Marisa Miller was able to move from a start as an amateur magazine model to high profile mainstream work after Marisa Miller was spotted by fashion photographer Mario Testino in Manhattan Beach, California in 2001. Noticing Marisa Miller, Mario snapped pictures of her and approached her for a job offer. Soon after, Marisa Miller worked with the likes of Victoria’s Secret and has appeared in every issue of the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue since 2002. In particular,Marisa Miller was featured in the 2004 and 2005 editions’ sections of body painting. Raphael Mazzucco’s photograph of Marisa Miller wearing nothing but an iPod in the 2007 edition became one of the most famous photos ever published in that magazine.
Marisa Miller’s also appeared in other magazines such as Fitness, Shape, and Vogue, as well as working on campaigns for Nordstrom, J.Crew, and Tommy Hilfiger. In 2004, Marisa Miller served as a modeling judge in the short-lived reality television series Manhunt: The Search for America’s Most Gorgeous Male Model. In the same year Marisa Miller also appeared in Puddle of Mudd’s music video for “Spin You Around”.
In 2007, Marisa Miller shot her first television commercial for Victoria’s Secret with fellow supermodel Heidi Klum, causing quite a stir unexpectedly drawing more attention than Klum, as well as appearing in a cameo on the HBO show Entourage. Marisa Millerwas also featured as a model on the pilot episode of the new VH1 reality show The Shot.
