Selah Marley

{{Infobox person

| name = Selah Marley

| image = Selah Marley by TJDDN.jpg

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| caption = Marley in 2018

| birth_name = Selah Louise Marley

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|11|12}}

| birth_place = Miami, Florida. U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| parents = Lauryn Hill
Rohan Marley

| relatives = Bob Marley (grandfather)
YG Marley (brother)
Nico Marley (half-brother)
Ziggy Marley (uncle)
Stephen Marley (uncle)
Skip Marley (cousin)
Isaiah Hill (cousin)
Donisha Prendergast (cousin)

| other_names =

| occupation = {{hlist|Model|singer}}

| alma_mater = New York University

| height = {{height|m=1.6}}

| years_active = 2011–present

| known_for =

| agent = Next Management{{cite web|url=https://www.models.com/people/selah-marley|title=Selah Marley – Entertainer|website=Models.com}}

}}

Selah Louise Marley (born November 12, 1998) is an American model and singer. She is the daughter of singer/rapper Lauryn Hill and former football player Rohan Marley and a granddaughter of late reggae musician Bob Marley. She has walked the runway for Chanel and served as a brand ambassador for the Chanel Chance fragrance. Marley has also acted as a muse for Dior's beauty line and starred in campaigns for Calvin Klein, Telfar and Michael Kors.

Her work has earned her features in American Vogue and CR Fashion Book, along with cover appearances for Wonderland, UK Sunday Times, and L'Uomo Vogue. In 2017, she was named to the Maxim Hot 100 list.

Early life and career

Marley was born to American singer Lauryn Hill and Jamaican entrepreneur Rohan Marley, who never legally married but had a long-term partnership for 15 years.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/lauryn-hill-musician-vol-51-no-17/|title=Lauryn Hill: Musician|work=People}} She is the granddaughter of reggae icon Bob Marley. The name Selah is Hebrew, meaning "meditational pause".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/10/selah-marley-it-girl|title=Selah Marley Is the Next Marley to Watch|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=October 12, 2017 }} Marley has numerous siblings and half-siblings between her parents.{{cite web|url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/what-we-know-lauryn-hill-kids-now/|title=They Grow Up So Fast! Here's What Lauryn Hill's Children Are Up To Now|work=Essence Magazine|date=October 26, 2020 }} The most recent addition is through her father's marriage to Brazilian model Barbara Fialho. Marley says that her childhood was complex and traumatic at times.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9432626/selah-marley-talks-childhood-trauma-clarifies-dont-go-bashing-parents|title=Lauryn Hill & Rohan Marley's Daughter Selah Marley Openly Spoke About Her Childhood Trauma, Clarifies 'Don't Go Bashing' Parents|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Billboard Media, LLC.}}

Born in Miami and raised in South Orange, New Jersey,Weinstock, Tish. [https://i-d.co/article/meet-selah-marley-and-her-beautiful-family/ "meet selah marley and her beautiful family"], Vice, February 3, 2017. Accessed March 11, 2023. "As a kid, Selah's family moved around a lot. Born in Miami, it wasn't until she moved to South Orange, New Jersey, that she was finally able to put down roots." Marley attended Columbia High SchoolOkwodu, Janelle. [https://www.vogue.com/article/selah-marley-star-power-ep-interview "Selah Marley on Asserting Her 'Star Power' and Releasing Her Debut EP"],Vogue, August 17, 2021. Accessed March 1, 2023. "When I was in school, I was Selah, the junior at Columbia High School who took Gender Studies with Mrs. Martling & Pre-Calc with Mr. Kirkland." in Maplewood, New Jersey.

As of 2017, Marley was a student of New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, concentrating on science, comparative religion, and philosophy.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/selah-marley-model-college-student/|title=Selah Marley Models for Chanel and Yeezy In Between College Classes|magazine=W Magazine|publisher=Bustle Digital Group|last=Lawrence|first=Vanessa|date=April 19, 2017}}

Marley started modeling in 2011, when she was featured in Teen Vogue,{{Cite web|title=Selah Marley Models for Chanel and Yeezy In Between College Classes|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/selah-marley-model-college-student|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=W Magazine|date=April 19, 2017 |language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Fitzsimmons|first=Amanda|title=Selah Marley on her Budding Singing Career and Style|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/selah-marley-fashion-in-the-family|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=Teen Vogue|date=March 17, 2011 |language=en-us}} additionally she has appeared in Vogue, CR Fashion Book, Dazed, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, L'Officiel,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/selah-marley-spends-a-day-in-paris-with-l-officiel|title=Selah Marley Spends a Day in Paris with L'Officiel|magazine=L'Officiel Magazine}} Love, Vanity Fair, V, and Vogue Arabia among others.{{cite web|url=https://en.vogue.me/fashion/meet-a-new-generation-of-rising-stars/|title=Meet a New Generation of Rising Stars|work=Vogue Arabia|date=April 8, 2018 }} Marley has walked the runway for Chanel,{{Cite web|date=January 10, 2018|title=Lauryn Hill's daughter fronts Chanel Chance|url=https://mojeh.com/beauty-health/lauren-hills-daughter-fronts-chanel-chance/|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=MOJEH|language=en-GB}} Calvin Klein,{{Cite web|last=Branch|first=Kate|title=Selah Marley's Dior Beauty Diary Is a Knockout Nod to Mom Lauryn Hill|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/selah-marley-beauty-diary-lauryn-hill-dior-front-row-paris-fashion-week|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=Vogue|date=February 28, 2018 |language=en-us}} Telfar,{{Cite web|last=Tingba|first=Karkay Adrienne|date=September 12, 2018|title=Fashion: Retro Rhapsody and Telfar Clemens SS19 NYFW Show|url=http://thekoloquadialogues.com/fashion-retro-rhapsody-and-telfar-clemens-ss19-nyfw-show/|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=koloquadialogues|language=en}} Pyer Moss,{{Cite web|title=Pyer Moss S/S 19 Show (Pyer Moss)|url=https://models.com/work/pyer-moss-pyer-moss-ss-19-show|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=MODELS.com}} and Kanye West's Adidas Yeezy line. In 2016, The New York Times named her one of "Fashion's New 'it' Kids".{{Cite news|last=Safronova|first=Valeriya|date=October 19, 2016|title=Fashion's New 'It' Kids|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/10/20/fashion/fashions-new-it-kids.html|access-date=April 13, 2021|issn=0362-4331}} In 2017, she was featured a campaign alongside Rowan Blanchard, for Converse;{{Cite web|date=November 14, 2017|title=Selah Marley & Rowan Blanchard front new Converse campaign|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/38062/1/selah-marley-rowan-blanchard-front-new-converse-campaign|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=Dazed|language=en}} and was also featured in a campaign for Michael Kors.{{Cite web|title=See Ella Richards, Selah Marley and Yang Mi take the Michael Kors Sadie bag to the streets|url=https://www.buro247.sg/fashion/news/ella-richards-yang-mi-michael-kors-sadie-bag.html|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=BURO.|language=en}} In 2018, Marley fronted the Chanel campaign for their Chance fragrance.{{Cite web|title=See Lauryn Hill's Daughter Selah Repping Black Power In Her New Chanel Campaign|url=https://www.bet.com/article/sf3wuo/lauryn-hill-s-daughter-is-repping-black-power-in-her-new-ad|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=BET.com}}{{Cite web |title=Chanel: CHANCE EAU VIVE, CHANCE EAU FRAÎCHE, CHANCE EAU TENDRE, C... • Ads of the World™ {{!}} Part of The Clio Network |url=https://www.adsoftheworld.com/campaigns/chance-eau-vive |access-date=February 11, 2024 |website=Ads of the World™}} That same year she was featured in a campaign for Telfar,{{Cite web|date=August 8, 2018|title=Telfar Reveals Bag Campaign Ft. Vashtie, Selah Marley, Fat Femme And More|url=https://snobette.com/2018/08/telfar-bag-campaign-vashtie-selah-marley-fat-femme/|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=SNOBETTE|language=en-US}} and Beyoncé's Ivy Park line.{{Cite web|date=March 30, 2017|title=Up Close And Personal With Selah Marley|url=https://www.vogue.it/en/fashion/models/2017/03/30/up-close-and-personal-with-selah-marley-yeezy-kanye-west-lauryn-hill/|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=Vogue.it|language=en}} Marley also acted as a muse for Dior Beauty.{{Cite web|last=Cole|first=Nichelle|date=September 5, 2018|title=Dior Beauty Model Selah Marley Helps Reboot A Healthy Skincare Line.|url=https://thefashionplatemag.com/2018/09/05/dior-beauty-model-selah-marley-helps-reboot-a-healthy-skincare-line/|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=The Fashion Plate Magazine|language=en}}

Marley has been featured on the covers of Wonderland,{{Cite web|title=Selah Marley, Teyana Taylor, and Jourdan Dunn Cover Wonderland Magazine |work=SUPERSELECTED|date=November 29, 2016 |url=http://www.superselected.com/selah-marley-teyana-taylor-and-jourdan-dunn-cover-wonderland-magazine/|access-date=April 13, 2021|language=en-US}} Flaunt,{{Cite web|title=Selah Marley's Got Star Power in Her Blood and a Bright Future|url=https://flaunt.com/content/fashion/selah-marley-eternal-feature|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=Flaunt Magazine|language=en-US}} UK Sunday Times,{{Cite magazine|title=Lauryn Hill's Daughter, Selah Marley, Is Working On A "Visually Enticing" New Project|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lifestyle/7752640/selah-marley-uk-style-magazine-cover-lauryn-hill-daughter|access-date=April 13, 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en}} and L'Uomo Vogue.{{Cite web|date=November 11, 2016|title=SELAH MARLEY LANDS L'UOMO VOGUE COVER|url=https://bckonline.com/2016/11/11/selah-marley-lands-luomo-vogue-cover/|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=BCK Online|language=en-US}} In 2016, Marley was placed on Dazed{{'}}s 'Dazed 100' list.{{Cite web|date=February 8, 2016|title=Selah Marley|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/article/29340/1/selah-marley|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=Dazed|language=en}} In 2017, she was placed on the Maxim Hot 100 list.{{Cite web|author=Maxim Staff|title=Meet the Women of the 2017 Maxim Hot 100|url=https://www.maxim.com/women/hot-100-2017-5|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=Maxim|date=May 26, 2017 |language=en-us}}

On October 3, 2022, Marley received backlash on social media after participating in Kanye West's Yeezy SZN 9 fashion show in Paris, during which she modeled a shirt with the slogan "White Lives Matter." Marley defended her decision to wear the apparel, claiming people are in a "hive mind mentality" and that she did not do so without intention or prior thought.{{Cite web |last=Coleman |first=C. Vernon II |title=Lauryn Hill's Daughter Selah Wears 'White Lives Matter' Shirt With Kanye West |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/lauryn-hill-daughter-selah-white-lives-matter-kanye-west/ |access-date=October 5, 2022 |website=XXL Mag |date=October 3, 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Lauryn Hill's daughter responds to 'white lives matter' tee backlash |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-10-05/215499/lauryn-hills-daughter-responds-to-white-lives-matter-tee-backlash/ |access-date=October 5, 2022 |website=REVOLT |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2022 |title=Lauryn Hill's daughter defends Kanye 'White Lives Matter' stunt—'Hive mind' |url=https://www.newsweek.com/lauryn-hill-daughter-selah-marley-defends-kanye-west-white-lives-matter-yeezy-pfw-show-bob-marley-1749045 |access-date=October 5, 2022 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}

Discography

= EP =

2021 – "Star Power"

= Single =

2017 — "Wait" Nikosi (Featuring Selah Marley)
2019 – "500 Days"
2021 – "S.A.D"
2021 – "24HRS"
2022 – "Safety"
2022 – "Bottled" (with the Loyalties)
2022 – "NYFU"
2022 – "Shekinah Freedom"
2022 – "Here to Stay"
2022 – "Genesis"

Filmography

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!Notes

rowspan="3" |2018{{Cite web|title=Selah Marley|url=https://www.imdb.com/filmosearch?role=nm9788703&job_type=self|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=IMDb|language=en}}

|Pyer Moss: Spring/Summer 2019 at NYFW

| rowspan="3" |Herself

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Eckhaus Latta: Spring/Summer 2019 at NYFW

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Chanel: Chance

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