Meagan Marie (born June 13, 1985) is an American author, model entrepreneur, spokesperson, and cosplayer based out of Redwood City, California.

As a child she always dreamed of being Lara Croft, the beloved character from the popular Tomb Raider video game franchise. When asked who her role models were as a young girl, Meagan stated in a 2016 interview with Prima Games,^[14]

Meagan married her longterm boyfriend of over eight years, Bastian.

The two wed in January of 2018 in a very private fashion.

On an Instagram post in January of 2018 she stated that the couple are planning a more formal gathering in early 2020 and that 'I’ll admit, it’s been kinda fun to be secretly married for a year.

Meagan entered college in 2004, attending the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities College of Design and studying journalism, mass communication, and graphic design.

Meagan Marie's career in the video game industry and pop culture world has spanned over 10 impressive years.

Her first step in the pop culture industry began with her time at Girls Entertainment Network.

From January 2006 to January 2009 Meagan had worked as an Editor and Event Coordinator.

After graduating from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Meagan began working for Game Informer magazine in March of 2008. While employed for the video game publication she was an Associate Editor and had written a variety of articles. Meagan worked for the company until April of 2011, totaling 3 years and 2 months at Game Informer.

She had a brief stint at Riot Games, where she worked as the EU Community Programs Specialist, where she promoted and developed programs to build the League of Legends community in Europe. This presented Meagan with opportunities to work both domestically and internationally. She worked at Riot Games for 6 months, from April to September of 2014.

In 2011 Meagan began working for Crystal Dynamics, an American video game developer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her title was the Senior Community and Social Media Manager. She had a variety of duties for community growth for the company, running multiple advertising strategies and promotions on various social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook and Google. She also made appearances at trade shows and conventions to promote Tomb Raider.

Meagan has written three books, all published by Prima Games.

In 2014 Meagan started The Causeplay Shop, a philanthropic organization for cosplayers, photographers and other artists to contribute through online auctions to raise money for various charities including The Nepal Youth Foundation, The American Red Cross, Humane Society of America, and many more. The organization has raised over $10,000.

Meagan is very well known for her cosplaying of popular comic book and video game characters.

She has portrayed Lara Croft, Wonder Woman, Poison Ivy, Black Canary, Mad Moxxi, and many many more. On an Instagram story she uploaded her career in pictures starting from her very first attempts at a Lara Croft costume in 1999. Since then she has won many awards and received many recognitions.

On Instagram Meagan goes by the handle @meaganmarie and as of January 2020 has 25,400 followers on the platform. She posts selfies and various photographs of her cats and travels, including some of her cosplay pictures.

Her Tumblr blog features articles written by Meagan, including her experience at Riot Games, cosplay photos and costume/prop design, and promotions for the Causeplay Shop.

Meagan's Twitter account is where she interacts with her fanbase and posts event promotions, news about her charitable events, convention appearances, and insights into her daily life. She has 23,000 followers on the platform.^[37]

Trivia

Meagan's astrological sign is Gemini. She has adopted two cats named Cocoa and Marshmallow that often appear on her social media.