A unique brand of New York sass mixed with Los Angeles insider style JESS ZAINO has become one of the most recognizable faces on the style scene. This pixie-esque arbiter of the hip, hot and happening was recently seen competing for the title of top celebrity stylist on VH-1’s Glam God with Vivica A. Fox. Jess co-hosts the Style Network’s Modern Girls Guide to Life and appears as the On-Air Stylist for top Style Network shows, How Do I Look? and The Look for Less. She regularly appears as a Style Expert on the Home Shopping Network and her expertise has been featured on E!, VH-1, TV Guide Channel, USA Network’s Before and After’noon Movie Makeover and more. Traveling to nationwide locations, Jess hosted the ‘Make It Mine’ trend event series for Nordstrom and works with several known brands including YAZ, Hello Kitty and KMS California as a Lifestyle Host for Satellite Media Tours. In addition, she writes and hosts a style podcast for E! Entertainment, manages 2500+ friends on her MySpace style page and posts to her blog, Trendster.
Young adults make up a large part of Jess’ fan base. Readers of j-14 Magazine know Jess as the savvy Style Correspondent who regularly covers young Hollywood. She can also be found writing about the freshest fashion trends on HSN.com’s Fashion Fix, Style Network’s mystyle.com and other popular sites and publications.
Before moving to Los Angeles, the New York native hosted the daily hip-hop show, Studio Y on the Metro Channel. East coast trendsetters first discovered Jess as the host of StarFreaky, a lifestyle show she created and hosted for PSEUDO.com Online Television Network. Her eclectic background includes performing with FMA Live!, a rock performance group created and funded by NASA (National Aeronautical Space Administration). As the star of FMA Live!, Jess spent six months visiting high schools around the country starring in this interactive science show that taught students the principles of Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. Jess can also be heard as the voice of Stacey Rowe and Mrs. Manson on MTV Network’s long running animation series, Daria.
As the face of PSEUDO.com, Jess has been featured on the syndicated entertainment program EXTRA!, CBS’ 60 Minutes II, CNN and seen in New York Magazine and as the “New Face of Broadcasting” on the cover of Video Systems Magazine.
Raised in Long Island, New York, Jess attended Marymount Manahattan College (on a full theatre scholarship) and City University of New York at Hunter College for Television and Film. She has studied with The Groundlings, Marki Costello for Hosting, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, HB Studios and The Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre.
Jess is married to her career and lives in New York City where she is launching her own line, The Boyfriend. She enjoys international travel, spa dates with friends and organic home-cooked meals.