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Tampa Designer Creates Viral Costume For Wrestler Sasha Banks

A Tampa-based fashion designer created costume for WWE wrestler Sasha Banks that's blown up on social media.

TAMPA, FL — A Tampa-based fashion designer created costume for WWE wrestler Sasha Banks that's blown up on social media.

On Sept. 23, renowned wrestler Sasha Banks posted a photo on her Instagram wearing Black Heart bodysuit, a stretchy crystallized masterpiece created by young designer Katya Roulette, scoring 123,000 likes.

The embellished bodysuit, paired with Sasha’s signature blue wig, quickly became this year’s most coveted Halloween costume with its own hashtag #legitbosshalloween2019.

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Some of the fan clips included @jordantpack in full drag wrestling away another costumed fellow in a reenactment of the famous Sasha Banks vs. Jackie Lynch battle, and @amber07311 dressed in the same style with the addition of BOSS nameplate ring.

“Sasha Banks is an inspiration, one of the strongest and most beautiful babes I know," said Roulette. "I created the Black Heart bodysuit with her in mind, and I was ecstatic to see so many people channeling her on Halloween. ”

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Originally from Moscow, Roulette is the founder of the clothing and footwear label, I Love Russian Roulette in Tampa.

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