She was born in Mississauga, Ontario and moved to Alpine, Utah with her family in 1996. In 2007 she graduated from Lone Peak High School and soon after attended the University of Utah. In her first year at University she was discovered by Pulse Management and was quickly signed by Elite Models in 2008. Since then, Larisa has traveled all over the world and worked for companies such as Nordstroms, Kohls, Boston Proper, Journeys, and Michael Kors. After 3 years in the modeling industry she has learned a lot about the body, food, nutrition, and beauty regimens. She has a passion for cooking healthy food and will give anyone advice.