Jessica Karen Szohr (born
March 31,
1985 in
Menomonee Falls,
Wisconsin) is an
American model of
Hungarian and
African-American descent.
She is best known for playing
Vanessa Abrams in
Gossip Girl.
Szohr (pronounced "Zee-oh-ar")
was discovered at age seventeen where she began working as a Kohl's Department Store model. She graduated from
Menomonee Falls High School in
Menomonee Falls,
Wisconsin.
