Lauren “GlitterXplosion” Laracuente is known for her dominance as a competitive H1Z1 player and as an esports host and streamer. She is one of the top 30 women in esports in terms of prize winnings in the world. She has worked on H1Z1, Fortnite, Mario Kart, Rocket League and Street Fighter V and is Rogue’s assistant general manager.

Laracuente started gaming as a child with her NES. While she loved gaming, she didn’t discover esports until she was getting her Master’s in Interior Design. Laracuente did her thesis on esports bars and her 25,000-sq. ft. esports bar landed her a job in Las Vegas consulting for hotels that wanted to create esports venues. Laracuente was also streaming, getting involved in the H1Z1 community and working as a esports team manager. Her 4th place finish at the 2017 H1Z1 All-Star Invitational landed her her first hosting gig.

Her fondest event memories are from DreamHack Winter 2018. It was her first experience as on-camera talent and an international event she never dreamed of being able to attend.

Laracuente has been in three movies, two TV shows and multiple national magazines. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some of her favorite games include H1Z1, the Fallout franchise, Borderlands 2 and The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time.