The second daughter has a new role.
Ella Emhoff, the 21-year-old stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris and daughter of Doug Emhoff, has signed with IMG Models.
Following the announcement that inaugural poet Amanda Gorman has entered into an agreement with the same agency, IMG has revealed that Emhoff will also join the ranks of Gigi Hadid, Karlie Kloss and many of the other top models in the industry.
“It’s not really about shape, size or gender anymore,” Ivan Bart, president of IMG Models, told the New York Times. Ella communicates this moment in time. There is a brutality and a joy she radiates. ‘
He added that when he saw Ella wearing a sparkling Miu Miu coat last week at the swearing-in of her stepmother and President Biden, he thought, “Wow, she’s communicating fashion.”
Emhoff has a clear affinity for clothing; she is currently studying at the Parsons School of Design in New York and studying fine arts with a focus on textiles. She has also been working on a model on and off at a smaller agency for the past few years, according to the Times.
“As someone who, like many young girls out there, had confidence, it is intimidating and scary to enter this world that is hyper-focused on you and the body,” she said, promising to ‘be a part’ of change ”as someone with ‘really weird tattoos and a funky hairstyle.’