Selah Louise Marley (born November 12, 1998) is an American fashion model and singer. Marley is a daughter of singer-songwriter and rapper

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and football player

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, as well as a granddaughter of reggae musician

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. Marley has walked the runway for

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, and has starred in campaigns for

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, Telfar and

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. She has also made appearances in American ''Vogue'', and has been featured on the covers of ''Wonderland'', ''

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'', '' UK Sunday Times'', and ''

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''. In 2017, she was placed on the ''Maxim'' Hot 100 list.

Early life and career

Marley was born to American singer

and Jamaican entrepreneur

, who never married but had a long-term partnership for 15 years. She is the granddaughter of reggae icon

. The name

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is Hebrew, meaning "meditational pause". Marley has numerous siblings and half-siblings between her parents. The most recent addition is through her father's marriage to Brazilian model

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. Marley contends that her childhood was complex and traumatic at times. Marley is a student of

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, concentrating on science, comparative religion, and philosophy. Marley started modeling in 2011, when she was featured in ''

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'', additionally she has appeared in ''

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'', ''CR Fashion Book'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Vanity Fair'', '' V'', and ''

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'' among others. Marley has walked the runway for

, Telfar,

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, and

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line. In 2016, ''

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'' named her one of 'Fashion's New 'it' Kids'. In 2017, she was featured a campaign alongside

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, for

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; and was also featured in a campaign for

. In 2018, Marley fronted the Chanel campaign for their ''Chance'' fragrance. That same year she was featured in a campaign for Telfar, and

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line. Marley also acted as a muse for Dior Beauty. Marley has been featured on the covers of ''Wonderland'', ''

'', '' UK Sunday Times'', and ''

''. In 2016, Marley was Placed on

's 'Dazed 100' list. In 2017, she was placed on the ''Maxim'' Hot 100 list. On October 3, 2022, Marley received backlash on social media after participating in

's Yeezy SZN 9 fashion show in

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, during which she modeled a shirt with the slogan "WHITE LIVES MATTER". Marley defended her decision to wear the apparel, claiming people are in a "hive mind mentality" and that she did not do so without intention or prior thought.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marley, Selah 1998 births Living people American people of Jamaican descent American people of Cuban descent American female models People from Miami People from South Orange, New Jersey People from Los Angeles Models from Florida Singers from Florida New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study alumni 21st-century American women Marley family