Josie Maran (born May 8, 1978) is an American female model and actress
who was born to a Russian/Polish father and a Dutch/French/German
mother. 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
appeared on 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.
An avowed bisexual, Josie revealed on the Howard Stern show that
despite having boyfriends - one of whom was the famed
illusionist/magician, David Blaine - she also enjoys sex with women,
including adult movie actress Jenna Jameson.
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, in 2004
landing film roles as a French model in Little Black Book and as one
of Dracula's brides in Van Helsing.
In 2005, she was recruited by EA Games to appear as a main character
in the street-racing game, Need For Speed: Most Wanted, due for
release in November.
Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Measurements: 34-23-35?
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Notable Work
"Editorial"
Cosmopolitan
Elle
Glamour (6 time cover girl)
Lucky
Mademoiselle
Marie Claire
Vogue
"Print"
Guess?
Maybelline
Faxie
Levi's
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Filmography
The Final Season (2006) - Polly Hudson
The Gravedancers (2005) - Kira Hastings
The Aviator (2004) - Thelma
Little Black Book (2004) - Lulu Fritz
Van Helsing (2004) - Marishka
Swatters (2002) - Susan
The Mallory Effect (2002) - Mallory
(Source: Wikipedia.org)