8 Gorgeous Photos of South African Model Lauren Mellor in St. Lucia

Mellor made her SI Swimsuit debut in 2014.

Lauren Mellor was photographed by Walter Iooss Jr. in St. Lucia.


Lauren Mellor was photographed by Walter Iooss Jr. in St. Lucia in 2014, and was featured in a second photo shoot the same year for a mermaid scales inspired body painting feature.

Mellor, who was born in South Africa, began modeling almost two decades ago. The 37-year-old knew immediately after her first free test shoot that she was going to love being in front of the camera.

She studied human resource management, organizational psychology and labor law at Cape Town University and later earned a Master’s in enterprise management with the hope of someday using her knowledge to “kickstart” her own company to “give back” — which was her ultimate goal.

Mellor said she lives by a philosophy that “if your mind is in the right place and your heart is kind and caring, you can be unstoppable.”

Here are some of our favorite photos from Mellor’s 2014 shoot in St. Lucia.

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit. Before joining SI Swimsuit in 2022, she worked at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. When she is not writing or doom-scrolling on social media, Panchal can be found playing sudoku, rewatching One Tree Hill or trying new restaurants. She's also a coffee and chocolate (separately) enthusiast. Panchal has a bachelor’s in communications and journalism from Boston University.