Marisa Lee Miller (née Bertetta; born August 6, 1978) is an American model.
Biography[]
She was born as Marisa Lee Bertetta in Santa Cruz, California, to Krista (née Useldinger) and Marc Bertetta. She has two younger sisters.
She 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. 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.
Career beginnings[]
She was first discovered at age sixteen walking through a San Francisco café by two Italian modeling agents. 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.
Personal life[]
She married Jim Miller, a Los Angeles surfing contest promoter and lifeguard from California, in 2000. The couple separated in 2002; they divorced soon after. Following the divorce, Marisa continued using the surname Miller.
She married music producer Griffin Guess on April 15, 2006. They have two sons, Gavin Lee (born December 13, 2012) and Grayson Lee Bazyl (born May 29, 2015).
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show[]
Marisa walked in three consecutive Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows. She was an Angel from 2007-2010. She wore one fantasy bra.
2007[]
Marisa walked in Segment 4: Rome Antique and Segment 6: Deck the Halls.
2008[]
Marisa walked in Segment 2: Dangerous, Segment 3: The Moderns and Segment 6: Black Tie Holiday.
2009[]
Marisa walked in Segment 2: All Aboard wearing the fantasy bra and Segment 5: Romantic Journey.
