Marisa Miller

Model

Marisa Miller is a strawberry blonde surferturnedmodel. According to Sports Illustrated, she was discovered in 2001 by fashion photographer Mario Testino, who took pictures of her riding the waves in California. The next year she appeared in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and she has since appeared on the covers of Vogue, Fitness and Shape, among other highprofile magazines. (Her athletic West Coast look is reminiscent of another SI model, Christie Brinkley.) Miller also modelled for the ad campaigns of Tommy Hilfiger and has made frequent appearances in the Victoria's Secret lingerie catalogs.

Extra credit: Miller took a spin at Daytona Speedway with Nascar driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. for a 2003 Sports Illustrated feature... Miller is no relation to singer Marissa Lee Miller or to the actress Marisa Miller who appeared in the 2002 film A Walk to Remember.

Miller joins Ana Beatriz Barros in the loop The Models of Victoria's Secret... She also appears with Heidi Klum in the loop Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models.

Other surfingrelated celebs: Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson and 'Moondoggie' actor James Darren.


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