Early life and career
Marley was born to American singer Lauryn Hill and Jamaican entrepreneur Rohan Marley, who never legally married but had a long-term partnership for 15 years. [2] She is the granddaughter of reggae icon Bob Marley. The name Selah is Hebrew, meaning "meditational pause". [3] Marley has numerous siblings and half-siblings between her parents. [4] The most recent addition is through her father's marriage to Brazilian model Barbara Fialho. Marley says that her childhood was complex and traumatic at times. [5]
Born in Miami and raised in South Orange, New Jersey, [6] Marley attended Columbia High School [7] in Maplewood, New Jersey.
As of 2017, Marley was a student of New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, concentrating on science, comparative religion, and philosophy. [8]
Marley started modeling in 2011, when she was featured in Teen Vogue , [9] [10] additionally she has appeared in Vogue , [4] CR Fashion Book , Dazed , Elle , Harper's Bazaar , L'Officiel , [11] Love , Vanity Fair , V , and Vogue Arabia among others. [12] Marley has walked the runway for Chanel, [13] Calvin Klein, [14] Telfar, [15] Pyer Moss, [16] and Kanye West's Adidas Yeezy line. In 2016, The New York Times named her one of "Fashion's New 'it' Kids". [17] In 2017, she was featured a campaign alongside Rowan Blanchard, for Converse; [18] and was also featured in a campaign for Michael Kors. [19] In 2018, Marley fronted the Chanel campaign for their Chance fragrance. [20] [21] That same year she was featured in a campaign for Telfar, [22] and Beyoncé's Ivy Park line. [23] Marley also acted as a muse for Dior Beauty. [24]
Marley has been featured on the covers of Wonderland, [25] Flaunt, [26] UK Sunday Times , [27] and L'Uomo Vogue . [28] In 2016, Marley was placed on Dazed 's 'Dazed 100' list. [29] In 2017, she was placed on the Maxim Hot 100 list. [30]
On October 3, 2022, Marley received backlash on social media after participating in Kanye West's Yeezy SZN 9 fashion show in Paris, during which she modeled a shirt with the slogan "White Lives Matter." Marley defended her decision to wear the apparel, claiming people are in a "hive mind mentality" and that she did not do so without intention or prior thought. [31] [32] [33]
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