Kelsey Alaine Merritt (born October 1, 1996) is a Filipino[1] model best known for being the first Filipino woman to walk in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show[2] and to feature in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

[3] Merritt was born on October 1, 1996, in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines to a Filipina mother and American soldier father of French, German, British and Irish descent who was semi-retired in Clark, Angeles City.

[5] She has been modelling in the Philippines from a young age and is currently based in New York City and Los Angeles.

During her career in the Philippines, she did commercials with Palmolive, San Miguel Light, clothing brand Kashieca, and posed for numerous magazine covers.

[6][7] On October 9, 2019, Kelsey posted on her Instagram that she signed with her new management, The Society in New York City.