Alexis Ren
Alexis Ren
Early life
Career
At 13, Ren was discovered to model for the label Brandy Melville.[4] She became a social media phenomenon at 15, when photos of her in a black string bikini posing by the pool went viral on Tumblr.[2] Since then she has appeared in a series of advertisements for the mobile game Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire.[6][7] She launched an activewear line called Ren Active.[8] Ren was named a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2018 Rookie of the year.[9] On September 12, 2018, Ren was announced as one of the celebrities who will compete on season 27 of Dancing with the Stars. Her professional partner was Alan Bersten.[10] Ren and Bersten reached the finals and came in fourth place on November 19, 2018.[11]
She was Maxim's cover girl for the August 2017 issue,[12] Maxim's Mexico cover girl for the March 2018 issue, and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Rookie for 2018.[9][13] She was included in Maxim's Hot 100 list of Sexiest Women in the World in 2019.
Personal life
Her mother, a health nutritionist expert, died in 2014 due to breast cancer.[14] Following the death of her mother, Ren developed an eating disorder, saying she was in "a toxic state of mind".[5]