Melissa Haro in Sports Illustrated

Melissa Rose Haro is an American model who appeared in the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.[2] Her photo shoot was set in the Cayman Islands during the Pirate Week festival and included many photos in keeping with its motif.[3]

Biography

She has been modeling since the age of thirteen,[3] and now she mainly models in New York City and Paris, France, but she considers San Jose, California home.[4] She was a model contestant on the first season of Project Runway in 2004 and made it to the final three contestants.[5] She was the youngest model on the show.[6] 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 McClintock.[7] Melissa is represented by Elite Model Management.[8] In San Francisco, California, she is represented by Look modeling agency.[9] She is also represented by Priscillas Model Management.[7]

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.[3] Haro was joined in the shoot by Seattle's Seafair Pirates who were in full uniform including their tricorn hats.[10]