Melissa Haro

Melissa Haro
Melissa Haro
Born September 5, 1987 (1987-09-05) (age 24)
San Jose, California
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Hair color Naturally Light Brown
Eye color Blue
Measurements 33-25-36 (US); 84-63.5-91.5 (EU)
Dress size (US) 4 ; (EU) 36

Melissa Rose Haro is an American model who appeared in the 2008 & 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.[2] Her 2008 photo shoot was set in the Cayman Islands during the Pirate Week festival and included many photos in keeping with its motif.[3] Her 2009 photo shoot was set in Riviera Maya.

Biography

She has been modeling since the age of thirteen,[3] and now she mainly models in New York City and Paris, France, but she considers San Jose, California home.[4] She was a model contestant on the first season of Project Runway in 2004 and made it to the final three contestants.[5] She was the youngest model on the show.[6] She was the 2004 Miss Bay Area Teen as well as fourth runner-up in 2004 Miss California and replaced Paris Hilton as a Guess Jeans spokesperson. In addition to Guess, Haro has modeled for Bebe, and Jessica McClintock.[7] Haro is represented by Elite Model Management.[8] In San Francisco, California, she is represented by Look modeling agency.[9] She is also represented by Priscillas Model Management.[7]

Haro, who was born on San Jose's east side, graduated a year early from James Lick High School in 2005 and now lives in Fremont, California near her parents Linda and Dennis Haro. Being a native of the California's San Francisco Bay Area, she is an Oakland Raiders fan and enjoyed shooting in the Cayman Islands during the Pirate Week festival with an all-black suit and boots beneath the skull and bones in keeping with the pirate motif.[3] Haro was joined in the shoot by Seattle's Seafair Pirates who were in full uniform including their tricorn hats.[10]

She is part Italian.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ "Profile of Melissa Haro". Fashion Model Directory. http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Melissa_Haro. Retrieved 2008-04-02. 
  2. ^ "Melissa Haro". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2008_swimsuit/models/melissa-haro/. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  3. ^ a b c Ryan, John (2008-02-15). "S.J. model makes splash". San Jose Mercury News. http://www.mercurynews.com/morningbuzz/ci_8269170. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  4. ^ "Melissa Haro's Q&A". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2008_swimsuit/models/melissa-haro/qa.html. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  5. ^ "Melissa Haro". tv.com. CNET Networks, Inc.. http://www.tv.com/melissa-haro/person/550359/summary.html. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  6. ^ Rubin, Sylvia (2005-01-30). "More shows, celebs at N.Y. Fashion Week". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc.. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/01/30/LVGIDAUH9S1.DTL. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  7. ^ a b "Profile of Melissa Haro". Fashion Model Directory. http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Melissa_Haro. Retrieved 2008-02-16. 
  8. ^ "Melissa Haro". elitemodel.com. http://www.elitemodel.com/details.aspx?navbtn=1&city=NY&modelid=245502&pic=065.jpg&subid=4666&mainsubid=4666&indx=3. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  9. ^ "Melissa Haro". 2007-10-18. http://lookmodelagency.typepad.com/latestnews/2007/10/melissa-haro.html. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  10. ^ "Seafair Pirates land in Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue". Tacoma News, Inc.. 2008-02-13. http://www.thenewstribune.com/441/story/282490.html. Retrieved 2008-02-15. [dead link]
  11. ^ "Melissa Haro - Interview - 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition - SI.com". CNN. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009_swimsuit/models/melissa-haro/qa.html. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 

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