Marissa Irwin

{{short description|American model}}

Marissa Irwin is an American model best known for her appearances on the cover of Bridal Guide and in Seventeen Magazine.

A native of Canton, Ohio, she received training from the Barbizon modeling school of Akron.[http://www.pmtm.com/Newsletters/DecNewsletter2007.pdf Barbizon of Akron/Pro-Model & Talent Management News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201131251/http://www.pmtm.com/Newsletters/DecNewsletter2007.pdf |date=2008-12-01 }}, Issue 67, December 2007 She now lives and works in New York City.

Marissa lives with a rare and painful disorder called Arnold–Chiari malformation secondary to Ehlers–Danlos syndrome.{{cite web|title=Marissa's Story|publisher=The Chiari Institute|url=http://www.chiariinstitute.com/testimonials/MIrwin.pdf|access-date=2010-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906095528/http://www.chiariinstitute.com/testimonials/MIrwin.pdf|archive-date=2015-09-06|url-status=dead}}, accessed March 12, 2010 Her medical story has appeared in the Discovery Health Channel series Mystery Diagnosis.{{cite web|title=Interview with Marissa Irwin|publisher=Pro Model and Talent Management, Inc.|url=http://www.pmtm.com/Interview_Irwin.htm|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128074659/http://www.pmtm.com/Interview_Irwin.htm|archivedate=2010-11-28}}, accessed March 12, 2010