Ella Rose Emhoff (born May 29, 1999)[1] is an American model, artist, and fashion designer. As the daughter of U.S. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and stepdaughter of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, she is a member of the Second Family of the United States.
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| Born | Ella Rose Emhoff May 29, 1999 |
| Education | Parsons School of Design (BFA) |
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| Agent | IMG Models |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Parent(s) | Doug Emhoff (father) Kerstin Emhoff (mother) |
| Relatives | Kamala Harris (stepmother) |
Early life
Emhoff was born to Douglas Emhoff, an entertainment lawyer,[2] and Kerstin Emhoff (née Mackin), a film producer.[3] She was named after the jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.[4] Although her father is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, a spokesperson for Emhoff clarified that Ella does not identify as Jewish.[5][6] She has an older brother, Cole.[7] Her parents divorced in 2008.[2][8][9] In August 2014, her father married Kamala Harris, a lawyer who was then serving as the Attorney General of California.[8][10] Emhoff and her brother coined the term "Momala" for their stepmother.[4][11] Emhoff, whose family are members of the Democratic Party, was raised around politics.[12][13] She and her family, as supporters of same-sex marriage in California, were active in fighting against the 2008 California Proposition 8.[12][13] In 2016, her stepmother was elected to the United States Senate, representing California.[14] In 2021, she became a member of the second family when her stepmother was sworn in as the Vice President of the United States.
Emhoff graduated from Wildwood School, where she was a member of the swimming and basketball teams, in 2018.[7][4] She was a student at the Parsons School of Design in New York City, where she majored in fine arts with a concentrated focus in apparel and textiles, and she graduated in May 2021.[7][11]
Career
In 2014, Emhoff made a cameo in the music video for Bo Burnham's song "Repeat Stuff".[7]
Emhoff designs jackets, hats, coats, and knitted shorts, which she sells from her Instagram account and her website.[12][13][15] She also sells ceramics, paintings, and drawings from her website.[16][17]
In January 2021, Emhoff was signed with IMG Models worldwide, an international modelling agency based in New York City.[11][18][19] She has gained attention from the BBC and the New York Times for having tattoos and refusing to shave her armpit hair.[3][20] The agency announced her contract on Twitter.[21] Earlier, she was featured in an editorial for the independent fashion magazine Buffalo Zine.[11][13][22] Viola, her modeling agent, signed her to his agency in September 2019.
She is a member of The 3% Movement, an organization focused on increasing the number of women creative directors in the United States.[23]
Personal life and public image
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Emhoff lives in Bushwick, Brooklyn and has been called "The First Daughter of Bushwick".[3][12][21] Her family has homes in Brentwood, Los Angeles; South of Market, San Francisco; and West End, Washington, D.C.[24]
She is a supporter of LGBT rights, particularly as an advocate for the rights of transgender people.[13] In 2020, she announced she would support the organization For the Gworls, a black, transgender-led collective that fundraises money to help black transgender people pay for rent, gender affirming surgery, travel, and medical care.[13][17][25]
Emhoff spoke in the broadcast of the 2020 Democratic National Convention in August 2020.[3][26]
On January 20, 2021, Emhoff attended the 59th U.S. Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., where her stepmother was sworn in as the 49th Vice President of the United States[7][21][5][13] As of August 2021[update], Emhoff is dating GQ editor Sam Hine.[27]
In November 2023, it was reported that she conducted a fund-raising campaign for Gaza during the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.[28]
Fashion
Emhoff received international media attention at the inauguration due to her outfits, including a dress she co-designed with Batsheva Hay, and a jewel-encrusted Miu Miu coat.[3][11][29] Vogue said that Emhoff's inauguration outfit "perfectly married her signature Brooklyn quirk with the solemnity of the occasion" and stated that "[Emhoff] wouldn't be hewing to any outdated notions of what a White House-adjacent young woman should dress like."[3][30] After the inauguration, Emhoff's Instagram following increased from 50,000 followers to over 300,000 in less than a week.[3][11][31] Fashion retailer Lyst reported that, after footage of Emhoff went viral on Twitter and TikTok,[32][33] Miu Miu saw a 455% increase in internet searches six hours after the inauguration.[34] She had also received attention for her skirt, tie, and Thom Browne coat she wore to the National COVID-19 Memorial in Washington, D.C., the night before the inauguration.[11][35]
References
External links
- Ella Emhoff at IMDb
