Haley Baylee Kalil (

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O'Brien; born August 6, 1992) is an American model. In 2018, Kalil was featured in the ''

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'' as a contestant in the first ever ''Sports Illustrated'' Swim Search. As one of the two winners of the competition, alongside

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, she officially appeared in the 2019 edition as a rookie. Prior to her career as a model, Kalil competed in beauty pageants. As a teenager, she was crowned Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2010 and later competed in

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. Afterwards, Kalil was crowned Miss Minnesota USA 2014, and placed in the top twenty in

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. Haley married former NFL lineman

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in 2015, before filing for divorce in 2022.

Early life and education

Kalil was born Haley O'Brien in

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. She is the middle child of three; Kalil has an elder sister and a younger brother. She attended St. Cloud State University in

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, where she graduated ''

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'' with a

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and

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, and a minor in

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Career

Pageantry

Kalil began her career in pageantry at the age of 16, competing in Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2009, where she placed as the third runner-up behind eventual winner Vanessa Johnston. She returned to the competition the following year and was crowned Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2010. As Miss Minnesota Teen USA, Kalil earned the right to represent Minnesota at the

competition, held at

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in Paradise Island, Bahamas. She did not place in the competition, with the eventual winner being

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. In 2013, while a senior in college, Kalil competed in Miss Minnesota USA 2014 in

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. She went on to be crowned the winner, and earned the right to represent Minnesota at

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. At Miss USA, Kalil placed within the top twenty contestants, before losing out the crown to Nia Sanchez of

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. After completing her reign as Miss Minnesota USA, Kalil crowned Jessica Scheu as her successor, and retired from pageantry. She judged Miss USA 2021 competition.

Modeling

In 2017, Kalil took part in the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swim Search. She advanced from her original application to one of the top 35, and later top fifteen contestants. As a member of the top fifteen, Kalil modeled in

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to debut ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Swim and Active apparel lines. She later advanced to the top six, and was invited for a shoot in the 2018 issue as a model search contestant. In March 2018, it was announced that Kalil had been selected as one of the two winners of the competition, alongside

. She appeared as a rookie model in the 2019 edition. As of 2018, she is signed to

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New York.

Personal life

On July 8, 2015, Kalil married American football player

in a ceremony in

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. The following year, on July 8, they renewed their vows in a formal ceremony with family and friends, celebrating a year of marriage. She filed for divorce on May 4, 2022.

References

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