Lisa Selesner (born May 26, 1978), professionally known as Lisa S., is an American international model, actress and

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Early life

Lisa Selesner was born on May 26, 1978 in

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to an American mother and a father of French and Chinese descent. She was raised in

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where she was talent-scouted to be a model at age 14. She was raised by her mother and her stepfather, Gary Selesner, who is the president of

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. She stated that she shortened her surname from Selesner to the initial "S" because after moving to Hong Kong in 2000, "no one could pronounce it".

Career

In Hong Kong, she became a top model who lent her exotic looks to fashion catwalks and appeared in advertisements for brands like

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diamonds, and

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skincare. She has been described as a "bewitching designer-clad international model." She hosted a lifestyle programme on TV in Hong Kong. She also starred in three

movies: '' Silver Hawk'' (2004), '' Rob-B-Hood'' (2006), ''A Mob Story'' (2007) and cameoed in the Chinese movie '' Inseparable'' (2011) which starred Daniel Wu and Kevin Spacey. She is the founder of the monthly beauty box subscription 'Glamabox' which is provided in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Personal life

On April 6, 2010, Lisa S. married

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in South Africa, after eight years of dating. Their daughter, Raven, was born in 2013. Prior to their marriage, their privacy was occasionally invaded by paparazzi. Both Lisa and Wu are godparents to Ase Wang's daughter.

References

External links

Official Blog of Lisa S.
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lisa S. 1975 births Living people American expatriates in Hong Kong American female models American people of French-Jewish descent VJs (media personalities) Jewish American actresses Jewish female models Monegasque emigrants to the United States Actresses from New York (state) 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American Jews