Stephanie Harvey (Big Brother Célébrités saison 5)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Stephanie Harvey

• Stephanie Harvey grew up in Québec City, Canada.

  

• As a child, she was inclined towards gaming and used to play games as a hobby.

• During her school days, Stephanie began working as a Customer Service Executive at RONA in Quebec, Canada. She worked there from 2003 to 2006 and was in charge of the refunds, complaints, deliveries, special orders and special requests of the Reno Depot Beauport.

• Meanwhile, she also began her professional gaming career by playing Counter-Strike 1.5.

• She then created a Counter-Strike team named Canadian Divas.

• In 2005, she got associated with CheckSix Divas which was placed fifth in the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESCW).

• A year later, Harvey joined SK-Gaming as a professional gamer. She played for the organisation in multiple international esports events for four years and won two video game world championships.

• In March 2007, she began working as Lan Center Staff at Dreamcite in Quebec, Canada. There, she was in charge of the computer centre.

• In September 2007, she bagged the Region Rhones Alpes Scholarship.

• In January 2008, Stephanie joined emuLate! in Région de Paris, France, as a professional gamer. She played for the organisation through multiple international esports and answered interviews for websites, TV shows, movies, and magazines.

• In 2009, Harvey joined Ubisoft in Montreal, Canada, as a Game Design Intern, working on designing and prototyping various projects.

• After working as an intern for three months at Ubisoft, Stephanie began working as a Dev Tester with the production team of the organisation. There, she reviewed and maintained game design documents and also worked on the playtests sessions; observations, analysis and reports.

• In November 2010, she was promoted to the position of Game Designer in the company.

• In 2011, she founded a Counter-Strike team UBINITED which was sponsored by Ubisoft. The team won two video game world championship titles in two different games (2011 CS 1.6 and 2012 CS:GO).

• In February 2012, Harvey began working as a Game Reviewer at MusiquePlus in Montreal, Canada. She worked there for around three years.

• In July 2013, Harvey co-founded Misscliks, an online community dedicated to uplifting geeks and gamers via online content.

• In June 2014, she was featured on Forbes 30 Under 30 (Video Games).

• In July 2015, Stephanie associated herself with Counter Logic Gaming in Greater Los Angeles and became a CLG RED CS.GO player. As a part of the team, Stephanie won the ESCW Women’s tournament.

• In 2016, CLG.CS made history as the first all-female team to move into a gaming house and began competing in more events typically dominated by men.

• In the same year, Harvey began working as Esports Collaborator at RDS. There, she founded and hosted the web series Vie de Pro.

• She was listed on BBC’s 100 Women list in November 2016.

• In the same year, she won the third season of Canada’s Smartest Person. She contributed the prize money of $20,000 to the Opération Enfant Soleil, a Quebec charity supporting paediatrics in the province.

• In July 2017, she left the CLG.CS Red team and later reunited with the team in April 2018. She again left the team in March 2019.

• In October 2019, she was appointed as the Director of Business Development at Counter Logic Gaming. She worked at the position for around 3 years.

• In 2020, she collaborated with Michele Morrow to produce the Game Diaries Podcast, a weekly video game podcast. She also co-hosted the podcast.

• In the same year, Harvey founded a digital citizenship brand called Élevey, aimed at raising awareness about cyberaddiction, cybersecurity, and cybercitizenship. As of 2025, she is the CEO of the firm.

• In 2022, she participated in the reality TV show Big Brother Célébrités 2 and emerged as the winner.

• In June 2023, Stephanie Harvey was appointed as Chief Culture Officer & RED Director at FlyQuest, an American esports organization.

• An icon of women in gaming, Stephanie is vocal about key causes such as mental health in gaming, gender equality, and the fight against online toxicity.

• In 2025, she participated in the reality TV show Big Brother Célébrités saison 5.

  

• Stephanie is a five-time world champion in the Counter-Strike shooting video game, having won the championships in 2014, 2011, 2010, 2010, and 2007.

• A PAIDIA guide, Stephanie is focused on promoting inclusive gaming communities for women and allies of all genders.

• Some of her publications include Gamerz Season II (2006), Pro-Gamers : 21 Century’s Athletes (2008), GAMERS : AU-DELÀ DU JEU (2015), Geek Girls (2017), and MISSHARVEY: Gameuse et fière de l’être (2022).

• She is fluent in three languages- English, French, and Spanish.

• She is an avid dog lover and often posts her pictures with dogs on her social media accounts.