Josie Maran Biography and Profile

Biography

Nama : Josie Maran
Birth Name : Johanna Selhorst Maran
Birth Date : 05/8/1978
Birth Place : Menlo Park, California, USA
Height : 5' 7"
Sex : F
Nationality : American
Occupation : Model, actress

Josie Maran (born May 8, 1978) is an American female model and actress. She is also well known for her association with cosmetics company Maybelline.

Maran was born in Menlo Park, California. She began modeling part-time after an agent spotted her at a local barbecue restaurant at the age of 12. Maran continued a more dedicated career after graduating from high school. Considered to be too short for runway modeling, her career consists mostly of editorial modeling and advertising/image modeling. Signed at age 17 with the Elite agency of Los Angeles, Maran received her first cover with Glamour in 1998, and was the featured Guess? Girl in their Summer 1998 and Fall 1998 campaigns. After accumulating a resum� of over 25 commercials and advertisements, including a music video for popular boy-band Backstreet Boys, Maran moved cross-country to join with Elite New York. In 1999 she landed a multiyear deal with Maybelline following in the footsteps of Christy Turlington, her idol.

In addition to her thriving modeling career, Maran began an acting career in 2001 with a star turn as title character Mallory in an indie film, The Mallory Effect. She continued to take on roles, landing a part as Dracula's bride in 2004's hit Van Helsing and a part as a French model in 2004's Little Black Book.

Height: 5'7"
Measurements: 34-23-35�
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Ethnicity: Mix of Polish, Russian, Dutch, French, and German.