As one of the two winners of the competition, alongside Camille Kostek , she officially appeared in the edition as a rookie. Prior to her career as a model, Kalil competed in beauty pageants. She is the middle child of three; Kalil has an older sister and a younger brother.
She attended St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota , where she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in medical biology and psychology , and a minor in chemistry. Haley began her career in pageantry at the age of 16, competing in Miss Minnesota Teen USA , where she placed as the third runner-up behind eventual winner Vanessa Johnston. She judged the Miss USA competition. She advanced from her original application to one of the top 35, and later top fifteen contestants.
In March , it was announced that Kalil had been selected as one of the two winners of the competition, alongside Camille Kostek. She appeared as a rookie model in the edition, [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] and also appeared in the [ 22 ] and [ 23 ] Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue editions. In , Kalil was signed to Wilhelmina Models New York, [ 24 ] but stated in March that she would no longer work with modeling agencies citing negative experiences.
In May , Kalil who goes by haleyybaylee on social media [ 26 ] gained attention for a TikTok video posted on the day of the Met Gala in which she lip-synced to an audio of the movie Marie Antoinette dressed in a "floral headdress with doll-like makeup" at the Met Gala saying " let them eat cake ".
The following year, on July 8, they renewed their vows in a formal ceremony with family and friends, celebrating a year of marriage. In , Kalil was diagnosed with endometriosis , urethritis and ovarian cysts , and underwent surgery to remove the tissue from endometriosis and the scar tissue from urethritis.
