As a leading voice and face in the fashion industry, EMME is the iconic world’s first curvy supermodel. With the conviction that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and a career that spans more than two decades, EMME has paved the way and given women the platform to feel beautiful and empowered through all social media @SupermodelEMME and her online community -
A TV personality, model, mom, author, brand spokesperson, creative director of her clothing lines, lecturer, and globally recognized women’s advocate for positive body image and self-esteem, EMME’s message is clear – to awaken the inner magnificence inherent in each of us, to be whole. She is the first model invited to speak before a Congressional subcommittee in Washington, D.C. with a mission to increase public awareness of eating and body image disorders.
EMME is often consulted and interviewed in the media on eating disorders and body image, fashion trends, and model diversity, as well as surviving cancer and women's health. She is consistently booked to appear on such media outlets as CNN, MSNBC, HLN, FOX News, GMA, CBS The Early Show, OMG! Insider, Huff Post LIve Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, The Today Show, Yahoo!Style, PeopleStyleWatch, USAToday, and others to share her point of view on these topics and more.
EMME launched Fashion Without Limits: Changing the Face of Fashion with her alma mater Syracuse University to create a first-of-its-kind inclusive fashion education curriculum for young designers including designs for size 12 and above. The goal of #FWL is to initiate a shift in the global fashion community toward the proactive inclusion of a broader size range of fashion apparel for all women. EMME's work with #SUFWL has received national and international praise from Women’s Wear Daily, Vogue Italia, MTV, and The DailyMail UK, among others.
EMME is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post and the author of four books, “True Beauty”, “Life’s Little Emergencies”, Morning Has Broken and her children’s book “What Are You Hungry For?”
She has twice been selected to People Magazine’s "50 Most Beautiful People" and Ladies’ Home Journal chose her as one of the "Most Important Women in America" and one of the "Most Fascinating Women of the Year." These accolades are truly representative of her tireless commitment to advocacy, but it doesn’t stop there: she has also been honored as one of Glamour magazine’s "Women of the Year" and as one of Biography magazine’s “25 Most Influential Women.”
EMME is the current past chair ambassador to The National Eating Disorders Association, honorary board member to Project Heal, and donates her time to the Girl Scouts of America.
Born in New York City, EMME was raised in Saudi Arabia and attended Kent, the prestigious Connecticut boarding school, and was awarded a full rowing athletic scholarship to Syracuse University making her part of the first generation of young women in the nation to benefit from Title IX.
EMME’s passion for nature and fitness fuels her active lifestyle, which includes triathlons, snowshoeing, boogie boarding, hiking, long-distance biking, yoga, and swimming. Today, EMME and her daughter live in Northern New Jersey. SHP PR: Bonnie@shpny.com
