Marisa Lee Miller (née
Bertetta; born August 6, 1978)
is an American model best known for her appearances in the
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and her work for lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret. After a stint shooting with photographer Mario Testino for fashion magazines like
Vogue,
Miller began working for both companies in 2002. In 2007, she became a Victoria's Secret Angel, and graced the cover of the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue to record-setting numbers.
Her accomplishments have led to her being dubbed the "return of the great American supermodel."
She is known for contracts with companies like 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.
Miller is considered a sex symbol;
she ranked #1 on
Maxim magazine's 2008 "Hot 100" list
and in
FHM's global 2010 "Sexiest Women in the World" poll.
Aside from modeling, she is an ambassador for both the American Cancer Society
and the USO.
Early life
Born
Marisa Lee Bertetta in Santa Cruz, California, to Krista (née Useldinger) and Marc Bertetta,
Miller attended high school at Aptos High
and Monte Vista Christian School.
She considered herself a tomboy growing up, with mostly male friends and little awareness of anything girly.
[{{cite news| title = 13 Questions With Marisa Miller| url = http://www.askmen.com/celebs/interview_200/233_marisa_miller_interview.html| work = AskMen.com| publisher = News Corporation| accessdate = 2010-04-13}}]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.
[{{cite web| title = Dan gets close to Angel Marisa Miller| url = http://kgmb9.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21613&Itemid=108| publisher = KGMB9.com| accessdate = 2009-10-16}} ]Miller was first "discovered" at age sixteen walking through a San Francisco café by two Italian modeling agents.
[{{cite web| date = 2008-02-13| first = Brian | last = Seals| title = Aptos native Marisa Miller makes Sports Illustrated cover| url = http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_8248147| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.santacruzsentinel.com%2Fci_8248147&date=2010-04-13| archivedate = 2010-04-13| work = Santa Cruz Sentinel| publisher = MediaNews Group| accessdate = 2010-04-13}}]After talking to her mother, she was on a plane to Italy with her mother a few months later, despite her "shy and conservative" personality.
[Lauren Murphy. "Miller, Genuine", Los Angeles Confidential, October 2008.] Miller gained attention in 1997 when she appeared in the first issue of
Perfect 10 magazine. Although she came in third behind Ashley Degenford and Monica Hansen in
Perfect 10 magazine's first annual model search,
[{{cite web| title = Marisa Miller on TV.com| url = http://www.tv.com/marisa-miller/person/246237/summary.html| quote = Unlike most models who begin their careers with nude photo shoots, Marisa was able to make the jump to mainstream modeling| accessdate = 2010-04-13}}] she was repeatedly showcased in following issues, including the covers of the Winter 1998 and August/September 1999 editions, as well as a reprint for the Fall 2004 edition cover.
[Perfect 10 magazine cover. Marisa Miller shown wrapped in only a red feather boa.]Career
{{external media|width=200px|image1=
Miller's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover from February 15, 2008}}Miller moved from a start as an amateur magazine model to high profile mainstream work after an acquaintance showed a picture of her to famed fashion photographer Mario Testino in 2001. Testino asked to meet Miller, who was running a surf school at the time, and was invited to Manhattan Beach, California, where she would be surfing.
Noticing her, Testino snapped pictures of her and approached her with a job offer of editorials for both the American and Italian editions of
Vogue. Within six months,
Miller was working for Victoria's Secret and the coveted
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, in which she appeared in every issue from 2002 to 2008. In particular, she famously posed wearing only an iPod in the 2007 issue.
[{{cite web| date = 2009-10-02| first = Genevieve | last = Bookwalter| title = Monte headliners hope show starts something big; Up-and-coming acts excited for Santa Cruz, while supermodel returns home to emcee| url = http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_13468237| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.santacruzsentinel.com%2Fci_13468237+&date=2010-04-13| archivedate = 2010-04-13| work = Santa Cruz Sentinel| publisher = MediaNews Group| quote = the woman who famously posed in Sports Illustrated wearing nothing but an iPod said she is a little anxious about bringing her work home.| accessdate = 2010-04-13}}] She has appeared in a diverse range of magazines, many of them international editions, such as
GQ,
Maxim,
Glamour,
Cosmopolitan,
Marie Claire,
Elle, and
Vanity Fair.
She has featured in advertisements for Nordstrom, J.Crew, Guess?, Tommy Hilfiger, Bath & Body Works, and True Religion jeans.
thumb|200px|left|Miller backstage at the
Fashion for Relief show, a charity event in aid of victims of
Katrina|alt=Miller, a blond woman, wearing a bikini, the top a striped design with a variety of different brown patterns]It was not until 2007 that she filmed her first television commercial for Victoria's Secret, appearing alongside Heidi Klum for the
It bra.
On December 4, 2007, Miller made her debut in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show,
and opened a segment in the following year's edition. Other runway work include 2007's
Fashion for Relief show, benefiting victims of Hurricane Katrina,
as well as MTV's
Fashionably Loud, Imitation of Christ, Inca, and Amir Slama's Rosa Cha, for which she was one of the most anticipated models.
[{{cite web| author = Zach | date = 2008-07-15| title = Beachy-Bronzed and Brilliant courtesy of Amir Slama| url = http://www.runwaymiami.com/beachy-bronzed-and-brilliant/| quote = Seen on the covers of Shape Magazine, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editions, and in Victoria?s Secret Swimwear Catalogues, Marisa Miller was one of the most anticipated models on the runway.| accessdate = 2009-11-07}}]On the February 12, 2008 episode of the
Late Show with David Letterman, it was revealed via a three-story billboard in New York City that Miller would grace the cover of that year's
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The tandem online launch of the issue drew record page views to the SI website: 228 million, a 41% increase over 2007.
In September 2008, Sports Illustrated released a "Best of Marisa Miller" swimsuit calendar for the 2009 year.
Victoria's Secret put her to work in 2008, with a five-city tour to promote the 2008
Swim collection's release in stores; the April?May tour included stops in New York City, Miami, Chicago (where she threw the opening pitch at a Chicago Cubs baseball game), Boston, and Minneapolis. The relaunch of Victoria Secret's sports line,
VSX, soon followed, along with her first official campaign as an Angel:
[{{cite news| title = Supermodel Marisa Miller Getting 'Angel' Wings| url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,422504,00.html| quote = "I'd love to design my own swim collection for them (VS)," Miller recently told Pop Tarts. "Heidi (Klum) does the lipsticks, I would love to one day do the bikinis."| work = Fox News| publisher = News Corporation| accessdate = 2008-09-20| date=2008-09-15}}] promoting the company's fragrance
Very Sexy Dare.
For the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Miller was chosen to wear the year's "Fantasy Bra," a harlequin design featuring 2,300 white, champagne, and cognac diamonds, and a 16-carat heart-shaped brown-yellow diamond pendant for a $3-million value and 150 total carats.
[{{cite web| date = 2009-10-21| title = Marisa Miller to Rock Victoria Secret's New Diamond-Studded Bra| url = http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2009/10/21/first-look-marisa-miller-to-rock-vss-newest-diamond-studded-bra/| work = People StyleWatch.| publisher = Time Inc.| accessdate = 2009-10-21}}][{{Cite news| date = 2009-10-21| title = £2million underwear is a bra-gain| url = http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2692842/2million-underwear-is-a-bra-gain.html| work = The Sun| publisher = News Corporation| accessdate = 2009-10-21| location=London}}]In response to claims that Miller had parted with Victoria's Secret in January 2010, the Chief Marketing Officer for Limited Brands responded, saying the claims were "unfounded and untrue" while adding "we adore Marisa and we will continue to work with her in the future."
[{{cite web| date = 2010-01-20| title = Marisa Miller Still a Victoria's Secret Gal, Still Hot| url = http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/20/marisa-miller-not-fired-victoria-secret-photos-pictures/| work = TMZ.com| publisher = Time Warner| accessdate = 2010-04-13}}] In late 2010, Miller confirmed she had moved on from Angel status.
Beyond modeling
In a July 2010 interview with
Forbes, Miller stated that because the fashion industry had changed, with celebrities supplanting models on magazine covers and in campaigns, supermodels have to become brands to be successful.
For that reason, she shifted focus to consumer products reflective of her personality. In July 2008, Miller took her first step beyond modeling when her shoe line with skateboarder/surfer-oriented company Vans launched.
Miller starred in a 2008 viral video on YouTube with All Star baseball player Ryan Braun for Remington's ShortCut hair clippers
In 2008, Miller became the first spokesperson in motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson's one-hundred-year history.
She first partnered with Harley to launch the VRSCF V-Rod Muscle motorcycle and rejoined the company in November 2009 to act as the face of their first "Military Appreciation Month" campaign, featuring Miller as a classic pin-up in military-themed advertisements and online content.
[ ] 2010 found her again working for the company, this time for their "Start Something" campaign, encouraging dreamers to become new riders.
Miller represented the rum brand Captain Morgan as the company's "Official First Mate" in advertising, social responsibility communication, and event appearances, starting in 2010.
In October 2010, the NFL announced Miller had been hired as a spokesperson for the 2010-2011 season, with duties including hosting the NFL International Series game between the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos in London. The announcement drew accusations toward the league of sending a "mixed message" in hiring a well-known lingerie and swimsuit model on the heels of controversies over reporter Ines Sainz's treatment at the New York Jets' facilities and the messages and photos Brett Favre allegedly sent Jenn Sterger.
columnist William C. Rhoden noted that "Miller reveals a lot of flesh in the N.F.L. advertisements featuring her. This is Miller?s business, but it shouldn?t be the N.F.L.?s."
In 2010, she designed and released a paddle board line with Surftech aimed at female riders
[ Miller profile at Surftecsup] and in 2012 she appeared in a beach-theme commercial for Buick.
Television
Miller's first work in television was as a judge on the Bravo reality series
The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model in 2004,
the same year she appeared in Puddle of Mudd's "Spin You Around" music video. 2007 brought appearances in the pilot episode and finale of VH1 reality show
The Shot and cameos in HBO's
Entourage and the CBS comedy
How I Met Your Mother,
the latter with her fellow Victoria's Secret Angels. In 2009, she had a guest judge role on an episode of
America's Next Top Model and a minor role in an episode of
Gary Unmarried; in 2010, she co-hosted an episode of
GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley.
She has appeared in commercials for the NFL Network
and the California Travel and Tourism Commission's "Visit California" campaign. Miller's 2008 commercial for Activision's
World Tour was deemed too sexy to air.
[{{Cite news| title = Marisa's banned ad "too sexy"| url = http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/usa/3016439/Marisa-Millers-banned-Guitar-Hero-advert-surfaces-online.html| work = The Sun| publisher = News Corporation| accessdate = 2010-06-16| location=London| date=2010-06-16| deadurl=yes}} (Video)][{{cite news| date = 17 June 2010| author = Daily Mail Reporter| title = Guitar Hero ad starring FHM's Sexiest Woman Marisa Miller branded too hot for TV| url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1287204/Guitar-Hero-ad-starring-FHMs-Sexiest-Woman-Marisa-Miller-branded-hot-TV.html| work = Daily Mail| publisher = Associated Newspapers Ltd| quote = Over the years the Guitar Hero campaign has seen a string of stars recreate the Risky Business scene, including Heidi Klum.| accessdate = 2010-06-26| location=London}}] Film
Miller's first film role is in
R.I.P.D., with Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges.
Media recognition
The swell in publicity resulting from her 2008 work served to land Miller in the number one spot on
Maxim magazine's "Hot 100" rankings for 2008, beating out list regulars such as Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, and Eva Longoria. This marked the first time anyone has debuted on the list in the number one position.
In her subsequent cover story for the July issue,
Maxim proclaimed her as the "return of the great American supermodel." Of such acclaim, Miller admits, "I get a kick out of it, but it would be stupid to let it go to my head. It?s modeling?I didn?t find the cure for cancer."
[{{cite web| date = 2008-05-14| title = Maxim Releases Hot 100 of 2008 List. Find out which supermodel came out on top.| url = http://www.film.com/features/story/maxim-releases-hot-100-2008/20818651| work = Film.com| archiveurl = http://www.film.com.nyud.net/features/story/maxim-releases-hot-100-2008/20818651| archivedate = 2010-04-03| accessdate = 2010-08-28}}] Miller continued to be highly rated and appeared on the list in 2009 in 18th place, and in 2010 in 10th place.
[{{cite web| date = 2010-05-05| author = Maxim Staff| title = 2010 Hot 100. The definitive list of the world's most beautiful women.| url = http://www.maxim.com/girls/articles/90539/2010-hot-100.html}} 10. Marisa Miller]She also finished first place in
The Best Damn Sports Show Period "Smokin' Sixteen" competition in 2008,
repeating her 2007 win over competitors such as Gisele Bündchen and Adriana Lima. Miller ranked second in AskMen.com's "Top 99" for 2010, after ranking third in 2009, ninth in 2008, twelfth in 2007, and fourteenth in 2006.
[ Top 99 Most Desirable Women 2006 Edition (Miller is No. 14) Ask Men web site][ Top 99 Most Desirable Women 2007 Edition (Miller is No. 12) Ask Men web site][ Top 99 Most Desirable Women 2008 Edition (Miller is No. 9) Ask Men web site][ Top 99 Most Desirable Women 2009 Edition (Miller is No. 3) Ask Men web site][ Top 99 Most Desirable Women 2010 Edition (Miller is No. 2) Ask Men web site] She added to her popular accolades with the "Hot N' Fresh" award at the second annual Spike Guys' Choice Awards.
[{{cite web| title = Spike TV Guys' Choice Award winners| url = http://www.spike.com/blog/spike-tv-announces/65294| work = Spike| publisher = MTV Networks| accessdate = 2010-04-13}}]In 2010, Miller came in third in
FHM magazine's UK edition of the 16th annual "Sexiest Women in the World" poll, placing behind actress Megan Fox and winner, British singer Cheryl Cole.
[{{cite news| date = 2010-04-29| title = Full list of FHM's top 100 world's sexiest women 2010. Cheryl Cole, Megan Fox and Marissa Miller have topped FHM's sexiest women poll for 2010, but Sienna Miller, Charlotte Church and Billie Piper have struggled to perform.| url = http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/823886-full-list-of-fhms-top-100-worlds-sexiest-women| newspaper = Metro}}][{{cite news| date = 2010-04-29| title = Cheryl Cole 'sexiest woman' for second year| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8651399.stm| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20100503013239/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8651399.stm| archivedate = 2010-05-03| work = BBC News| publisher = BBC Corp.}}]Miller topped the poll in the US edition of
FHM and was declared the global winner of the poll, receiving the most combined votes from
FHM's 24 international editions.
Personal life
She married Jim Miller,
[ ] a Los Angeles surfing contest promoter and lifeguard from California, in 2000. The couple separated in 2002;
[{{cite web| title = Marisa Miller Profile | work = New York Magazine | url = http://nymag.com/fashion/models/mmiller/marisamiller/ | quote = 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| accessdate = 2009-10-14 }}][{{cite web| author = Jonathan L - owner | date = August 2007| title = Interview with Marisa Miller - the World's Leading Swimsuit Model| publisher = Models Observer | url = modelsobserver.com/marisa-miller.html| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070927223604/www.modelsobserver.com/marisa-miller.html| archivedate = 2007-09-27| quote = 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| accessdate = 2009-11-07}}]they divorced soon after. After the divorce, Marisa continued using the surname Miller. She married music producer Griffin Guess on April 15, 2006.
[{{cite web| title = Marisa Miller Pictures, Photo Galleries, Bio & Rating| url = http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/models_200/242_marisa_miller.html| work = AskMen.com| publisher = News Corporation| accessdate = 2010-04-14}}] Miller gave birth to the couple's son, Gavin Lee Guess, on December 14, 2012.
From an early age she loved surfing,
and her aunt was on the pro tour.
[{{cite web| author = Jack Erwin| title = Covergirls: Marisa Miller| url = http://www.complex.com/GIRLS/Cover-Girls/MARISA-MILLER| work = Complex | page = 2}}] In 2004, she placed second in the celebrity division of the Kelly Slater Surf Invitational
and says of the sport, "I feel my absolute best?physically, mentally and spiritually?when I'm surfing every day."
She also won the most valuable player award at the 4th annual Celebrity Beach Bowl.
She was a standout volleyball player in high school
and has taken up boxing.
[{{cite web| first = Kelly | last = Carson| date = 2008-05-23| url = http://www.malibumag.com/site/article/suburbia_with_marisa_miller1/| title = Malibu magazine: Suburbia | quote = A lot has changed for the veteran Sports Illustrated and Victoria Secret supermodel. She got married, took up boxing and designed a line of sneakers for Vans, Inc.| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080619070257/http://www.malibumag.com/site/article/suburbia_with_marisa_miller1/| archivedate = 2008-06-19| accessdate = 2009-02-28}}]After signing with Harley Davidson, Miller received her motorcycle license
and rides a Harley Nightster.She has said that she would like to be a sportscaster.
[{{cite web| year = 2005| title = Marisa Miller| url = http://www.askmen.com/specials/2006_top_99/marisa-miller-14.html| work = AskMen.com| publisher = News Corporation| accessdate = 2010-04-13}}]Miller comes from a family of nurses. Her mother returned to college to become a pediatrics nurse and her sisters are also nurses. She has expressed an interest in following the same career path if she stops modeling.
[{{cite web| date = 2006-02-01| first = Scott | last = Juba| title = Interview: Marisa Miller: The Girl Behind the Pretty Face| url = http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=4022}}][{{cite news| date = Summer, 2009| first = Claire | last = Connors| title = 5 minutes to a prettier, healthier you: surfer and supermodel Marisa Miller shares some very down-to-earth insider tricks that work for every woman| url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0846/is_91_28/ai_n32169632/| quote = Everyone in my family is a nurse except me| work = Shape}}]As of 2009, Miller is an ambassador for the American Cancer Society.
[Coyte, Matt. "A Model Citizen" (Faces of Change inset), Rolling Stone Magazine, July 2009.] Proceeds from her online store are donated to the charity. She also supports the Young Survival Coalition, which raises awareness of breast cancer in women under 40,
as well as environmental organization the Surfrider Foundation, which aims to preserve the world's oceans and beaches.
In October 2009, Miller hosted the Monte Foundation music festival, an annual fundraiser for schools in the Aptos area, where she and Guess own a home.
She is also an ambassador for the USO; she visits military bases and receives frequent fan mail from American troops worldwide.
References
Magazines
- Marisa Miller in Sports Illustrated, published by Time Inc.
External links
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