31/01/2021
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Inauguration star Ella Emhoff signs major modeling deal
Published 29th January 2021
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Doug Emhoff (from left), Vice President Elect Kamala Harris, Cole
Emhoff, Ella Emhoff, and Vice President Mike Pence stand as Lady Gaga sings the National Anthem at the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Inauguration star Ella Emhoff signs major modeling deal
Written by Jacqui Palumbo, CNN
Vice President Kamala Harris' stepdaughter Ella Emhoff, whose fashion choices went viral during last week's US presidential inauguration, has signed with a major modeling agency.
Emhoff will join top supermodels like Karlie Kloss and Gisele Bündchen, as well as singers like Selena Gomez, on IMG Models' prestigious roster. An agency spokesperson confirmed the deal to CNN on Thursday, though declined to give further comment.
The announcement comes just days after IMG Models signed a contract with national youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman, another star of President Joe Biden's inauguration.
From left, Cole Emhoff and Ella Emhoff arrive for the US presidential inauguration on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington.
From left, Cole Emhoff and Ella Emhoff arrive for the US presidential inauguration on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington. Credit: Win McNamee/AP
Both women sent the internet buzzing with their stylish looks and presence at last Wednesday's swearing-in ceremony. Emhoff impressed fashion watchers in an embellished Miu Miu houndstooth jacket and oversized collar, which she wore over a high-neck Batsheva burgundy dress with puffed sleeves. (She also went viral for a video in which she expressively wiggled her eyebrows.)
Meet Ella Emhoff, the US presidential inauguration's breakout fashion star
Meet Ella Emhoff, the US presidential inauguration's breakout fashion star
Shortly after the presidential inauguration, writer and editor Evan Ross Katz tweeted that Emhoff was "a style icon in the making." Fashion retailer Lyst meanwhile reported a 455% spike in searches for Miu Miu within six hours of the inauguration.
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