SHE'S A MOD-ELLA
Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter Ella Emhoff, 21, signs with IMG Models after eye-catching Inauguration Day appearance
KAMALA Harris' stepdaughter, Ella Emhoff, has been signed by IMG Models after her eye-catching appearance on Inauguration Day.
Emhoff made headlines after the Inauguration not only because she , but also for a video clip that appeared to show her comically raising an eye brow at former Vice President .
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IMG announced that they had signed , who is a fine arts students in New York City, on Thursday night.
Emhoff has now joined famous faces on IMG's roster like Gigi Hadid, Kate Moss, and as of this week, poet laureate Amanda Gorman, who also left a major impression after her appearance at 's swearing in ceremony, where she read a poem.
Emhoff is the step-daughter of , and the daughter of First Gentleman Doug Emhoff and Kerstin Emhoff, a production company founder.
She and , refer to the VP as "momala, the best step-mom in the world."
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The new face of IMG said she was surprised when the agency approached her, as she does boast an unconventional look, with a self-described "funky haircut" and a handful of tattoos, some she gave herself.
"I was pretty surprised when everything with IMG was happening because when I was young, I never saw that as being part of my timeline," .
"As someone who, like a lot of young girls out there, has self-confidence issues, it is intimidating and scary to go into this world that is hyper-focused on you and the body," she said.
The model went on to say that she decided to enter the world of IMG because she has seen a lot of diversity in models working today, and she wants to be a "part of that change."
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The president of IMG, Ivan Bart, told The Times that he noticed Emhoff's style over the summer, and began discussing the possibility of a contract with her.
Emhoff has done modeling before, but nothing on such a scale as working with IMG, which represents many of the biggest and highest paid models in the industry.
As the step-daughter of the nation's first female VP, Emhoff already had a rather large social media following.
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She uses her Instagram account to show off various, brightly-colored knit works that she creates, and wears, herself.
Her inauguration appearance, however, gave her quite the popularity boost.
She went from having about 50,000 followers on Instagram to 300,000 a week later.
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