Emily DiDonato
{{Short description|American model}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox model
| name = Emily DiDonato
| image = Emily DiDonato, 2016 (cropped).jpg
| caption = DiDonato in 2016
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1991|02|24}}
| birth_place = Goshen, New York, U.S.
| spouse = {{marriage|Kyle Peterson|2018}}
| children = 2
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/emily_didonato |title=Emily DiDonato – Fashion Model – Profile with photos, biography and more on FMD |publisher=Fashionmodeldirectory.com |date=September 10, 2011 |access-date=February 21, 2012}}
| occupation = Model
| years_active = 2009–present
| agency = {{Plainlist|
- IMG Models (Worldwide)
- Iconic Management (Berlin){{Cite web|url=https://models.com/models/Emily-DiDonato|title = StackPath}} }}
}}
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 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue debut in 2013.
Early life
Born in Goshen, New York,{{cite web |author=Andy Gray |url=http://swimdaily.si.com/2013/02/26/emily-didonato-meet-the-rookie/ |title=Meet the Rookie |publisher=Swimdaily.si.com |date=February 26, 2013 |access-date=September 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117222321/http://swimdaily.si.com/2013/02/26/emily-didonato-meet-the-rookie/ |archive-date=January 17, 2014 |url-status=dead }} DiDonato is of Italian, Irish, and Native American ancestry.{{cite web|last=Wohlrab |first=Spencer |url=http://news.stylecaster.com/maybellines-new-face-emily-didonato |title=Maybelline's New Face: Emily DiDonato |publisher=Stylecaster.com |date=February 17, 2012 |access-date=February 21, 2012}}{{cite web|author=Andy Gray |url=https://www.si.com/swim-daily/2013/04/02/emily-didonato-25-facts-about-me |title=Emily DiDonato: 25 Facts About Me |publisher=Swimdaily.si.com |date=April 2, 2013 |access-date=August 23, 2017}} Her great-grandparents emigrated to the U.S. from Italy.{{cite web|last1=Macatee|first1=Rebecca|title=Jake Gyllenhaal's Rumored New Girlfriend Emily DiDonato: 5 Things to Know|date=March 7, 2013|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/395417/jake-gyllenhaal-s-rumored-new-girlfriend-emily-didonato-5-things-to-know|publisher=E!|access-date=September 17, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/fashion/models/edidonato/emilydidonato/|title=Emily DiDonato|publisher=New York Magazine|access-date=February 21, 2012|archive-date=January 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108165218/http://nymag.com/fashion/models/edidonato/emilydidonato/|url-status=dead}}
Career
Image:Emily DiDonato 2014.png Advent 2014]]
DiDonato signed with ReQuest Model Management in 2008 and booked several major campaigns for the following year, including Guess?,{{cite web|last=Lim |first=James |url=https://www.thecut.com/2009/08/meet_the_new_girl_emily_didona.html|title=Meet The New Girl: Emily DiDonato |website=The Cut |date=February 17, 2012 |access-date=December 5, 2019}} Ralph Lauren's "Rugby" ad campaign, and Maybelline New York.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/maybelline-signs-model-emily-didonato-2142224?src=nl/mornReport/20090521 |title=Maybelline Signs Model Emily DiDonato |publisher=Wwd.com |date=May 21, 2009 |access-date=February 21, 2012}} Having just graduated from high school with only a few months of modeling experience,{{cite web|author=Janelle |url=http://models.com/oftheminute/?p=8020 |title=Of The Minute |publisher=Models.com |date=August 5, 2009 |access-date=February 21, 2012}} she made her television commercial debut for Maybelline's "Color Sensational Lip Color" line, alongside Christy Turlington, Jessica White, and Julia Stegner. DiDonato began modeling for Victoria's Secret in August 2009 and appeared on her first magazine cover with The Block
Prior to the 2009 New York Fashion Week, Vogue Germany dubbed her "top newcomer".{{cite web |author=Christa Catharina Müller |url=http://www.vogue.de/articles/models/models/emily-didonato/2009/09/02/17455 |title=Vogue.com: Top Newcomer |language=de |publisher=Vogue.de |access-date=February 21, 2012 |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719113236/http://www.vogue.de/articles/models/models/emily-didonato/2009/09/02/17455 |url-status=dead }}
In 2010, she became the face of Giorgio Armani's fragrance Acqua Di Gioia.{{cite web|author=Request Models |url=http://requestmodels.blogspot.com/2010/03/emily-didonato-acqua-di-gioia_31.html |title=RE:QUEST Model Management: Emily DiDonato / Acqua di Gioia |publisher=Requestmodels.blogspot.com |date=March 31, 2010 |access-date=February 21, 2012}} Images of her from this campaign were used on the cover pages of L'Oréal's Annual and Financial Reports for 2010. For summer 2013, DiDonato starred in an advertising campaign for Oysho.[http://www.newemotion.it/fashion.php3?ProdID=2268 Oysho Swimwear 2013 advertising campaign]
She made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue debut in 2013, with photos taken in Namibia.
DiDonato has walked for Chanel, Balmain, Givenchy, rag+bone, Louis Vuitton, Loewe, and Giles Deacon. She has appeared in advertising campaigns for Miu Miu, Oscar de la Renta, Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, Trussardi, Ralph Lauren, Just Cavalli, Missoni, Elie Tahari, Longchamp, Nicole Farhi, Aldo, Gap, Juicy Couture, and Guess.{{cite web|author=The FMD - FashionModelDirectory.com |url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/emily_didonato/ |title=Emily DiDonato – Fashion Model |publisher=The FMD |date=September 10, 2011 |access-date=September 28, 2016}}
Personal life
DiDonato married financier Kyle Peterson on June 23, 2018.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=July 20, 2018|title=Model Emily DiDonato Marries With Breathtaking Views of the Colorado Mountains in the Background|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/emily-didonato-model-kyle-peterson-wedding-beaver-creek-colorado|publisher=Vogue}} She gave birth to a daughter on November 23, 2021,{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/emily-didonato-welcomes-first-baby-daughter/|title = Emily DiDonato Welcomes First Baby, a Daughter, with Husband Kyle Peterson: 'We Are So in Love'}}https://people.com/model-emily-didonato-tearfully-details-her-miscarriage-with-third-baby-i-feel-terrified-8701201 and gave birth to a son in May 2023.https://people.com/model-emily-didonato-tearfully-details-her-miscarriage-with-third-baby-i-feel-terrified-8701201 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
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External links
- {{Fashionmodel}}
- {{Instagram|emilydidonato}}
- [http://www.style.com/vogue/voguedaily/2009/08/the-september-issue-premiere/models/ Vogue's "The Scene": The September Issue premier gallery]
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Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:Female models from New York (state)