This is the prestigious modeling agency that has signed Kamala Harris's stepdaughter

Ella Emhoff, the 21-year-old stepdaughter of US Vice President Kamala Harris and the daughter of her husband, Doug Emhoff, has signed a contract with the prestigious modeling agency IMG Models.

Following the announcement that the poet Amanda Gorman - who played a relevant role in the inauguration of Biden and Harris on January 20 - reached an agreement with the same agency, IMG has revealed that Emhoff also joins this company.

Among others, Gigi Hadid and Karlie Kloss are part of it.

"It's no longer about shape, size or gender,"

Ivan Bart, president of IMG Models

, told

.

“She knows how to communicate in this moment, in this time.

It exudes cheek and joy. "

Bart added that when he saw Ella in a shiny Miu Miu signature coat on Capitol Hill during his stepmother and President Biden's swearing in he thought, "Wow, she's communicating fashion."

IMG Models is one of the heavyweights in the sector.

Bart has been with it since 1994, when he became creative director, and became president of it eight years ago.

But the company was actually founded in 1987. It has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, London, Milan and even Sydney.

Among his first arrivals were Tyra Banks, Gisele Bündchen or Kate Moss.

It was sports agent Mark McCormack, an industry heavyweight, who saw that there was a business opportunity in managing the modeling career at a time when the industry was emerging, and decided to create a new division for it from another parent agency called IMG Worldwide.

He saw that the mannequins were beginning to be characters to follow, with their own personality beyond photography and that they could become brands.

Over the years, they have created initiatives to prepare and help young models to develop their careers in a healthy way, for example.

From there, they made history.

After being booked by IMG, Ella has said: "As someone who, like many young girls, had self-confidence issues, it is intimidating and terrifying to be in this world that is hyper-focused on you and the body."

Hence he has promised to be "part of that change" as someone with "really weird tattoos and a weird haircut."

Emhoff has long been closely associated with the fashion industry.

She is currently a senior at New York's prestigious Parsons School of Design, studying fine arts with a focus on textiles.

She has also modeled "on and off" for the past several years with a smaller agency, according to the

Ella Emhoff already produces her own knitwear and is famous for her crocheted fisherman hats and

basketball

cardigans and

that she promotes through Instagram.

He garnered attention when he wore a Frankie Shop pinstripe suit to the Delaware election party.

For the inauguration, she opted for the now famous Miu Miu checkered coat with diamonds and was declared one of the most elegant of the act.

She, who also interned for fashion brand ALC, prefers the colorful clothing of Tyler McGillivary and her fellow student Bailee Mylin.

The young woman is also an adolescent TikTok phenomenon, as she is already part of her family.

Meena Harris, Kamala's niece and attorney, posted a video on TikTok of the family following the election results.

The entry immediately garnered 400,000 visits, reinforcing the idea that a new star has been born with her.