Marissa Irwin is an American

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best known for her appearances on the cover of ''Bridal Guide'' and in '' Seventeen Magazine''. A native of

Canton, Ohio Canton () is a city in and the county seat of Stark County, Ohio. It is located approximately south of Cleveland and south of Akron in Northeast Ohio. The city lies on the edge of Ohio's extensive Amish country, particularly in Holmes and ...

, she received training from the Barbizon modeling school of

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.Barbizon of Akron/Pro-Model & Talent Management News
, Issue 67, December 2007 She now lives and works in New York City. Marissa lives with a rare and painful disorder called

Arnold–Chiari malformation Chiari malformation (CM) is a structural defect in the cerebellum, characterized by a downward displacement of one or both cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum (the opening at the base of the skull). CMs can cause headaches, difficulty ...

secondary to Ehlers–Danlos syndrome., accessed March 12, 2010 Her medical story has appeared in the

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series ''

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''., accessed March 12, 2010

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Irwin, Marissa Female models from Ohio People from Canton, Ohio People with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women