Marisa Miller

Miller was born Marisa Lee Bertetta in Santa Cruz, California, to Krista (née Useldinger) and Marc Bertetta.{{Cite news |url= https://oceandrive.com/surfer-to-surfer-kelly-slater-interviews-marisa-miller |title= Surfer to Surfer: Kelly Slater Interviews Marisa Miller |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180406102135/https://oceandrive.com/surfer-to-surfer-kelly-slater-interviews-marisa-miller |archive-date= 2018-04-06 |access-date= 2018-11-24 }} She has two younger sisters. Miller attended high school at Aptos High{{cite news|url=http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_13477051|title=Aptos High students get a visit from Marisa Miller at lunchtime|date=October 3, 2009|author=Alia Wilson|newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel|access-date=June 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725182104/http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_13477051|archive-date=2013-07-25|url-status=dead}} 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

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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 news | date = October 30, 2009 | author = Hollie McKay | url = https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/marisa-miller-on-gaining-weight-and-hiding-her-curves/ | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091102045943/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/10/30/marisa-miller-opens-body-image-issues/ | archive-date = 2009-11-02 | title = Marisa Miller on Gaining Weight and Hiding Her Curves | work = Fox News | publisher = News Corporation | access-date = 2018-11-24 }}

Miller was first "discovered" at age sixteen walking through a San Francisco café by two Italian modeling agents.{{cite web

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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.{{cite web | author= Lauren Murphy | title = Miller, Genuine | work= Los Angeles Confidential magazine |date= October 2008 |url=http://la-confidential-magazine.com/LAC_HO08_078_MIL.html }}{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=September 2020}} 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. Miller gained attention in 1997 when she appeared nude 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

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}} 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. Perfect 10 magazine. Fall 2004 cover. Marisa Miller shown wrapped in only a red feather boa.{{cite web |work=Last Blog On Earth |publisher=San Diego CityBeat |title=Porn vs. Pirates |last=Maass |first= Dave |date=November 19, 2004 |url=http://lastblogonearth.com/2009/11/19/porn-vs-pirates/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019164740/http://lastblogonearth.com/2009/11/19/porn-vs-pirates/ |archive-date=October 19, 2015 }}

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In 2001 Miller moved from a start as an amateur magazine model to high-profile mainstream work, after being introduced to fashion photographer Mario Testino, leading to editorials for both the American and Italian editions of Vogue. By 2002 Miller was working for Victoria's Secret and appearing in the 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

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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.{{cite web| title = Fashion Model Directory profile | url = http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Marisa_Miller | access-date = 2009-02-28 }} She has appeared in advertisements for Marc Jacobs, Tommy Hilfiger, Andrew Marc, Victoria's Secret, J.Crew, Guess?, Nordstrom, Bath & Body Works, and True Religion jeans.

It was not until 2007 that she filmed her first television commercial for Victoria's Secret, appearing alongside Heidi Klum for the It bra.{{cite AV media |title=Marisa Miller and Heidi Klum "It Launch" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGUOgs2iQkw |publisher=YouTube |date=August 2, 2007 |access-date=June 15, 2020 }}

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

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In 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 occupy 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.{{cite news | title = SI Digital Launch of Swimsuit 2008 Experiences Unprecedented Traffic and Engagement Levels | url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Feb_22/ai_n24320612 | work= Business Wire | date=2008-02-22}} 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's Secret sports line, VSX, soon followed, along with her first official campaign as an Angel:{{cite news

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| title = Supermodel Marisa Miller Getting 'Angel' Wings

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| 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."

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}} 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

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| title = Marisa Miller to Rock Victoria Secret's New Diamond-Studded Bra

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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

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In late 2010, Miller confirmed she had moved on to other projects.{{cite news | date = 2010-11-11 | author = Hollie McKay | title = EXCLUSIVE: Marisa Miller Hangs Up Wings, Focuses on the Troops | url = https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/exclusive-marisa-miller-hangs-up-wings-focuses-on-the-troops/ | work = Fox News | publisher = News Corporation | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181003100904/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/exclusive-marisa-miller-hangs-up-wings-focuses-on-the-troops | archive-date = 2018-10-03 | access-date = 2010-11-11 }}

In a July 2010 interview with Forbes, Miller explained her shift in focus from modelling to becoming a celebrity brand herself.{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/07/09/marisa-miller-victorias-secret-supermodel-forbes-woman-entrepreneur-brand.html |title=Marisa Miller: Supermodel Turned Super-Brand |author=Morgan Brennan |work=Forbes |date=2010-07-09 |page=2 |access-date=2018-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713101617/http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/09/marisa-miller-victorias-secret-supermodel-forbes-woman-entrepreneur-brand.html |archive-date=2010-07-13 |url-status=dead }} For that reason, she moved to promoting consumer products in line with her own brand and personality. In July 2008, Miller launched a line of shoes she had developed with skateboarder/surfer-oriented company Vans . Miller starred in a 2008 viral video on YouTube with All Star baseball player Ryan Braun for Remington's ShortCut hair clippers.{{cite web | date = 2008-08-09 | title = Beauty and the Brewer | url = http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=781359 | access-date = 2008-08-16 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080816081806/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=781359 | archive-date = 2008-08-16 }}

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.{{cite web |date=2009-11-02 |author=Marisa Miller |title=Harley Davidson |url=http://www.marisamiller.com/blog/2009/11/331/ }}{{Cite press release | url = https://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/11/02/483294.html | title = Harley-Davidson Recruits American Supermodel Marisa Miller to Salute U.S. Military Personnel During the Month of November | date = 2009-11-02 | access-date = 2018-11-24 }}{{cite news | title = Harley-Davidson Recruits American Supermodel Marisa Miller to Salute U.S. Military Personnel During the Month of November| url = https://finance.yahoo.com/news/HarleyDavidson-Recruits-prnews-2040401496.html?x=0&.v=1 | work = Yahoo! Finance | publisher = Yahoo! | date = 2009-11-02 | access-date = 2009-11-04 }} {{Dead link|date=May 2010|fix-attempted=yes}} 2010 found her again working for the company, this time for their "Start Something" campaign, encouraging dreamers to become new riders.{{cite news| url = http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2010/05/31/story10.html | title= Harley-Davidson launching campaign featuring Marisa Miller|work= Milwaukee Business Journal | last = Rovito | first = Rich | date = 2010-05-28 |access-date= 2010-05-29}}

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.{{Cite press release |url= http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/marisa-miller-sets-sail-with-captain-morgan-97399314.html |title= Marisa Miller Sets Sail With Captain Morgan |publisher= Diageo | via = PR NewsWire |date= 2010-06-29 |access-date= 2010-09-10}}

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/giants/sexy_new_spokeswoman_delivers_mixed_ObhkFQgBWssMMiiH0q3z2O |title=Sexy new NFL spokeswoman delivers mixed message |work=New York Post |last=Vaccaro |first=Mike |date=2010-10-13 |access-date=2010-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016074630/http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/giants/sexy_new_spokeswoman_delivers_mixed_ObhkFQgBWssMMiiH0q3z2O |archive-date=2010-10-16 }} New York Times 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."{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/sports/football/17rhoden.html |title= Sis, Boom, Bah (Humbug): Cheer Squads Have No Place in the N.F.L. |work= The New York Times |last= Rhoden | first= William |date= 2010-10-17 |access-date= 2010-10-19}}

In 2010, she designed and released a paddle board line with Surftech aimed at female riders{{cite web |title=The Marisa Miller Model {{!}} Surftech SUP |url=http://surftechsup.com/marisa/ |website=surftechsup.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316220306/http://surftechsup.com/marisa/ |archive-date=2011-03-16 |url-status=dead}} and in 2012 she appeared in a beach-theme commercial for Buick.{{cite news |last=Meier |first=Fred |title=Buick airs 'smart and sexy' Marisa Miller Enclave ad |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/05/buick-airs-smart-and-sexy-marisa-miller-enclave-ad/1 |work=USA Today |access-date=May 23, 2012 |date=2012-05-16 }}

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Miller's first work in television was as a judge on the Bravo reality series Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model in 2004,{{cite press release| title = Carmen Electra to Host Bravo's 'Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model' | url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20040908bravo01 | date = 2004-09-08 | publisher = Bravo | via = The Futon Critic | access-date = 2018-11-24 }} 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 the VH1 reality show The Shot and cameos in HBO's Entourage and the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother,{{cite episode | title = The Yips | series = How I Met Your Mother | series-link = How I Met Your Mother | network = CBS | airdate = 2007-11-26 | season=3 | number=10 }} 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.{{cite video | url = http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrailers-tv/95 | title = Chapter 1: E3 Starts Right Now | work = GameTrailers.com | access-date = 2010-09-10 }}

She has appeared in commercials for the NFL Network{{cite web|title=Six Degrees magazine |url=http://atlanta.sixdegreesmag.com/content/view/467/717/ |access-date=2009-02-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331205840/http://atlanta.sixdegreesmag.com/content/view/467/717/ |archive-date=2009-03-31 }} and the California Travel and Tourism Commission's "Visit California" campaign. Miller's 2008 commercial for Activision's Guitar Hero: World Tour, was deemed too sexy to air.{{cite AV media |date=June 16, 2010 |title=Marisa Miller Banned Guitar Hero Ad |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnqut_pTfo8 |website=Young Turks |via=YouTube }} The advert was part of a campaign featuring various celebrities, and was based on the famous scene from Risky Business where Tom Cruise dances to Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll" in a shirt and underwear.{{cite press release

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Miller's first film role was in R.I.P.D. (2013), with Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges.{{cite magazine | author = Andy Gray | date = July 19, 2013 | title = Marisa Miller hits the big screen| url = https://www.si.com/node/35355 | magazine = Sports Illustrated | access-date = 2018-11-24 }}{{cite news | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marisa-miller-joins-ryan-reynolds-227344 | title = Marisa Miller Joins Ryan Reynolds in 'RIPD' (Exclusive) | quote = The Victoria's Secret supermodel will make her acting debut Universal's Robert Schwentke-directed project. | date = 2011-08-25 | author = Borys Kit | work = The Hollywood Reporter }}

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.{{cite news | first = Arienne | last= Thompson | date = 2008-05-13 | title = Marisa Miller's model year just got 'Maxim' exposure | work = USA Today | publisher = Gannett Company | url = https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-05-13-miller-maxim_N.htm | quote = Maxim editorial director James Kaminsky says 2008 is indeed the year of Miller. "She represents the return of the great American supermodel, and she's veering towards ubiquity," he says. "But in a really great way." |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516135403/https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-05-13-miller-maxim_N.htm | archive-date=2008-05-16 |url-access=limited | access-date = 2024-03-02 }}

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

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Miller continued to be highly rated and appeared on the list in 2009 in 18th place, and in 2010 in 10th place.{{cite web

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She also finished first place in The Best Damn Sports Show Period "Smokin' Sixteen" competition in 2008,{{cite web|title=BDSSP Smokin' Sixteen Brackets |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/7909338/THE-SMOKIN'-16:-Best-Damn's-Bracket-of-Beauties |access-date=2008-05-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511215535/http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/7909338/THE-SMOKIN%27-16%3A-Best-Damn%27s-Bracket-of-Beauties |archive-date=2008-05-11 }} 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.[http://www.askmen.com/specials/2006_top_99/marisa-miller-14.html Top 99 Most Desirable Women 2006 Edition (Miller is No. 14)] Ask Men web site {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609142752/http://www.askmen.com/specials/2006_top_99/marisa-miller-14.html |date=June 9, 2007 }}[http://www.askmen.com/specials/2007_top_99/12/marisa-miller/picture-1.html Top 99 Most Desirable Women 2007 Edition (Miller is No. 12)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220105016/http://www.askmen.com/specials/2007_top_99/12/marisa-miller/picture-1.html |date=2011-12-20 }} Ask Men web site{{Cite web

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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

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| date = 2010-04-29

| title = Cheryl Cole 'sexiest woman' for second year

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8651399.stm

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100503013239/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8651399.stm

| archive-date = 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.{{cite web

| date= 16 May 2010

| title= Supermodel Marisa Miller swipes Sexiest Woman in the World title from Megan Fox

| url= https://metro.co.uk/2010/05/16/marisa-miller-swipes-sexiest-woman-in-the-world-title-from-megan-fox-311173/

| website= Metro

}}{{cite web

| date= 10 May 2010

| title= Marisa Miller is sexiest woman in the world

| url= https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/marisa-miller-is-sexiest-woman-in-the-world-6467725.html

| website= Evening Standard

}}{{cite web

| date= 12 May 2010

| title= Marisa Miller voted sexiest woman

| url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/marisa-miller-voted-sexiest-woman/story-2yjVPrBy62gfP6How4iisK.html

| website= Hindustan Times

}}{{cite web

| date= 11 May 2010

| title= Marisa Miller Named Sexiest Woman On Earth (PHOTOS)

| url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marisa-miller-named-sexie_n_571444

| website= HuffPost

}}

She married Jim Miller,{{cite web|title=Biography of Jimmy Miller April 28, 1969 to August 7, 2004 |url=http://www.themediacorporation.com/jimmymiller/mobile/biography.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715063732/http://www.themediacorporation.com/jimmymiller/mobile/biography.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2010 |publisher=The Jimmy Miller Foundation |access-date=2009-10-14 }} 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| access-date = 2009-10-14 }} they divorced soon after. Following 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

| access-date = 2010-04-14

| url-status = dead

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100511235851/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/models_200/242_marisa_miller.html

| archive-date = 2010-05-11

}} Miller gave birth to the couple's first child, a son, on December 13, 2012.{{cite magazine

| url = http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/12/14/marisa-miller-welcomes-son-gavin-lee/

| title = Marisa Miller Welcomes Son Gavin Lee

| magazine = People

| date = 2012-12-14

| access-date = 2012-12-14

| archive-date = 2012-12-16

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121216010810/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/12/14/marisa-miller-welcomes-son-gavin-lee/

| url-status = dead

}} She gave birth to the couple's second son on May 29, 2015.{{cite magazine

| url = http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/06/01/marisa-miller-welcomes-son-grayson-lee-bazyl/

| title = Marisa Miller Welcomes Son Grayson Lee Bazyl

| magazine = People

| date = 2015-06-01

| access-date = 2015-06-01

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150601215724/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/06/01/marisa-miller-welcomes-son-grayson-lee-bazyl/

| archive-date = 2015-06-01

| url-status = dead

}}

From an early age she loved surfing, and her aunt was on the pro tour. 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.{{cite web

| date=26 March 2015

| last= McKay

| first= Hollie

| title= Marisa Miller Taken Down by Tom Arnold

| url= https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/marisa-miller-taken-down-by-tom-arnold

| website= Fox News

}} 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.

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080619070257/http://www.malibumag.com/site/article/suburbia_with_marisa_miller1/

| archive-date = 2008-06-19

| url-status = dead

| access-date = 2020-09-02

}} After signing with Harley-Davidson, Miller received her motorcycle license{{cite web | url = http://www.okmagazine.com/2009/11/marisa-miller-i-was-always-shy-about-my-body/ | title = Marisa Miller: "I Was Always Shy About My Body" | work = OK! Magazine | last = Ramos | first = Patricia | date = 2009-11-24 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091126182559/https://okmagazine.com/2009/11/marisa-miller-i-was-always-shy-about-my-body/ | archive-date = 2009-11-26 | access-date = 2018-11-24 }} 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 | access-date=2010-04-13 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609142752/http://www.askmen.com/specials/2006_top_99/marisa-miller-14.html | archive-date=2007-06-09

}} 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

| url-status = dead

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100323212929/http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=4022

| archive-date = 2010-03-23

}}{{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

| url-status = dead

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120523105840/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0846/is_91_28/ai_n32169632/

| archive-date = 2012-05-23

| work = Shape

| access-date = 2010-04-03

}}

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 2014 she was honored with the inaugural Paul Walker Ocean Leadership Award.{{cite web |date=2015 |author=Michael Chatfield |title=A California Dream Girl Comes Home – Carmel Magazine |url=https://carmelmagazine.com/archive/15sp/marisa-miller |website=Carmel Magazine }}{{cite web |title=Paul Walker: Daughter Meadow Honors Him as Foundation Bestows Awards |url=https://people.com/celebrity/paul-walker-daughter-meadow-honors-him-as-foundation-bestows-awards/ |website=PEOPLE.com}}

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.

In May 2015, Miller posed while pregnant with her second child as part of a PETA campaign against SeaWorld's practice of separating baby orcas from their mothers.{{cite web | date = 2015-05-05 | author = Cavan Sieczkowski | title = Pregnant Marisa Miller Goes Nude For PETA To Protest SeaWorld | url = https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/05/marisa-miller-peta-seaworld_n_7215844.html | work = The Huffington Post |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150507093052/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/05/marisa-miller-peta-seaworld_n_7215844.html |archive-date=2015-05-07 |url-status=live }}

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• Marisa Miller in Sports Illustrated, published by Time Inc.
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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070216003421/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2007_swimsuit/models/marisa_miller/ Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, 2007]
• [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2008_swimsuit/models/marisa-miller/ Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214211313/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2008_swimsuit/models/marisa-miller/ |date=2008-02-14 }}

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