Emily DiDonato (born February 24, 1991) is an American model.

Early life

Born in

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, DiDonato is of Italian, Irish, and Native American ancestry. Her great-grandparents emigrated to the U.S. from Italy. Emily was scouted at the Danbury Mall when she was 10 years old by Tina Kiniry from the John Casablancas Modeling & Acting Agency of Connecticut. Tina introduced Emily to Request Model Management in 2008 and she booked jobs as the face of

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clothing for spring 2009 and as a model in

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's "Rugby" spring 2009 advertisement campaign.

Career

In May 2009, she was signed as the face of

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, having just graduated from high school with only a few months of modeling experience, and made her television commercial debut for the company'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 as the cover pages of

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's Annual and Financial Reports for 2010. For Summer 2013, Emily DiDonato stars in advertising campaign for

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. She made her ''

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

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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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, Gap,

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, and

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. DiDonato has stated that "I'd like to maybe get into acting one day."

Personal life

DiDonato married financier Kyle Peterson on June 23, 2018. In June 2021, DiDonato announced her pregnancy with a baby girl. She gave birth on November 23, 2021. In October 2022, DiDonato announced her second pregnancy.

References

External links

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Vogue's "The Scene": The September Issue premier gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:DiDonato, Emily 1991 births Living people American people of Italian descent American people of Irish descent Female models from New York (state) IMG Models models People from Goshen, New York American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent 21st-century American women