Fish Girl / Nina Girl

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About

Fish Girl, also known as Nina Girl, is a girl named Jordyn who was a contestant on a 2019 YouTube video by The Cut called "7 High Schoolers Decide Who Wins $1000." In the video, she said she wanted to pay for a trip to the Bahamas and become a marine biologist, which later spawned the nickname "Fish Girl." She was called "Nina Girl" by others for a moment when she was asked who the group leader was and she repeatedly said, "Nina, Nina, Nina!" referring to another contestant. Many found Jordyn cringe and brash and made memes and fancam edits with her on TikTok going into the 2020s. Many of the edits and memes about her also championed her attitude and personality. In 2024, the Fish Girl saying, "Just Vote, Just Vote," became a viral TikTok sound. In turn, Jordyn made a TikTok account called @ogfishgirl723 and amassed thousands of followers in a short timeframe.

Online History

On November 11th, 2019, The Cut posted a YouTube^[1] video called "7 High Schoolers Decide Who Wins $1000" as a part of its 1000 to 1 video series. One of the contestants was named Jordyn, seen wearing blue overalls with a blue shirt and short brown hair. The video received over 13.3 million views in five years (shown below).

In the video, Jordyn says that she wants to become a marine biologist and that she wants the money to go to the Bahamas. When pressed, she admits that the trip is out of self-interest and not through school or a learning program. She's voted off in the second round after failing to stand on one foot. From the couch, she interjects multiple times.

She was nicknamed "Fish Girl" because she frequently referenced her interest in marine biology, such as in the beginning and later when she wanted to quiz people on the ocean and told the remaining contestants to each draw an octopus.

She was also nicknamed "Nina Girl" because of a moment at the video's 6:40-minute mark (shown below) when the kids are asked, "Who's the leader here?" and Jordyn repeatedly says, "Nina."

Online Reaction

On November 16th, 2019, YouTuber^[2] Ryan Trahan reacted to the "7 High Schoolers Decide Who Wins $1000" after seeing that it had more dislikes than The Cut's other videos in the series. He made multiple jokes at the expense of Jordyn. Over five years, the video received over 2.2 million views (shown below).

Also, on November 11th, 2019, X^[4] user @Jotaaaa__ tweeted about the video, saying, "I'm glad they disabled the comments for this because I would've had a field day with Jordyn's ugly ass behavior," gaining over 210 likes in five years.

On January 5th, 2021, TikToker^[5] @fishgirlacc posted a video in which they called Jordyn "Fish Girl," receiving over 2.6 million plays and 248,900 likes in three years (shown below).

In the following weeks, multiple Fish Girl memes and edits surfaced on TikTok, predominantly within FlopTok meme circles where users humorously idolized and championed Jordyn. People also started calling her "Nina Girl," like TikToker^[6] @geedragon_ on January 7th, who gained over 478,700 plays and 53,800 likes in three years (shown below).

On January 22nd, 2021, YouTuber^[3] Cody Ko posted a reaction video about the "7 High Schoolers Decide Who Wins $1000," gaining over 6.4 million views in three years (shown below).

On the same day as the abovementioned video, TikToker^[7] @duncanyounot posted a skit about Jordyn being a guest on an HGTV reality TV show, gaining over 4.1 million plays and 1.1 million likes in three years (shown below).

Fish Girl memes resurfaced en masse in 2024, evident in a video posted by TikToker^[8] @samual778910 on February 25th, 2024, in which he lip dubbed a Fish Girl sound in which she says, "Can I quiz you on ocean facts?" Over seven months, the video received roughly 7.9 million plays and 1.2 million likes (shown below).

Just Vote, Just Vote

On January 21st, 2024, TikToker^[9] @dylan_laferriere resurfaced the clip of Nina Girl saying, "Just vote, just vote, just vote. I know I'm gonna be out so just vote," stating that it was a "culturally significant moment." Over eight months, the video received roughly 588,500 plays and 36,200 likes (shown below).

The abovementioned video spawned a viral TikTok sound^[10] that was used by others on the app. For instance, on September 11th, TikToker^[11] @_chaserylie posted an iteration of the meme, making a joke about being the imposter in the video game Among Us, receiving over 2.4 million plays and 607,200 likes in nine days (shown below).

Nina Girl / Fish Girl Responds On TikTok

On September 19th, 2024, Jordyn, the Nina Girl, dueted the viral clip of herself saying "Just vote" on her new TikTok^[12] account @ogfishgirl723, seen lip dubbing her own voice. In a day, the TikTok received roughly 658,700 plays and 52,800 likes (shown below).

She posted multiple TikToks^[13]^[14] thereafter, like one posted on September 19th in which she spoke to her viewers, saying thank you for 10,000 followers. The video received roughly 2.8 million plays and 407,100 likes in a day (shown below).