Kelsey Merritt is a Filipino-American model who was announced to be the first Filipino-American model to walk in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2018. Following that, in 2019 she appeared in the pages of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Moreover, she appeared alongside fellow model Gigi Hadid in an advertisement for Maybelline.
Before moving to New York, she had done several commercials and featured in magazine covers in the Philippines. Additionally, she has worked with the agency like Wilhelmina, The Society in New York City, and as of now, she has signed to Viva Artists Agency. Wanna know more of her information while reading her relationships and body measurements, then stay tuned.
Caption: The Filipino-American model, Kelsey Merritt.
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Kelsey Merritt: Bio, Family, Career
The gorgeous model was born on 1 October 1996 in Pampanga, the Philippines. She was born as the daughter of a Filipina mother and American father have French, German, British and Irish descent. But she hasn’t revealed the names of her parents. Further, her father works as a real estate and her mother is a homemaker. Kelsey has three siblings: a brother Kyle Merritt and two sisters, Keagan Merritt, and Kristen Alexandra Merritt.
Regarding her education, she graduated with a degree in communications from Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Metro Manila in May 2017. From the young age of 15, she started her career in modeling in the Philippines and is currently based in New York City. During her career in the Philippines, she had worked in several commercials and posed for magazine covers. Her works include promoting products like Palmolive, San Miguel Light, clothing brand Kashieca.
Then she moved to New York to get a better future in her career. After landing in New York, she signed with Wilhelmina and walked for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York in 2108. In addition to that, she was announced to be the first Filipino-American model to walk on the runway. She later signed to her new management, The Society in New York City, on 9 October 2019. As of 13 June 2020, she signed a contract with the Viva Artists Agency.
Kelsey Merritt: Personal Life & Boyfriend
Moving toward her personal life, many of her admirers and fans must be wondering about her current relationship. Well, the beautiful model who dazzles you with her beautiful smile is not single at the moment but also not married yet. Merritt is dating her boyfriend Conon Dwyer who is a former American competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.
Looking briefly at Conon, he was born on 10 January 1989 in Chicago and currently resides in LA. On 11 October 2019, the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced that he had failed a series of anti-doping tests in 2018. so, he had been banned anabolic steroids surgically inserted into his body. Therefore, he has been banned for 20 months which is expected him to miss the 2020 summer Olympics.
According to reports, the couple first met during a vacation in Costa Rica and currently celebrated their second anniversary in May 2020. They also often share their photos together on their respected social media accounts.
Caption: Kelsey Merritt and Conor Dwyer
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Kelsey Merritt: Net Worth & Social Media Profiles
From a young age, she has been actively working in the field of modeling and eventually made her name as well as earned wealth from her career. She has appeared in several advertisements including international brands like UNIQLO, Metro, and Maybelline. Therefore, as of 2020, her net worth has an estimation of around $500 thousand. She also promotes different brands on her social media platforms.
She is highly active over different social media platforms with verified accounts. On Instagram, she has an account @kelseymerritt with 1.5 million followers. She has an unverified Twitter account @kelsmerritt with 140.1k followers. Also, she has a Facebook account under her name with more than 1.5 million followers.
Kelsey Merritt: Body Measurements
The beautiful model has a slim and attractive body that stands to a height of 5 feet 8 inches or 1.73 meters and weighs 55 kg. Her attractive body has a measurement of 34 inches chest size, 25 inches waist size, and 35 inches hips size. She has brown eyes as well as brown hair color.
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