Alexis René Glabach (born November 23, 1996), known professionally as Alexis Ren, is an American

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Early life

On November 23, 1996, Ren was born Alexis René Glabach in

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, where she grew up and was homeschooled. She has two sisters and one younger brother.

Career

Modeling

At 13, Ren became a model for the label Brandy Melville. She became a social media personality at 15 when photos of her in a black string bikini posing by a pool went viral on

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. She has since appeared in advertisements for the mobile game '' Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire''. She launched an activewear line called Ren Active. In September 2018, it was announced that Ren would compete on season 27 of '' Dancing with the Stars.'' Her professional partner was Alan Bersten. Ren and Bersten reached the finals and came in fourth place on November 19, 2018. Ren was ''

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''s cover girl for the August 2017 issue, ''Maxim''s Mexico cover girl for the March 2018 issue, and a '' Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' rookie for 2018. She was included in ''Maxim'''s Hot 100 list of Sexiest Women in the World in 2019. In October 2019, she starred as "Scarlet Jones" in the music video for

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's " South of the Border." She was also featured in the music video for Kygo's "Not Ok," and “ Hey” by Fais feat.

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, alongside Jay Alvarrez. She has been featured in

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and Vogue.

YouTube

In September 2017, Ren uploaded her first video on her

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channel, which has more than one million subscribers. Her second video, "10 minute ab workout" is her most viewed video to date, with more than 50 million views. Across her social media accounts, she has more than 20 million followers to date. In April 2020, she uploaded her first cover song video to her YouTube Channel.

Entrepreneurship

Ren founded We Are Warriors in 2021, an online education hub for mental health, wellness, and fitness.

Personal life

Her mother, a health nutritionist expert, died in 2014 due to

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. Following the death of her mother, Ren developed an

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, which she later opened up about, saying she was in "a toxic state of mind." Ren dated travel influencer and surfer Jay Alvarrez from 2015 to 2016. She confirmed a romance with her dance partner Alan Bersten from October 2018 to January 2019 while filming the 27th season of '' Dancing with the Stars''. Ren was in a relationship with actor and model Noah Centineo from March 2019 to January 2020.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ren, Alexis 1996 births American female models American Internet celebrities Living people People from Santa Monica, California 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses