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Melissa Haro Profile |
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Birth Date: 1988
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Birth Place: San Jose, California, USA
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Birth Name: Melissa Rose Haro
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Height: 5'8"
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Biography |
Melissa Rose Haro is an American model who appeared in the
2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Her photo shoot was
set in the Cayman Islands during the Pirate Week festival
and included many photos in keeping with its motif.
She has been modeling since the age of thirteen, and now she
mainly models in New York City and Paris, France, but she
considers San Jose, California home. She was a model
contestant on the first season of Project Runway in 2004 and
made it to the final three contestants. She was the youngest
model on the show. 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, Melissa has modeled for Bebe, and Jessica
McClintok. Melissa is represented by Elite Model Management.
In San Francisco, California, she is represented by Look
modeling agency. She is also represented by Priscillas Model
Management.
Haro, who was born on San Jose's east side, graduated a year
early from James Lick High School in 2004 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. Haro was joined in the shoot
by Seattle's Seafair Pirates who were in full uniform
including their tricorn hats. |
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Other
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Had her eighteenth birthday party at The Park in New York
City. Fellow reality TV model Ann Markley from "America's
Next Top Model" (2003) attended. |
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since May 13, 2008