Waller was born on October 16, 1989, in Thunder Bay, Ontario[2][3] to a Scottish mother and a Canadian father of Polish/Ukrainian/ Icelandic descent.

[4] Waller was scouted for the third cycle of Canada's Next Top Model while working retail in Winnipeg.

[6] She shot an ad campaign for Capezio shoes,[7] and appeared in magazines Clin d'oeil,[8] SANDBOX,[9][10] Marie Claire, Elle, Cosmopolitan, harpers bazaar and vogue.

She modeled for department stores Bloomingdale's, Saks Fifth Avenue and Barneys New York.

[4] She also walked for Donna Karan,[4] J. Mendel, ODLR, Just Cavalli, Armani, Monique Lhuillier, Zimmermann, Milly, Marissa Webb, Hanley Mellon and Banana Republic.