native of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, of German, Italian, Swedish and Irish ancestry,[2] Ettinger moved to New York City to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology to study fashion and clothing design, having expressed hopes to create her own clothing line and other business ventures.[3] Early in her career, Ettinger was crowned Miss NYC in the 2003 Miss Hawaiian Tropic pageant,[4] later augmenting that title with a nod as Howard Stern's Miss Howard TV in June 2007.[5] She has also appeared in a video for The Onion News Network,[6] as well as the music video for the John Popper Project song "Lapdance."[7] She was also Hooters Miss Manhattan, representing them in the 2003 International Swimsuit Pageant.[8]
[edit] Viral videos
Ettinger appeared in the "I Got a Crush... on Obama" viral video, which was posted by Barely Political to YouTube in June 2007. Later, she appeared in a new video called "Hillary! Stop the attacks! Love, Obama Girl" released on March 25, 2008.[9] On May 7, 2008, Barely Political posted a YouTube video with Ettinger and former Democratic and Libertarian Party presidential candidate Mike Gravel, entitled "Mike Gravel Lobbies for the Obama Girl Vote." In the video, Gravel tries to persuade her to switch her support from Obama to him.[10]
In late September 2008 Ettinger made a YouTube video with Independent candidate Ralph Nader in which he argues that he should be included in the debates. The video was a spoof of conventional sitcoms and was called "The Obama Girl and Ralph Nader Show." Also featuring former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura, the video followed what would happen if Obama Girl and Ralph Nader shared an office.[11]
In the Fall of 2008, Ettinger starred in a parody of "I Got a Crush on Obama" with a promotional video for EA's Red Alert 3. In it, she professes her allegiance to Howard Ackerman, a fictional presidential candidate played by actor J.K. Simmons.
Since then she has been featured in multiple videos by Barely Political, including parodies of Jennifer Lopez, Fergie and Catwoman.
[edit] Other projects
Beyond her Barely Political and modeling career, in late 2008, Ettinger launched a music career. Staying true to her online roots, her first album, Queen of the Web, was made available only online. The first single, "Second Time," was released in August 2008.
On March 10, 2010, she appeared on Shear Genius as one of the models to be styled for headshots.[12] In mid 2010, Ettinger became a correspondent on fashion for the network WPIX in NYC.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal life
Ettinger lives in West New York, New Jersey.
[edit] References
- ^ Amber Lee Ettinger at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Tapper, Jake. of Clint Lexi and Sabrina Ettinger "Obamagirl Says 'We'll See' to Voting for Obama" ABC News. July 14, 2007
- ^ Tribune, Cosmic [1] November 16, 2006 at The Cosmic Tribune
- ^ Parker, Eloise (February 5, 2008). "Obama Girl hits New York". Daily News (New York). http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/02/05/2008-02-05_obama_girl_hits_new_york.html.
- ^ "Miss Howard TV - June 2007". Miss Howard TV. http://www.howard.tv/missHowardTV/June2007. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ The Onion News Network Use of 'N-Word' May End Porn Star's Career
- ^ The John Popper Project featuring DJ Logic on YouTube
- ^ Pageant.com information on the 2003 Miss Hooters International Pageant. Ettinger's picture is shown. Accessed 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Amber Lee Ettinger: Hillary! Stop the attacks! Love, Obama Girl". http://www.digitalalchemy.tv/2008/03/amber-lee-ettinger.html.
- ^ Mike Gravel Lobbies for the Obama Girl Vote
- ^ Elizabeth Benjamin (2008-09-25). "Nader and Obama Girl". New York: The Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/09/nader-and-obama-girl.html. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ Miller, Liz Shannon. "Obama Girl Gets Action Heroine Look From Shear Genius" New Teevee; March 11, 2010
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amber Lee Ettinger |
- Amber Lee Ettinger at the Internet Movie Database
- AmberLeeOnline channel on YouTube
- Obama Girl Photo Gallery on Maxim
- Exposé on Amber Lee Ettinger in The Daily Pennsylvanian
- Tropicbeauty.com profile
- Vergani, M. (2009), YouTube e civic commercial engagement. Il caso Obama Girl e Barely Political, in «Sociologia della Comunicazione», 40/2009, pp. 131-144
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Actors from Pennsylvania
- American Internet personalities
- American people of German descent
- American models of Italian descent
- American people of French descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Swedish descent
- Barack Obama
- American female models
- YouTube videos
- Pennsylvania Democrats
- People from Hazleton, Pennsylvania
- People from West New York, New Jersey
- Fashion Institute of Technology alumni
