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Biographical
Gender: Female
Born: July 18th, 1987
Age: 34
Home: Minnetonka, Minnesota
Height: 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Spouse: Rhett Ellison (Husband)
Friends: Brenda Arens

Jessica Serfaty

Feuds: Alasia Ballard

Angelea Preston Krista White

Cycle 14
Place: 2nd/13th
Debut: Be My Friend, Tyra!
Last: America's Next Top Model is... (Cycle 14)

Raina Marie Ellison, née Hein was a contestant on cycle 14 of ANTM in 2010, where she was the runner-up.

Early Life[]

Raina was born in July 18, 1987, in Minnetonka, Minnesota. She attended at Concordia University of St. Paul. She says that was shy and wasn't popular.

ANTM[]

Raina was the fourth girl called to the final cast. She was good friends with Jessica and Brenda in the house. She was known for being too bubbly by the other girls, with some of them calling her fake. She is known for her catchphrase "Oh My Lanta!"

she received the first call-out for the perfume photoshoot in episode two. She also had one second call-out and three consecutive third call-outs.

She lost against Krista in the finale because the judges felt that Krista would be a better international model than Raina.

Call-Out Order[]

Raina Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
4th 8th 1st 6th 2nd 7th 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd Eliminated

Post-Show[]

After the show, Raina has signed with Wilhelmina Models in Miami, Major Models in Paris, PhotoGenics in Los Angeles, LOOK Model Agency in San Francisco, Moore Creative Talent in Minneapolis, Ignite Models in Dallas, and Wehmann Models & Talent in Minneapolis.

She was in the magazines Twin Cities Statement, Harper's Bazaar Arabia, Harper's Bazaar UK and Harper's Bazaar Hong Kong, Harper's Bazaar Indonesia, Metro, Grazia Middle East, Treats, Twin, Glam Couture, Cosmopolitan Indonesia, Mpls St. Paul Weddings, NailPro, Bello, Orange County Bride, Women's Health Malaysia, Men's Health, US Industry, Fashion Collection, The LA Fashion, Botchii, Be., Supermodels Unlimited, BLA, Lavendar, Russh, Fashion Couture, Elléments, Besita Boutique, Viva, Minnesota Monthly, iMUTE, FHI Heat, MITH and ABookOf.us.[1]

She modeled for Jenny Carle Summer Collection, Cliche Boutique, Shop NBC, Vanity Clothing, Ribnick Fur & Leather, Ellie Lavelle Spring 2011, Alpaca, Macy's, Target, Office Max, Mall of America, Jagress and Betsey Johnson.[2] She was the face of Symphony Retailers in Dubai.[3] She had received a contract to model in Hong Kong for three months. Her runway credits include Rachel Roy, Anna Sui, Envisions, Vera Wang in Dubai Fashion Week, Macy's, and Bebe.[4]

She has been featured in commercials for Anytime Fitness, Macy's, McDonald's and Domyos, a European fitness line. She played Catwoman in a Batman themed parody of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" called "Bat Romance".[5] She appeared in the music videos for Bon Iver's "Calgary" and The 1975's "Girls".[6][7] She was one of the fake brides in Maroon 5's "Sugar" video.[8] She has appeared in the Daniel Cummings-directed short film 'Parallels'.

Personal Life[]

Raina married professional NFL player Rhett Ellison. They have two children together.[9]

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