Dakota Rose

Early life Dakota Rose Ostrenga was born in Chicago, Illinois to Cathy and Scott Ostrenga. Her siblings include an older brother named Kyler, and an older sister named Kirsten, known as Myspace and Stickam personality Kiki Kannibal. Rose moved to Coral Springs, Florida in 2005 when her father's computer engineering job transferred him there. Her videos gained media attention for her doll-like appearance, comparing her to a "living doll." Despite criticisms of digitally altering her appearance, Ostrenga's make-up tutorials were profiled in Japanese talk and variety shows Gyōretsu no Dekiru Hōritsu Sōdanjo, Pon! and Down Down DX.

2012–present: Modeling debut

In April 2012, Ostrenga signed with Bravo Models, a Japanese model agency, and moved to Japan. Japanese television program Zip! did a feature segment on Ostrenga, where she personally appeared for the first time. On September 1, 2012, she made her model runway debut in the Tokyo Girls Collection in Nagoya. In April 2013, she also appeared at the Sapporo Collection 2013 show. Later that year, she released her first photobook, All About Dakota Rose. Ostrenga also appeared in the commercial for Rage of Bahamut. to the September 2015 issue. She also became the image model for the makeup brand CandyDoll.

In 2017, Ostrenga appeared in a commercial for Lotte Fits. She also modeled at the Girls Award 2017 Autumn/Winter show, Fukuoka Asia Collection 10th Anniversary Spring/Summer show, Girls Award 2018 Spring/Summer show, and Toita Fes 2018: Sirius.

Personal life

In 2018, Ostrenga revealed via Instagram that she has leukemia.

Publications

Year Title Publisher ISBN 2013 Takarajimasha

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Network Note 2016 Last Kiss: Saigo ni Kiss Suru Date Herself TBS Reality show; partnered with Kohei Mori 2017 Herself NTV Variety show panelist 2019 Rapper ni Kamaretara Rapper ni Naru Drama Zombie TV Asahi —

Music video Year Title Artist Note 2017 "Fallin' Snow (Kono Mama Futari de)" JamFlavor