Alyssa Miller
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Alyssa Miller is an American fashion model. Following cover appearances for Vogue
(Germany, October 2006) and Elle
(Italy, July 2010), she became one of the new faces of Guess clothing in late 2010.
She made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
debut in 2011, photographed by Walter Iooss, Jr. in Fiji
and Bjorn Iooss in Maui, Hawaii. She was one of five rookies (along with Shannan Click
, Kenza Fourati
, Izabel Goulart
, and fellow Guess model Kate Upton
) in the issue. According to a story in The Wall Street Journal
she had previously thought that if she ever appeared in Sports Illustrated
it would be for soccer, since she envisioned herself as a professional soccer player. She also appeared in the body painting
feature in the Swimsuit Issue where Joanne Gair
painted her and Stewart Shining
photographed her in New York City.
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
(Germany, October 2006) and Elle
Elle (magazine)
Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in...
(Italy, July 2010), she became one of the new faces of Guess clothing in late 2010.
She made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is published annually by Sports Illustrated. It features fashion models wearing swimwear in exotic locales. According to some, the magazine is the arbiter of supermodel succession. In addition, the issue is a media nexus that in 2005 carried in advertising....
debut in 2011, photographed by Walter Iooss, Jr. in Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
and Bjorn Iooss in Maui, Hawaii. She was one of five rookies (along with Shannan Click
Shannan Click
Shannan Click is an American model. She has appeared in a variety of international editions of Vogue and the 2008, 2009 & 2010 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.-Early Life and Discovery:...
, Kenza Fourati
Kenza Fourati
Kenza Fourati is a French-born Tunisian model. She made her debut in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2011. She is the first Arab model to pose for the magazine. In 2002 she finished in third place in the Elite Model Look competition, and is now represented by Elite Model...
, Izabel Goulart
Izabel Goulart
Maria Izabel Goulart Dourado , better known as Izabel Goulart, is a Brazilian model. She is best known as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels from 2005 to present and for her work with Armani Exchange.-Early life and career:...
, and fellow Guess model Kate Upton
Kate Upton
Kate Upton is an American model known for her appearance in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, for which she was named Rookie of the Year.-Early life:...
) in the issue. According to a story in The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
she had previously thought that if she ever appeared in Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
it would be for soccer, since she envisioned herself as a professional soccer player. She also appeared in the body painting
Body painting
Body painting, or sometimes bodypainting, is a form of body art. Unlike tattoo and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, painted onto the human skin, and lasts for only several hours, or at most a couple of weeks. Body painting that is limited to the face is known as face painting...
feature in the Swimsuit Issue where Joanne Gair
Joanne Gair
Joanne "Kiwi Jo" or "Kiwi Joe" Gair is a New Zealand-born and raised make-up artist and body painter whose body paintings have been featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue from 1999 to the 2011 edition...
painted her and Stewart Shining
Stewart Shining
Stewart Shining is a New York City-based photographer of contemporary actors, musicians, and models. Shining, born in Burlington, Vermont, and who grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota, studied at the Parsons School of Design in the early 1980s and has been commissioned by both Vanity Fair and...
photographed her in New York City.