Biography
Josie Maran - a model and actress, known for most women, as the girl has been a promotional face of the MAYBELLINE cosmetic brand for a long time. Maran belongs to the number of those who implement ambitions to life, so the circle of interest Josie did not limit himself to participate in photo shoots. The model was realized as a film actress, beauty-blogger and the creator of the author's cosmetic line. Josie Maran even managed to try himself as a soloist of musical groups.Childhood and youth
Josie Maran was born on May 8, 1978 in the small American town of Menlo Park, close to California. Real Name Top Model - Joanna Selhorst Maran. The girl's father has Russian-Jewish roots, and the mother is a German-French origin. The girl was given to learn to the Women's School of Castille, where Josie received a general education. When Maran was 12 years old, a representative of the model agency was noticed at the local restaurant and made the future model of work.
Parents were against such an early early career and wanted Josie to graduate from school with honors, but the girl had already imagined herself famous. Maran has found a way out of the situation. She did not give up his studies, and worked in his free time. At the age of 17, she signed the first contract, becoming the employee of the Large Agency Elite Model. After 3 years, her photo first appeared on the cover of the fashion glossy magazine Glamour. The first success was entrenched with the collaboration with the Guess brand.
Model Career and Films
Ambitiosity and a tendency to continuously improving skills quickly moved a career model. Having achieved contracts with famous brands, the girl did not stop at the achieved. She began to receive offers from popular brands. The most profitable was the invitation of the cosmetic company Maybelline. The correct solution led to long-term cooperation in length at 10 years. The attractiveness and efficiency of Josie appreciated the representatives of other brands. Among them - Victoria's Secret, Gap, Ralph Lauren.
Photos of the model in a swimsuit appeared on sports magazine covers Sports Illustrated, Shape, Fitness and Youth Seventeen. Maran did not get closed in the profession and was eagerly engaged in self-development, paying time to classes by dancing, music and oratory. American models due to appearance often get the opportunity for implementation in other areas. So talented Josie Maran decided to try himself as a vocalist.
For the year she managed to act as a soloist in groups of Hollywood 2000 and Darling. In the first model played a violin and performed vocal parties, and in the second consisted of a duet with Nicole Richie. The girl coped perfectly with the new role, but the concert activity quickly tired her.
Photo Josie continued to be published in editions like Elle, Vogue, Esquire, Marie Claire and others. But the girl decided to complement the creative biography of new experiments and try the strength in the cinema. In 2002, her debut took place in the short-drawing projects "Muchakka" and "Mallory Effect".
Already in 2004, Maran was lucky to become a participant in the Aviator project, whose director was Martin Scorsese. An episodic role brought a beginner actress the possibility of working on one platform with Leonardo DiCaprio, Alek Baldwin, Jude Low, Kate Beckinsale and other Hollywood stars.
Josie began to receive interesting offers from producers. The next film with her participation was the "Little Black Book", and then "Van Helsing" came to the screens, in which Maran played Marishka. This image turned out to be great luck for the artist. She portrayed in the frame of the bride Count Dracula. Since then, the maran is often called among the sexiest vampire in the cinema. In this list, Silvia Kolloka and Elena Anaya are also present. In the picture, Hugh Jackman, Alan Armstrong and other eminent actors starred.
The 2005th brought the Josie role in the short film "Confession" with the vectors Miller, and in 2006 she appeared in the tape "Democratifiers of graves." In the same period, the image of the actress was chosen to create a character in a computer game called Need for Speed: Most Wanted. Heroine Josie, Mia, performed in the role of companions of the chief character. In 2008, the creators of the game "Full Club: Los Angeles" offered a maran similar collaboration.
The actress and model were often invited to participate in TV show. She was the heroine of reality "Dancing with the Stars", where he performed in a pair with Alek Mazo. According to the results of the audience, the model and its partner dropped out of the competition. Josie became a guest gost's "Top-model of American", "Howard Stern" and other programs. In 2014, the actress filmography was replenished with a role in the picture "Where the sun kisses the ocean."
Personal life
One of the photo sessions became a turning point in the life of the model, because during the work she met a future husband, photographer Ali Albrotsi. In 2006, the daughter of Spouses Rumi Jun appeared, and in 2012 she had a sister of Indie Jun. Personal life Josie Maran was not the best, and they and her husband decided to part.
In some interview, the model recognized that it was disappointed in men and wants to educate children on their own. Her main dream remains moving to Hawaii, since in this region, according to Maran, the conditions are most suitable for living with the family.
In September 2018, Josie married David Bell's director. Their acquaintance occurred spontaneously: future spouses met at the party, on the farm Maran in Pennsylvania. Marriage took place early autumn in the morning in nature, in a narrow circle of friends and loved ones.
Josie Maran now
In 2007, Josie Maran launched his own cosmetic line. According to the creator, decorative and eco-cosmetics, she began to be interested in, while still the model.
The girl often communicated with the makeup artists and asked questions for the topics of interest. Upon learning that many brands do not care about the environmental friendliness of the products, Josie decided to release the author's line Josie Maran Cosmetics. Mark turned out to be demanded from Sephora and Barneys clients. So Maran has gained success as a businesswoman.
In 2019, the cosmetic line constantly issues new items. The main advantage of products is the naturalness of components and components. Josie also acts as a beauty blogger, advertising his brainchild and talking about skin care secrets for women of all ages.
Maran shows examples of using decorative cosmetics, promoting an eco-friendly approach to life in general. About any nuances of product use Representatives of the brand developed by the model are divided into social networks "Instagram" and "Facebook".
Despite the fact that Josie left an artist career in the past, it often appears in public events and supports the form through sports and yoga. Now the growth of maran is 172 cm, and the weight is 56 kg.
Filmography
- 2002 - "Muchwan"
- 2002 - "Mallory Effect"
- 2004 - Aviator
- 2004 - "Little Black Book"
- 2004 - "Van Helsing"
- 2005 - "Confession"
- 2006 - "Mogil Defvertants"
- 2014 - "Where the sun kisses the ocean"