Alexis René Glabach (born November 23, 1996), known professionally as Alexis Ren, is an American
model
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.
Early life
On November 23, 1996, Ren was born Alexis René Glabach in
Santa Monica
Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...
,
California
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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
Tumblr
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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 ''
Maxim
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Entertainment
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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
Ed Sheeran
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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.
Afrojack
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, alongside
Jay Alvarrez.
She has been featured in
Forbes
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and
Vogue.
YouTube
In September 2017, Ren uploaded her first video on her
YouTube
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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
breast cancer
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. Following the death of her mother, Ren developed an
eating disorder
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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
References
External links
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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