Tessa Violet

Tessa Violet Williams (born March 20, 1990), better known as Tessa Violet and previously known as Meekakitty, is a singer-songwriter and video blogger from the United States best known for her YouTube channel.

Violet began daily vlogging in 2007 for a school project under the username Meekakitty when working in Hong Kong and Thailand as a fashion model. However, she quit modelling by 2009. After moving to New York City in 2009, Violet gained attention after winning $100,000 in a YouTube competition by receiving the most comments on her video entry. In 2011, Violet was featured in fellow YouTube creator Nanalew's music video for the song "Sail" by Awolnation. The video went viral and has since amassed over 310 million views. On September 24, 2012, Violet appeared in the music video for "Cray Button" by Family Force 5.