It's a strange world we live in. Look no further than the case of Jessica Vanessa. At one time a Kindergarten teaching assistant, Vanessa quit her day job to follow a more lucrative career as a professional twerker.
Yes, that is apparently a real thing, and the 22-year-old Vanessa makes good money doing it too.
"What I make in six seconds would take me four months to make as a pre-K teacher at work," she says in an interview Barcroft TV.
With her new salary, which Barcroft TV says is more than six figures, Vanessa has been able to pay off student loans and fully pay off a new car. That wasn't possible in her old teaching job.
Her success wouldn't be possible without her massive following on Vine. She currently has more than 2 million followers. As she is able to reach a huge audience, advertisers pay her good money to mention their products in her videos and pay her to make appearances. Aside from twerking, Vanessa also appears in comedy sketches with other Vine celebrities.
Vanessa says she doesn't miss her old 9-5 job and that she always wanted to be an entertainer, though she does miss the people and children she worked with during her time as a teacher.
As you might expect, Vanessa says she has received more than a little hate about her line of work, but her family is supportive of her choice. Her brother is the cameraman for all her twerking videos. Life's rich pageant, right?
Check out Barcroft TV's video below for the full story.
