Who is Bob Marley’s model-singer granddaughter, Selah Marley? She sparked outrage for wearing a ‘White Lives Matter’ shirt on Ye’s Yeezy runway and is pursuing music like mum Lauryn Hill
- Selah Marley caused an uproar for wearing a ‘White Lives Matter’ shirt at Ye’s, aka Kanye West’s, Yeezy show during Paris Fashion Week – but she stood by her choices on Instagram
- Controversies aside, the 23-year-old has built up an impressive modelling resume working with Chanel, Pyer Moss, Hugo Boss, Ivy Park, Armani Exchange and Calvin Klein
This latest scandal aside, Selah is also an accomplished artist and model and is music royalty.
Her mother is Lauryn Hill, American rapper and member of 90s hip-hop group The Fugees. Her father is Rohan Marley, a Jamaican native, founder of Marley Coffee and a former Miami linebacker. Perhaps most famously, he’s also the son of late reggae musician Bob Marley – who needs no introduction. Though Selah’s parents were never married, they share five children together.
So what else do we know about her so far?
Her name has biblical origins
Marley’s name, Selah, can be found in the bible’s book of Psalms. Her grandmother, Rita Marley, was the one who chose it, reported Andscape.
The 23-year-old shared the meaning of her name in an interview with W Magazine, saying it refers to a kind of meditational pause to reflect. She added that this is both fortunate and unfortunate for her as she tends to overthink at times.
She attended NYU – but dropped out
