Kelsey Merritt

Kelsey Alaine Merritt (born October 1, 1996) is a Filipino^[1]-American model best known for being the first Filipino woman to walk in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show^[2] and to feature in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.^[3]

Kelsey Merritt
Born	Kelsey Alaine Merritt (1996-10-01) October 1, 1996 (age 29) Philippines
Alma mater	Ateneo de Manila University
Modeling information
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Dark Brown
Agency	The Society Management (New York) Supreme Management (Paris) Women Direct (Milan) Wilhelmina Models (London) Nomad Management (Los Angeles) Viva Artists Agency (Philippines)

Life and career

Merritt was born on October 1, 1996, in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines to a Filipina mother and American father of French, German, British and Irish descent who was semi-retired in Clark, Angeles City.^[4] In May 2017, she graduated from Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Metro Manila, with a degree in communications.^[5] She has been modelling in the Philippines from a young age and is currently based in New York City and Los Angeles.

During her career in the Philippines, she did commercials with Palmolive, San Miguel Light, clothing brand Kashieca, and posed for numerous magazine covers. After finishing her studies she moved to New York where she signed with Wilhelmina.^[6][7] On October 9, 2019, Kelsey posted on her Instagram that she signed with her new management, The Society, in New York City.

In 2018, she walked for in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York and was announced to be the first Filipino-American model to walk the runway. It was also her first ever runway show.^[8][9]

She was featured in the pages of the 2019 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.^[3]

On June 13, 2020, she signed her contract with Viva Artists Agency.^[10]