Miller backstage at the Fashion for Relief show in 2007, a charity event in aid of victims of Hurricane Katrina Miller's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover from February 15, 2008 Although she came in third behind Ashley Degenford and Monica Hansen in Perfect 10 magazine's first annual model search, she was repeatedly showcased in following issues, including the covers of the Winter 1998 and August/September 1999 editions,Īs well as a reprint for the Fall 2004 edition cover. Miller gained attention in 1997 when she appeared nude in the first issue of Perfect 10 magazine. During the 1990s, fashion modelling was going through a phase of the androgynous look, and Marisa thought herself too curvy and too short to fit that trend. Īfter talking to her mother, she was on a plane to Italy with her mother a few months later, despite her "shy and conservative" personality. Miller was first "discovered" at age sixteen walking through a San Francisco café by two Italian modeling agents. Out of shyness, she often wore large t-shirts to hide her body and would get fully dressed just to go to the trash-can while at the beach. She considered herself a tomboy growing up, with mostly male friends and little awareness of anything girly. Miller attended high school at Aptos High and Monte Vista Christian School. Miller was born Marisa Lee Bertetta in Santa Cruz, California, to Krista (née Useldinger) and Marc Bertetta. Aside from modeling, she was an ambassador for both the American Cancer Society and the USO. 1 on Maxim magazine's 2008 " Hot 100" list and in FHM 's global 2010 "Sexiest Women in the World" poll. Miller is considered a sex symbol she ranked No. She is known for contracts with companies such as Harley-Davidson, for whom she is the first spokesperson in the history of the company, and the NFL, for whom she became a spokesperson in 2010. Her accomplishments have led to her being dubbed the "return of the great American supermodel." In 2007, she became a Victoria's Secret Angel, and appeared on the cover of the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue to record-setting numbers. After a stint shooting with photographer Mario Testino for fashion magazines such as Vogue, Miller began working for both companies in 2002. Marisa Lee Miller (née Bertetta born August 6, 1978) is an American model best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and her work for Victoria's Secret.
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