Jordan Emanuel
{{Short description|American model}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|12|25}}
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland
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| alma_mater = University of Miami
| occupation = Model, journalist
| known_for = {{unbulleted list|Playboy's Playmate of the Year for 2019|Playmate of the Month for December 2018|Miss Black America New York 2018}}
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| website = {{URL|www.jordanemanuel.me/}}
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Jordan Emanuel is an American model and journalist. Emanuel was Playboy's 2019 Playmate of the Year, Playmate of the Month for December 2018, and Miss Black America New York 2018.{{cite news |last1=Santi |first1=Christina |date=December 14, 2018 |title=From Bunny to Playmate: Jordan Emanuel Talks Women's Empowerment |url=https://www.ebony.com/news/bunny-playmate-jordan-emanuel-womens-empowerment/ |accessdate=April 29, 2019 |work=Ebony}} She is the only Black Playboy Bunny to became Playmate of the Year{{cite news |last=Emanuel |first=Jordan |date=April 15, 2019 |title=Jordan Emanuel on Female Empowerment |url=https://www.playboy.com/read/jordan-emanuel-gave-an-inspiring-playmate-of-the-year-speech-about-female-empowerment-read-the-full-transcript |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200208051242/https://www.playboy.com/read/jordan-emanuel-gave-an-inspiring-playmate-of-the-year-speech-about-female-empowerment-read-the-full-transcript |archive-date=2020-02-08 |accessdate=April 29, 2019 |work=Playboy |language=en}} and is a co-founder of the non-profit Women With Voices.{{cite news |date=April 22, 2019 |title=Playmate of the Year Jordan Emanuel on empowering women |url=https://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/las-vegas-now/playmate-of-the-year-jordan-emanuel-on-empowering-women/1944652920 |accessdate=April 29, 2019 |work=Las Vegas Now |publisher=Nextstar Broadcasting Inc.}}
Background
Jordan Emanuel was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 25, 1992{{Cite web |last=Costabile |first=Sabrina |date=2023-11-01 |title=Winter House Season 3: Jordan Emanuel's Age, Job, Instagram & More |url=https://screenrant.com/winter-house-season-3-jordan-emanuels-age-job-instagram-facts/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Muzio |first=Matteo |date=2024-01-28 |title=Between activism and body awareness: Jordan Emanuel's version |url=https://artandglamour.it/en/between-activism-and-body-awareness-jordan-emanuels-version/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Art & Glamour Magazine |language=en-US}} and raised in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.{{cite web |title=Playboy Models: Jordan Emanuel |url=https://www.playboy.com/profile/jordan-emanuel |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044723/https://www.playboy.com/profile/jordan-emanuel |archive-date=2019-03-06 |accessdate=April 29, 2019 |website=Playboy |language=en}} Emanuel received a degree from the University of Miami, triple majoring in Broadcast Journalism, Music Business, and Art History.{{cite news |last=Contreras |first=Cydney |date=2019 |title=5 Things to Know About the 2019 Playmate of the Year Jordan Emanuel |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1019334/5-things-to-know-about-playboy-s-2019-playmate-of-the-year-jordan-emanuel |accessdate=April 29, 2019 |work=E!}} After graduating, she moved to New York and pursued a career in journalism,{{cite web |last=Emanuel |first=Jordan |date=26 February 2019 |title=Jordan Emanuel Is Our 2019 Playmate of the Year: From Playboy Club New York Bunny to December Playmate, her path to PMOY—told in her own words |url=https://www.playboy.com/read/from-club-bunny-to-december-playmate-to-2019-pmoy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228043630/https://www.playboy.com/read/from-club-bunny-to-december-playmate-to-2019-pmoy |archive-date=28 February 2019 |accessdate=April 29, 2019 |website=Playboy |language=en}} contributing content to Hollywood Life and Bossip.{{cite news |date=February 28, 2019 |title=Meet Playboy's Playmate of the Year for 2019: Jordan Emanuel |url=https://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/meet-playboys-playmate-of-the-year-for-2019-jordan-emanuel-20190228 |accessdate=April 29, 2019 |work=Channel24 |language=en}} She began modeling on a whim, posting "25 Days of Jordan" consecutively on social media, in celebration of her 25th birthday.{{cite news |date=March 6, 2019 |title=Black Girl Magic: Jordan Emanuel Makes History As The First Black Playboy Bunny Turned Playmate Of The Year |url=https://bossip.com/1709315/black-girl-magic-jordan-emanuel-makes-history-as-the-first-black-playboy-bunny-turned-playmate-of-the-year/ |accessdate=April 29, 2019 |work=Bossip}} She has modeled for brands including Rimmel and Cover Girl.{{Cite web |last=Vilensky |first=Sophie |date=2023-10-18 |title=From Summer House: Martha's Vineyard to Winter House, Meet Jordan Emanuel |url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/who-is-jordan-emanuel-winter-house |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Bravo |language=en-US}}
In March 2023, Emanuel joined the cast of the Bravo reality TV series, Summer House: Martha's Vineyard, which is a spin-off based on the original series, Summer House.{{cite web |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=March 30, 2023 |title=Meet the Cast of Summer House: Martha's Vineyard |url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/summer-house-marthas-vineyard-cast-details-jobs |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=Bravo}}
Emanuel appeared as one of the new cast members in the third season of Winter House, which premiered on October 24, 2023.{{cite web |last=Crist |first=Allison |date=September 13, 2023 |title=Bravolebs from 5 Different Shows Are Coming Together for Winter House Season 3: Meet the Cast |url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/winter-house-season-3-meet-the-cast |access-date=September 13, 2023 |website=Bravo}}
Philanthropy
Jordan co-founded Women With Voices, a Brooklyn based non-profit organization which provides communal supportive spaces and resources for women.{{cite news |last1=Warren |first1=Katie |date=2019-04-14 |title=A day in the life of Playboy's Playmate of the Year, who wakes up at 7:30 a.m., works out with a private trainer twice a week, and helps run a non-profit for women |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-to-be-playboy-playmate-bunny-day-in-the-life-2019-4 |accessdate=April 29, 2019 |work=Business Insider}}{{cite news |last1=Harrison |first1=Maya |last2=Rocha |first2=Natallie |date=March 21, 2019 |title=Leading ladies! Power Women gala honors Brooklyn's formidable females |url=https://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/42/12/all-brooklyn-power-women-awards-event-recap-2019-03-22-bk.html |accessdate=April 29, 2019 |work=Brooklyn Paper |language=en}} Emanuel describes the mission as focused on "empowering others."{{cite news |last1=Nolasco |first1=Stephanie |title=Playboy model Jordan Emanuel named 2019 Playmate of the Year |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/playboy-model-jordan-emanuel-named-2019-playmate-of-the-year |accessdate=April 29, 2019 |work=Fox News |date=February 28, 2019}}
References
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Category:African-American activists
Category:University of Miami alumni
Category:Miss Black America delegates
Category:People from Somerset County, New Jersey
Category:American women's rights activists
Category:2010s Playboy Playmates
Category:African-American female models
Category:21st-century African-American women
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