Actress and model who made her name known with many sensational music videos: Who is Emily Ratajkowski?

Her full name is Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski, she was born on June 7, 1991 in Westminster, London. She was born as the only child of her mother, Israeli-born teacher Kathleen Anne Balgley, and father, Polish-born artist and teacher, John David "J.D" Ratajkowski. Ratajkowski tried her career first with football, acting and ballet. Having appeared in several local theatrical productions, Ratajkowski's exposure to the nude female figure in photography and art during her formative years also prepared her for future nude work.

At the encouragement of an acting coach, Ratajkowski contacted Ford Models agency and signed a contract. That same day, at the age of 14, she began modeling for young print catalogs for the department store chains Kohl's and Nordstrom. While modeling and acting in Los Angeles, she enrolled at the San Dieguito Academy in Encinitas. She then appeared as Tasha, Gibby's girlfriend, in two episodes of the third season of the Nickelodeon teen sitcom "iCarly" (2009–2010).

After attending UCLA for a year in 2009, Ratajkowski decided to model full-time and dropped out of school. After campaigns and editorials with photographer Tony Duran, Ratajkowski began appearing in more fashion editorials. The artistic erotic magazine "Treats!", including the cover of the third issue of March 2012. She appeared in front of the camera for a few first issues of. Thanks to this cover, she earned two high-profile music video roles. Ratajkowski later appeared in advertising campaigns for the Japanese company Nikon and the Moroccan food chain 'Carl's Jr'.

Ratajkowski appeared in Taio Cruz's music video for "Fast Car" released on November 5, 2012, and Maroon 5's music video for "Love Somebody", which was released twice. The latter featured bare-chested Adam Levine using reverse green-screen technology to paint Ratajkowski with her hands in a clip directed by Rich Lee. Also in 2012, she did nude and clothed art modeling for some shoots and videos. The following year, she posed for photographer Tony Kelly for the Turkey cover of GQ magazine. That same year, Ratajkowski appeared in the 2013 music video for "Blurred Lines", sung by Robin Thicke, T.I, and Pharrell Williams. After the video was published, it created a lot of controversy. Despite this, the song became the number one song of 2013 on music charts in many countries. At year's end, the song stayed at number one for twelve consecutive weeks, setting a later-breaking record, making it the longest-running number-one song of the decade.

After this video, it gave Ratajkowski a reputation especially as a sex symbol. In October 2013, Ratajkowski was named "Woman of the Year" by Esquire magazine. That December, she was named one of the "twenty hottest sex symbols" by Rolling Stone magazine. In April 2014, she was declared the fourth "sexiest" woman in the world by FHM magazine. Later that year, it was included in the "2014 Hot 100" list by Maxim magazine. The AskMen men's web portal announced Ratajkowski as the "third most desirable" woman of 2014.

Ratajkowski posed for the July 2013 cover of "CR Fashion Book", which featured erotic scenes with male models and Karlie Kloss, photographed by Bruce Weber. On June 24, she appeared topless in the July 2014 cover story of American GQ magazine, photographed by Michael Thompson. Ratajkowski was featured as the cover model for the November 2014 issue of Cosmopolitan fashion and entertainment magazine. On October 30, 2014, she appeared in the trailer for the live-action game "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare" with Taylor Kitsch.

Later that year, she starred alongside Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, and Carrie Coon in the psychological thriller "Gone Girl," directed by David Fincher and based on the novel of the same name. Released in theaters on October 3, 2014, the film was both a critical and commercial success.

The following year, Ratajkowski appeared on the cover of the February 2015 FHM magazine, but reported that her photo was used without her consent. That same year, she appeared in the 2015 comedy "Entourage" as a fictionalized version of herself as the love interest of Adrian Grenier's character. Her performance received mixed reviews from critics. She also appeared late in the series as Agent Day in the 2015 mini-series "The Spoils Before Dying". With her performance, she received positive reviews.

Ratajkowski earned her first lead role in the musical drama film "We Are Your Friends" with Zac Efron, released in August 2015. In the film, which premiered on August 11 in London, she played Stanford University dropout Sophie, the love interest of Efron's character and the girlfriend/personal assistant of Wes Bentley's character. Her role marked her rise as a style icon as she earned numerous best-dressed quotes from a variety of sources. Additionally, her performance was met with mixed reviews.

Around the time of the movie's release, Ratajkowski appeared on the covers and editorials of various magazines. Alongside this, she also appeared as the host of the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. Shortly after, she walked the runway for designer Marc Jacobs at the 2016 Spring/Summer New York Fashion Week finale. With this appearance, she contributed to Vogue's being listed as number one among "The 12 Beautiful Breaking Stars of 2015". In the same year, Ratajkowski took part on the runway of Paris Fashion Week on March 9, 2016 for the Miu Miu brand fall/winter 2016 fashion.

In a Buick Super Bowl commercial for the Cascada convertible during the Super Bowl 50 football game on February 7, 2016, Ratajkowski stares at Odell Beckham Jr. was included with. The ad received an average rating based on the ad meter. That same month, she appeared in the movie "In Darkness" with Natalie Dormer, Ed Skrein and Stacy Martin. Around the same time, Los Angeles-based jewelry designer Jacquie Aiche featured Ratajkowski in a campaign in the spring of 2016, wearing almost nothing but chains, rings, bracelets, necklaces and collars. In May of that year, Ratajkowski appeared in the Russian music video for "Inseparable" (sometimes translated as "Indivisible") with Russian entertainer Dima Bilan. That August, she was announced as the spokesperson for "Amore + Sorvete", the Australian swimwear brand.

Ratajkowski was one of five models to appear on the covers of Vogue magazine Germany in August 2016. She later appeared as one of three models on the cover of October Glamor magazine alongside Joan Smalls and Kate Upton. Around the same time, she starred in the season 1 episode of the Netflix comedy-drama anthology series "Easy" directed by Joe Swanberg. Then, on October 20, she became a guest judge on the 15th season episode of the reality TV drama "Project Runway".

The following year, she appeared on the cover of the February Vogue magazine España, shot by Miguel Reveriego. Also, the U.S. She appeared on the cover of the March issue of InStyle magazine and the May issue of the American Marie Claire magazine and the French L magazine. In March 2017, she became the face of fashion house DKNY. On 27 June, she was announced as the cover model for the August 2017 Australian magazine Harper's Bazaar, photographed by Pamela Hanson. That July, after modeling for French fashion label The Kooples' Autumn 2017 collection, Ratajkowski designed a 38-piece bag collection for the brand. She named her collection "Emily By The Kooples", while the first version of the collection came in six colors and featured "The Emily Bag", a leather carrying case. Later that month, she posed on the cover of the August issues of Allure magazine and British Glamor magazine. Besides that, it was announced as a nude photo publication for Love magazine, shot by Patrick Demarchelier.

On September 23, 2017, she appeared on the podium of Milan Fashion Week for luxury fashion house Bottega Veneta. At the same time, she said she worked with a coach to learn French and Italian for "Lying and Stealing." On November 1, Tyga released the 60-second bonus track music video for "Tequilla Kisses" starring Ratajkowski, but later removed the entire video. On November 9, a story was published about Ratajkowski's acquisition of Inamorata in August and subsequently launching her own swimwear brand soon. Later, Ratajkowski's swimwear line, Inamorata, was released on November 16, 2017, in three separate bikinis and three one-pieces.

In January 2018, Ratajkowski appeared in a fashion advertising campaign with Kérastase as the new ambassador. That March, she took part in her first fragrance campaign as the face of the women's collection of the fashion designer "Paco Rabanne Parfum". That same month, she was honored with the University of Southern California Inspiration Award at the opening ceremony. Later, she received the "Model of the Year Award" from the Daily Front Row fashion publication. She was a regular in the pilot "Bright Futures", which aired on NBC on March 29, 2018. The following month, the comedy "I Feel Pretty", in which Ratajkowski co-starred with Amy Schumer, was released in theaters.

Together with Spinelli Kilcollin, Ratajkowski designed and launched the mythology-themed "EmRata x Spinelli Kilcollin" jewelry collection, which was launched at Barneys New York on May 30, 2018. Later in the year, she walked the runway during fashion week for the Dolce & Gabbana brand. The following week, the romantic comedy "Cruise" was released, written and directed by Robert Siegel and starring Ratajkowski in the lead role with Spencer Boldman. That November, Ratajkowski co-starred with Aaron Paul in the drama thriller "Welcome Home."

In the same year, she took part in the documentary film "The American Meme". The following year, she appeared with Theo James in the crime drama film "Lying and Stealing" directed by Matt Aselton. Released on July 12, 2019, the film met with mixed or average reviews.

In November 2021, a collection of Ratajkowski's articles titled "My Body" was published. In October 2022, Ratajkowski partnered with Sony Music Entertainment to launch a podcast called "High Low with EmRata". In January 2023, she was announced as the face of luxury fashion brand Versace's Spring/Summer 2023 campaign.

She left acting in 2022 after an unsuccessful audition in the satirical black comedy film "Triangle of Sadness" (2022). Saying that people make her feel like a piece of meat because of her breasts, Ratajkowski added that she fired her team, including her representatives and manager.

Personal life

In December 2014, she started dating musician Jeff Magid. The couple separated in early 2018. On February 23, 2018, Ratajkowski announced that she was married to actor and producer Sebastian Bear-McClard. On October 26, 2020, Ratajkowski confirmed that she is pregnant. The couple has a son who was born on March 8, 2021. The couple separated in July 2022 and filed for divorce in September.

Ratajkowski appeared frequently in the media on charts and polls rating beauty or fashion. Also praised for her fashion sense, Ratajkowski was featured on Vogue magazine's Italia's "Best Dressed List of 2015". Included in the "best dressed" list by Harper's Bazaar magazine at New York Fashion Week in February 2016. Ratajkowski has raised many funds, made several public service announcements, and committed to appearing in a short film for a nonprofit called Planned Parenthood.