Marisa Miller
Marisa Miller
Marisa Miller (born August 6, 1978) is a California-born American model best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and her work for lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret. After a stint shooting with photographer Mario Testino for fashion magazines like Vogue,Miller began working for both companies in 2002, and has remained with each since. As of late 2007, she is a Victoria’s Secret Angel, and graced the cover of the 2008 SI Swimsuit Issue to record-setting numbers,accomplishments that have led to her being dubbed the “return of the great American supermodel.
She is also known for contracts with companies like Harley-Davidson and for taking the #1 spot on Maxim magazine’s 2008 “Hot 100″ list. Aside from modeling, she is an ambassador for the American Cancer Society.
she was first “discovered” at age 16 walking through a San Francisco café by two Italian modeling agents.After talking to her mother Krista Bertetta, she was on a plane to Italy with her mother a few months later.
She married Jim Miller, a Los Angeles surfing contest promoter and lifeguard from California in 2000, and separated from him in 2002. They divorced soon after. She married Hollywood producer Griffin Guess, on April 15, 2006.Miller enjoys football, muscle cars, cooking, and boxing. From an early age she loved surfing; in 2004, she placed second in the celebrity division of the Kelly Slater Surf Invitational behind Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction fame. She was a standout volleyball player on her high school team, and has long been a big sports fan in general. She has said that if she weren’t a model she would be a sportscaster.
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