Liris Crosse

Liris Crosse has taken the fashion world by storm. She is the first plus-size model winner of the hit show Project Runway. Besides, she became the first Black model to grace the Goddess Lingerie campaign in 2015. The Baltimore native is regarded as a pioneer and advocate for full-figured Black women in fashion and modeling.

Bio, Wiki, Parents

Liris Crosse was born on 22 October 1978 in Randallstown, Maryland, USA. She is an American by nationality and belongs to the Afro-American ethnicity. Her birth sign is Libra. She credits her father, St. George I.B. Crosse III, for her entrepreneurial spirit.

Her mother, Delois Crosse, and her older sister are very supportive of her choice of career. She graduated from Randallstown High School and went to Bowie State University.

Is Liris Crosse Dating Someone?

As of April 2021, Liris is possibly single. To date, she hasn't announced being in a relationship with anyone. Her social accounts are also impotent in revealing her possible love affair. She has done an outstanding job to keep her love life away from the media spotlight if she is dating someone in secret.

Net Worth and Salary

Before starting her acting career, Liris was more into modeling as she was a full-figured Afro-America woman to complete in the fashion world. She has been featured in various magazines like American Vogue, Essence, and British Cosmopolitan. Furthermore, she was named the Top Ten Plus Models by Vibe Vixen Magazine. She also appeared in one of the Eye Candy Models of the decade by XXL Magazine.

In 2013, Liris had her runway to British Plus Size Fashion Weekend in the UK and Plus Size Fashion Days in Germany. She also launched a class, Life of a Working Model Boot Camp. In 2015, she was the first Black model to compete in the Goddess Lingerie campaign. The same year, she walked in the reality TV competition Project Runway at New York Fashion Week. In 2017, she appeared in Marie Claire magazine and was named the Full-Figured Fashion Week’s Model of the Year. 

Apart from her modeling career, Liris has been featured in movies like The Best Man and Baby Boy and the TV series The Wire and Law & Order. She has bagged a huge sum of money from her professional career. As of 2021, Liris has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million. 

Height, Weight, Body Measurements

The 42-year-old plus-size model has a decent height of  5 feet 11 inches. She has black hair and brown eyes. Her body measurements are 43-35-47 inches. 

Interesting Facts 

1. Liris has almost 82k followers on her Instagram account. 
2. She has signed to Dorothy Combs Models in the USA & IMM Models in the UK.
3. She has worked with famous artists like Morris Chestnut, Terrence Howard, and Nia Long.