Joining the promotion in 2013, Vanessa Hanson has been a well-known UFC Octagon Girl for more than ten years. Having won Transworld Surf’s UFC Model Search in 2011, she made her octagon debut during UFC 136 as an Octagon Girl. UFC’s President, Dana White, noticed this chance and confirmed her status as one of the most famous Ring Girls in UFC history.
Vanessa Hanson’s poise and professionalism inside the octagon still enthralls fans at 33 years of age. Beyond simply holding up round cards, she is vital in timekeeping and guaranteeing the uninterrupted flow of fights by marking the start of new rounds.
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Vanessa Hanson’s life outside UFC
In addition to acting, Vanessa Hanson has had a busy modeling career outside the octagon. Starting off as a swimsuit model in Orange County, she rose to visibility in leading magazines like as GQ, Maxim, and Cosmopolitan. She has 270,000 Instagram followers, further spreading her fame on social media.
Private life and UFC break through
Equally remarkable is Hanson’s private life. Married to Andrew Grimes, she sometimes shows scenes of their life together, among them recent trips to Japan. Maxim interviewed Hanson in 2015, where she mused on her unanticipated emergence in the UFC scene:
“It was random actually. They found me at the beach; they had a booth for the US Open of Surfing and were looking for girls. The girls that I was with entered and made me enter. I got a call three months later. I had no idea about the UFC at all.”
Hanson has grown to really love the sport and its competitors throughout her career. She credits Ronda Rousey and Robbie Lawler as her favorite fighters for their resilience and abilities.
How UFC ring girls are hired?
Typically, UFC ring girls are hired by modeling agencies or directly recruited by the UFC. The hiring process has many different steps including:-
Direct Recruitment: The UFC will occasionally hold tryouts to hire ring girls which will be publicly advertised on their official outlets like the UFC website or social network sites. Candidates who are interested will need to follow these announcements to even consider applying.
Some UFC ring girls come from modeling agencies that have a sports or entertainment specialty. Candidates can simply reach out to local agencies for openings for UFC and related events.
Qualifications: Candidates are expected to show physical fitness, self-confidence, professionalism, and energy in order to be hired. Familiarity with the sport and true passion for mixed martial arts (MMA) will likely also improve a candidates desirability.
At the end of the day, the UFC itself is the most they hire ring girls directly and through modeling agencies, respectively.
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