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Johanna Selhorst Maran known as
Josie Maran (born May 8, 1978) is an American supermodel and actress.
Maran's modeling career began at the age of 12; when an agent spotted her
at a local barbecue restaurant, she began modeling part time. Maran
graduated from the Castilleja School, then began to pursue modeling more
seriously. As those in the fashion industry consider her height of 5'7" to
be too short for runway modeling, Maran works mainly in editorial modeling
and advertising/image modeling.
Signed at age 17 with the Elite modeling agency of Los Angeles, Maran
appeared on her first cover with Glamour magazine in 1998, and she was the
featured Guess? Girl in their summer 1998 and fall 1998 campaigns. After
building a resumé of over 25 commercials and advertisements, including a
music video for the popular boy-band the Backstreet Boys, Maran moved
cross-country to join with Elite in New York City. In 1999, she landed a
multi-year deal with Maybelline. Maran appeared in the annual Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for three consecutive years; from 2000 to 2002.
In 2001, Maran appeared in an independent film, as title character Mallory
in The Mallory Effect. In 2002, Maran appeared as Susan in Swatters. In
2004, she appeared in three films - as a French model in Little Black
Book, as one of Dracula's brides in Van Helsing, and briefly as a
cigarette girl in The Aviator. Maran appeared in a short film "The
Confession" alongside Wentworth Miller in 2005, and as Kira Hayden in The
Gravedancers in 2006. Maran will not play Polly Hudson in The Final
Season, scheduled for release in 2007. This role is now played by Rachael
Leigh Cook
In 2005, she was recruited by EA Games to appear as a main character in
the street-racing computer and video game, Need for Speed: Most Wanted,
which was released on November 17, 2005. She plays the game's second lead
Mia Townsend, who guides the lead character through the game.
In June 2007, Josie Maran launched her own cosmetics product line, named
Josie Maran Cosmetics.
Maran was born as Johanna Selhorst Maran in Menlo Park, California. She
has a scar due to an appendectomy performed when she was 12, but the scar
is edited out from most photos.
Maran was quoted as saying on Jimmy Kimmel Live, August 12, 2004: "I don't
believe in marriage. I just don't think it's necessary in this day and
age. I just think if you need to get married, then you're already
distrusting the person. Why do you have to sign something to show your
love? You just love, everyday." Maran talked about quitting modeling and
acting to live in Hawaii and teach children, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, 24
October 2005. She reported to have also started yoga, eating organic
foods, and trying to quit smoking.
Maran and Ali Alborzi welcomed daughter Rumi Joon on June 20, 2006 in Los
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"I'm usually a mellow,
go-with-the-flow person, except when someone tells me I should do
something. Then I get stubborn. If they don't back off, I get this
horrible rage and want to kill them. When I was four and my mom
would send me to my room, I'd get so mad I'd go outside and bang my
head on the sidewalk."
"When I was younger, I wanted to be a sex therapist - a hipper Dr.
Ruth. I've never had a boring conversation about sex. When you talk
about sex, people come alive. My friends told me, `You know, guys
are going to come to talk about their wives, but then they're going
to want to sleep with you.' I figured I'd just wear a bag over my
head."
I'm really shallow when I come to guys. I only date really good
looking, well-endowed guys, with great bodies. My friends are always
going on at me. I'm like "I can't help it! I'm just a woman with
high standards!" |
