Alexis Ren

American influencer and model (born 1996)

Actress
Entrepreneur
Environmental Activist
Mental-Health Activist
Social media personality
model

Years active2015–presentModeling informationHeight176 cm (5 ft 9 in)Hair colorDark blondeEye colorBrown

Alexis René Glabach (born November 23, 1996), known professionally as Alexis Ren, is an American influencer,^[1] actress,^[2] entrepreneur, environmental and mental health activist, and model.

Early life

On November 23, 1996, Ren was born Alexis René Glabach in Santa Monica, California, where she grew up^[3] and was homeschooled.^[4]

Career

Modeling

At 13, Ren became a model for the label Brandy Melville.^[3] She became a social media personality at 15 when photos of her in a black string bikini posing by a pool went viral on Tumblr.^[1] She has since appeared in advertisements for the mobile game Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire.^[5]^[6] In 2017, she launched an activewear line called Ren Active.^[7] In September 2018, it was announced that Ren would compete on season 27 of Dancing with the Stars.^{[citation needed]} Her professional partner was Alan Bersten.^[8]

Ren was Maxim's cover girl for the August 2017 issue,^[9] Maxim's Mexico cover girl for the March 2018 issue, and a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue rookie for 2018.^[10]^[11]

In October 2019, she starred as "Scarlet Jones" in the music video for Ed Sheeran's "South of the Border." She was also featured in the music video for Kygo's "Not Ok."^{[citation needed]}

Ren is the founder of a management company in Japan, Meissa Inc.^{[citation needed]} She has been featured in Forbes^{[citation needed]} and Vogue.^[12]

YouTube

In September 2017, Ren uploaded her first video on her YouTube channel. In April 2020, she uploaded her first cover song video to her YouTube Channel.^{[citation needed]}

Entrepreneurship

Ren founded We Are Warriors (WAW) in 2021, an online education hub for mental health, wellness, and fitness. Initially Ren built a community over direct messages online which then transitioned to monthly challenges over the video communication software, Zoom. ^{[citation needed]}

In April 2022, Ren announced Sirens, a women-led community built on top of the Solana blockchain that supports mental health, education, and eco-friendly living. The project attracted over 10,000 members within the first couple of months in a Discord community built through NFTs.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Her mother, a health nutritionist expert, died in 2014 due to breast cancer.^[13] Following the death of her mother, Ren developed an eating disorder, which she later opened up about, saying she was in "a toxic state of mind."^[4]

Ren was in a relationship with actor and model Noah Centineo from March 2019 to January 2020.^[14]

She has two sisters and one younger brother.^[4]

Filmography

Film and television roles
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Love Advent	Herself		^[15]
2020	Deported	Alexis		^[16]
2020	Deputy	Becca	Episode: "10-8 Agency"
2020	Karate Guards	Best Friend	Short film
2022	The Enforcer	Lexus		^[17]^[2]
2022	Dotty & Soul	Stefani
TBD	Latency	Jen	Post-production
TBD	Second Chances	Shira	Post-production

Music videos

Year	Performer	Song	Role
2015	XYconstant	"Silverlined"	Co-Lead
2016	Fais ft. Afrojack	"Hey"	Co-Lead
2016	3LAU	"Is It Love"	Supporting
2017	The Chainsmokers	"Paris" (lyric video)	Lead
2019	Kygo	"Not Ok"	Co-Lead
2019	Ed Sheeran ft. Camila Cabello & Cardi B	"South of the Border"	Lead

Dancing with the Stars (Season 27 Performances)

Week	Dance / Song	Judges' score			Result
Week	Dance / Song	Inaba	Goodman	Tonioli	Result
1	Jive / "Good Golly, Miss Molly" Jive / "Shake the Room"	7 7	7 8	7 8	Bottom five Safe
2	Argentine tango / "Swan Lake Suite" Salsa / "Booty"	8 8	9 8	8 8	Safe
3	Contemporary / "How To Save A Life"	9	8	9	Safe
4	Trio Tango / "Move Your Body"	8	8	9	Safe
5	Foxtrot / "Just Around the Riverbend"	10	9	10	No elimination
6	Jazz / "Candyman"	9	9	9	Last to be called safe
7	Samba/ "Ladies in the ’90s" Team Freestyle / "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"	9 9	10 8	10 9	Safe
8 (Semifinals)	Waltz / "Water" Jive / "Yes"	9 10	9 10	10 10	Last to be called safe
9 (Finals)	Argentine tango / "Swan Lake Suite" Freestyle / "Head Above Water"	9 10	9 10	9 10	Fourth place

References

^ ^a ^b Jones, Allie. "Instagram's Teen Idol on What It's Like to Be 'Perfect'". The Cut. Archived from the original on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
^ ^a ^b Nachimson, Evan. "Alexis Ren Leaps Into Action in New Movie Starring Antonio Banderas and Kate Bosworth". Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
^ ^a ^b "Alexis Ren Is Maxim's August Cover Girl". Maxim. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c Narins, Elizabeth (May 25, 2017). "Instagram Star Alexis Ren Opens Up About the Eating Disorder She Hid for Years". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
^ Chapple, Craig (August 25, 2017). "MZ recruits influencer and model Alexis Ren as the face of Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire ad campaign". pocketgamer biz. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ Friederich, Brandon (August 28, 2017). "Alexis Ren Joins Kate Upton as Latest Super Hottie to Promote Mobile Video Game". Maxim. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Alexis Ren is Launching Her Own Activewear Line". Sidewalk Hustle. 2017-05-19. Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
^ Murphy, Desiree (September 12, 2018). "'Dancing With the Stars' Season 27 Cast Revealed -- Meet the Celebs and Their Pro Partners!". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
^ "Maxim Cover Girl Alexis Ren Sizzles in Brand New Bikini Beach Videos". Maxim. Archived from the original on 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
^ "Alexis Ren is officially a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model!". Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ "Alexis Ren Just Landed Her First Big Magazine Cover". Cosmopolitan. 2017-07-08. Archived from the original on 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
^ "Alexis Ren Is More Than a Social Media Superstar". Vogue. 2017-09-01. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
^ Nolasco, Stephanie (2017-07-07). "Alexis Ren opens up about her eating disorder: 'I overworked myself'". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
^ Hautman, Nicholas (2020-04-24). "Noah Centineo and Alexis Ren Split After 1 Year of Dating". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
^ "LOVE Advent 2017: Alexis Ren flashes peachy thong-clad bottom in VERY naughty clip". Daily Express. December 18, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "Deported (2020)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ Nachimson, Evan (September 13, 2022). "Alexis Ren Leaps Into Action in New Movie Starring Antonio Banderas and Kate Bosworth". Parade. Retrieved January 1, 2024.