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Marisa Miller

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Real Name:
Marisa Bertetta
Nationality:
American
Birthday:
August 6, 1978
Born in:
Santa Cruz, CA
Lives now:
Los Angeles, CA
Agencies:
Elite
Known for:
My breasts
Status:
Sexy girl
Married:
Griffin Guess (since 2006), Jim Miller (2000-2002)
Friends with:
Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Bridget Hall, Heidi Klum, Izabel Goulart, Karolina Kurkova, Michelle Alves, Miranda Kerr, Selita Ebanks, Veronica Webb
Model turned…
Activist (Breast cancer awareness), designer (Vans by Marisa Miller, 2008)
Interests:
Football, muscle cars, spinning, surfing, boxing

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Career

Aug 6, 1978
Born in Santa Cruz, California
1996
Discovered walking through a San Francisco café by two Italian scouts
1997
First modeling gig for Perfect 10 magazine
1998
Appears on cover of the winter Perfect 10 edition
2000
Marries a surfing-contest promoter and lifeguard, Jim Miller
2001
Mario Testino discovers Miller while at Manhattan Beach, California
2001
Signs contract with Victoria’s Secret
Feb 2001
Appears in Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
Mar 2001
Appears in Elle editorial, photographed by Gilles Bensimon
2002
Divorces husband Miller
Sep 2003
Walks the spring Betsey Johnson show in New York
2004
Models for Nordstrom
Feb 2004
Featured in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue with a painted-on bodysuit that reportedly took eight hours Video »
Feb 12, 2004
Appears on the Craig Kilborn show and talks about the Sports Illustrated body-paint issue Video »
May 2004
A longtime surfer, Miller comes in second at the celebrity edition of the Kelly Slater Invitational in Fiji
Jun 2004
Appears on the cover of British Cosmopolitan
Oct 12, 2004
Appears as a judge on the reality television series Manhunt: The Search for America’s Most Gorgeous Male Model
2005
Appears in Tommy Hilfiger ad campaign
Feb 22, 2005
Appears on The View
Aug 2005
Featured on the cover of British Esquire
Sep 16, 2005
Participates in the Fashion for Relief benefit show to raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina
2006
Featured in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit calendar
Apr 15, 2006
Marries Hollywood producer Griffin Guess
2007
Becomes an outreach coordinator for the Global Green Foundation, a nonprofit group focused on eco-friendly living and education
2007
Appears alongside Heidi Klum in an advertisement for the Victoria’s Secret It bra Video »
2007
Makes a cameo appearance on the HBO show Entourage
2007
Appears on The Best Damn Sports Show after winning its Smokin’ 16 poll for Hottest Woman of 2007 Video »
Feb 2007
Appears in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue wearing an iPod bikini Photo »
Apr 2007
During a PETA demonstration, walks through the streets of Manhattan wearing nothing but a protest sign
2008
Becomes the face of True Religion Jeans
Feb 2008
Featured on her first Sports Illustrated cover Story »
Jul 16, 2008
Releases her collaboration of sneakers and sandals with Vans Story »
Sep 2008
Featured on the cover of British GQ alongside Victoria's Secret Angels
Nov 2008
Walks the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Quoted

“I like to have curves and feel like a woman. I hope that people see that in my photos and know that healthy is better than skinny.”

Model Observer (August 2007)

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