Marissa Irwin is an American

model A model is an informative representation of an object, person, or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin , . Models can be divided in ...

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 Stark County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of cities in Ohio, eighth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 70,872 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Canton–Massillo ...

, she received training from the Barbizon modeling school of

Akron Akron () is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the fifth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 census. The Akron metropolitan area, covering Summit and Portage counties, had ...

.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 secondary to

Ehlers–Danlos syndrome Ehlers–Danlos syndromes (EDS) is a group of 14 genetic connective-tissue disorders. Symptoms often include loose joints, joint pain, stretchy velvety skin, and abnormal scar formation. These may be noticed at birth or in early childhood. Co ...

., accessed March 12, 2010 Her medical story has appeared in the

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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