Do not underestimate little Jamie Ramsay. Get in her way and this pixie -- just 5-feet-2- inches tall with long dirty-blonde hair and the Hindu goddess of war tattooed down her arm -- will probably kick your butt.
"No, I will kick your ass," she says before erupting in a bubbly giggle that hints at the dichotomy of this roller-derby warrior
As a captain of the Windy City Rollers All-Stars, Ramsay calls herself Varla Vendetta. It's a tribute to the main character of one of her favorite movies, the 1965 exploitation film, "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
"The lead is Varla, and she has a vendetta. I loved what she symbolized. She was a crazy, angry, tough woman. It kinda fits me," she said. "Generally, I'm upbeat and happy. But deep down inside somewhere there is that person."
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