Jessica Pressler is the inspiration behind Vivian Kent’s character in the Netflix series, “Inventing Anna.” Here’s more into the story writer of the convicted fraudster, Anna Delvey.
Jessica Pressler is one of the notable contributing editors at The New York Magazine.
She mainly writes stories surrounding high society and its pop culture, a journalist by profession.
Her 2015 article “The Hustlers at Scores” was later remade into the 2019 movie “Hustlers.”
The movie had a huge star cast of Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo, and Cardi B.
Her 2018 story about Anna Delvey has given rise to the Netflix series “Inventing Anna,” currently making headlines.
Inventing Anna: Meet Real-Life Vivian Kent Reporter Jessica Presler
Jessica Pressler is the real-life motivation behind the “Inventing Anna” reporter Vivian Kent.
In the series, the role of Vivian Kent is played by actress Anna Chlumsky.
Jessica has reported the whole story of Anna Delvey’s fraud towards the American banks, hotels, and wealthy acquaintances.
Anna had posed as a wealthy heiress in America to defraud her victims out of money.
Meanwhile, the character Vivian Kent is also seen reporting the whole incident in the series.
The real-life Anna Delvey or Anna Sorokin was sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison in 2019.
However, she is currently out of prison but is facing legal troubles with the customs office regarding her visa.
Who Is Jessica Pressler? Her Age and Wiki Explored
According to our sources, Jessica Pressler, the top-face at The New York Magazine’s age, falls around her 40s.
Meanwhile, we have yet to acquire the complete insiders into her birth date at the moment.
She started her writing and journalistic career a very long time as a freelancer writer of celebrity magazines.
It was not until 2007 that she became the co-editor of New York magazine’s Daily Intel blog and worked closely on “the culture of wealth and money.
Her career faced a black day in 2014 when her story of a Stuyvesant High School senior who allegedly made $72 million by trading stocks were found to be untrue.
Bloomberg News had rescinded a job offer made to her for their investigative unit.
However, Jessica continued with the New York magazine and gave the hit “The Hustlers at Scores” in 2015 and Anna Delvey’s story in 2018.
Hence, she has become a well-known writer who works closely with the biz industry.