MEET MELISSA CAMACHO
Design: Dixon’s Winged Vest – The Walking Dead
San Diego native, born and raised, Melissa Camacho has been a nerd/geek/Fangirl for as long as she can remember. Her particular interests range from TV shows, movies, comic books, animation and art. As a result of her love for TV and film/animation, she majored in Media Arts & Animation and graduated with a bachelor’s degree. She is currently an in-house artist for a private company in San Diego. Her full time job doesn’t stop her, though, from creating and wearing her own costumes to San Diego Comic-Con. For the past 10 years, she has been perfecting the craft of cosplay. The challenge of re-creating, or creating original designs, is what drove her to get into this wonderful hobby. She says, “The opportunity I, along with the other finalists, were given to showcase our passion for costuming is amazing. I am so excited to see everybody’s creations.”