Marisa Miller – American Top Model and Actress
Photo by Marisa Miller/Instagram
The sexy supermodel from North America; Marisa Miller is someone who cannot be overlooked these days. This stunning surfer beauty has made her reach the heights of fame and appreciation in no time. She is mainly famous for her consecutive appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues. She has graced the covers of a number of magazines and is also into social work.
- Early Life
Born in California as Marisa Lee Bertetta, this little girl went to high school at Aptos High. Never in her dreams was that she would become a supermodel one day. Marisa Miller grew as a tomboy, having male friends and not knowing anything about being girly. She led a simple life without any love for shoes, makeup and stuff like that.
Model Marisa Miller was first spotted by Italian modeling agents in California outside a café. Upon getting the encouragement, she headed for Italy after a few months to work as a model, and then there was no looking back.
- Famous for
Fashion Model Marisa Miller is famous for her long wavy blonde hair in the fashion world.
- Marisa’s passions
Her love for surfing is another thing that makes her famous and known around the world. Marisa still lives near a beach and goes for surfing everyday. She once told, “The first thing I do every morning is go online to check the surf. If the waves are good, I’ll go surf. The beach is 10 minutes away.” According to her, her love of waves is “almost an addiction”.
Supermodel Marisa Miller also loves motorcycling. Her love of motorbikes made her the first spokesperson of Harley-Davidson in the history of the company. She herself owns a Bike by Harley-Davidson and loves riding it.
- Modeling Career
Marisa Miller started her career with a few small projects. But she was lucky enough to get noticed by famous photographers and then she got huge offers in no time. Her tall athletic physique was soon recognized as a sex symbol and she endorsed a lot of fashion shows and fashion magazines.
Marisa Miller started working for Victoria’s Secret and the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, in which she appeared in every issue from 2002 to 2008, which is a record number of appearances. She also appeared in many international fashion magazines like GQ, Maxim, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Elle, and Vanity Fair etc.
- TV appearances
Fashion model Marisa Miller has appeared on many TV shows as well. She has done the judging for Manhunt: The Search for America’s Most Gorgeous Male Model in 2004. She also appeared in VH1′s reality show The Shot, did the cameos in HBO’s Entourage and the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother.
- Personal life
Marisa married a surfing guard Jim Miller from Los Angeles in 2002, whom she divorced in 2004. Since then, Marisa still uses the sir name Miller. In 2006, she married a music producer Grifin Guess, whom she is still living with. They are expecting their first child in late 2012.
- Social work
Marisa Miller is an ambassador of American Cancer Society since 2009. She also supports Young Survival Coalition, which raises awareness for breast cancer in young women. She also works for Surfrider Foundation, and is also an ambassador for USO.
