Emily DiDonato (born February 24, 1991) is an American model. She was born in Goshen New York and is of Italian, Irish and Native American ancestry. She began her career in modeling at the age of 10 and has since worked with major brands such as Guess, Ralph Lauren, Maybeline New York, Giorgio Armani, L'Oreal and Oysho. She made her ''

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'' debut in 2013.

Early life

Born in

Goshen, New York Goshen is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 14,571 at the 2020 census.US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report Goshen, Orange County, New York QuickFacts https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/goshentownorangecountyne ...

, DiDonato is of Italian, Irish, and Native American ancestry. Her great-grandparents emigrated to the U.S. from Italy.

Career

DiDonato signed with ReQuest Model Management in 2008 and booked several major campaigns for the following year, including

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's "Rugby" ad campaign, and Maybelline New York. Having just graduated from high school with only a few months of modeling experience, she made her television commercial debut for Maybelline's "Color Sensational Lip Color" line, alongside

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, and

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. DiDonato began modeling for

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in August 2009 and appeared on her first magazine cover with ''The Block'''s October 2009 issue. Prior to the 2009

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, ''Vogue Germany'' dubbed her "top newcomer". In 2010, she became the face of

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's fragrance Acqua Di Gioia. Images of her from this campaign were used on the cover pages of

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's Annual and Financial Reports for 2010. For summer 2013, DiDonato starred in an advertising campaign for

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. She made her ''

'' debut in 2013, with photos taken in Namibia. DiDonato has walked for

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, Balmain,

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, rag+bone,

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, Loewe, and

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. She has appeared in advertising campaigns for

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, Longchamp,

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, Aldo, Gap,

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, and

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Personal life

DiDonato married financier Kyle Peterson on June 23, 2018. She gave birth to a daughter on November 23, 2021, and gave birth to a son in May 2023. In August 2024, she revealed that she had miscarried, at eight weeks, earlier that year.https://people.com/model-emily-didonato-tearfully-details-her-miscarriage-with-third-baby-i-feel-terrified-8701201

References

External links

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Vogue's "The Scene": The September Issue premier gallery
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