Disaster Girl
Appearance
Disaster Girl is a widely shared photograph of a young girl staring into the camera while a house burns behind her.[1] [2][3]
The girl in the photo, which was taken in 2004, when the subject, Zoë Roth, was four years old, has a networth near 500,000 dollars because of the meme's popularity.[4] It was sold for $470,000 at auction on 29 April 2021.[5]
References
- ^ Fazio, Marie (April 29, 2021). "The World Knows Her as 'Disaster Girl.' She Just Made $500,000 Off the Meme" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (April 29, 2021). "'Disaster Girl' has sold her popular meme as an NFT for $500,000". The Verge.
- ^ Pritchard, Will. "They were ancient internet memes. Now NFTs are making them rich" – via www.wired.co.uk.
- ^ Cost, Ben; Grace, Asia (2021-04-28). "'Disaster Girl' selling original photo behind viral meme for $473K". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ Zoë Roth sells 'Disaster Girl' meme as NFT for $500,000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56948514