Kelsey Merritt: Making It Happen
Kelsey began modeling at around 15 years old, when her model friends from Pampanga encouraged her to join them in Philippine Fashion Week.
When she turned 18, an email shook her off her feet: an invitation to sign up with New York-based modeling agency Wilhelmina International, founded by Dutch supermodel Wilhelmina Cooper and the agency behind supermodels like Iman, Gia Carangi and Beverly Peele.
Wilhelmina International also manages singer-actor Nick Jonas; pop star Demi Lovato; and models Cindy Bruna and Nyle DiMarco, among others.
Kelsey has graced the covers of local glossies like Rogue and METRO, fronted numerous campaigns for international brands like UNIQLO and designers like Vera Wang, and even shot a Maybelline commercial with top model Gigi Hadid — all while maintaining her status as a regular AB Communication senior at the Ateneo de Manila University.
Kelsey continues to impress us with her modeling chops — locally, as the face of Kashieca’s latest campaign and as the newest Maybelline girl.
