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Disaster Girl sells iconic meme for $500,000

Disaster Girl sells iconic meme for $500,000 The woman in the viral Disaster Girl meme has sold the original photograph for $473,000 (£341,000). Zoë Roth, now 21, became an internet hit when she was pictured aged four standing in front of a burning building with a devilish smirk on her face. The image has since become a meme for anyone hoping to depict a disastrous scene or mischievous act. Ms Roth sold it at an auction on Thursday as a non-fungible token (NFT) - a digital ownership certificate. In January 2005, Zoë Roth and her father Dave went to see a controlled burn - a fire intentionally set on fire to clear a property - in their neighbourhood in Mebane, North Carolina.

Remember the Disaster Girl Meme? The Girl in the Photo Just Sold It as a Nearly $500,000 NFT

Remember the ‘Disaster Girl’ Meme? The Girl in the Photo Just Sold It as a Nearly $500,000 NFT People 2 days ago © Provided by People Courtesy Zoe Roth The little girl best known for her devilish smile in the iconic Disaster Girl meme is all grown up  and about $430,000 richer thanks to the wonders of the internet. Zoe Roth, now 21, was 4 years old when her father Dave snapped a photo of her standing in front of a controlled fire near their home in Mebane, North Carolina in 2005, Thanks to the knowing smirk on her face, the image took off, and after it won a JPG magazine photo contest in 2008, took on a life of its own as an early internet meme.

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