'Queen of disaster': star of disaster girl internet meme graduating from UNC
Posted May 1, 2021
UNC senior Zoe Roth’s face is synonymous with disasters, all because of a picture her dad took when she was almost five years old. The picture — which features Roth standing and smiling in front of a burning house — has circulated the internet for years in different forms. From Roth's perspective, it’s just a picture from a controlled practice fire.
(Daily Tar Heel)
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