Everything you need to know about Emily Ratajkowski (and you never dared to ask)
An unpronounceable surname, an unforgettable physique and a hashtag (#escile) that haunts her: we tell you who Emily Ratajkowski, aka Emrata, really is
Supermodel and actress, Emily Ratajkowski broke through the wall of worldwide success when she appeared (topless and dressed only in a flesh-colored thong) in Robin Thicke's music video, Blurred Lines, in 2013.
From that moment, and despite the surname difficult to pronounce, the public - especially the Italian one, who more than others lost their minds - never forgot her.
Emrata, as her nickname on Instagram says, where she has more than 12 million followers, as often happens, in addition to tet… er, no.
We said: Emrata is not reducible only to a breathtaking body. And we are going to prove it to you.
We tell you everything, absolutely everything, what you need to know about her, from the diet to the feminist soul.
Who is Emily Ratajkowski
Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski was born in London on June 7, 1991 to American parents, who then decided to move back to the United States, in San Diego, when she was 5 years old.
Her father, John David Ratajkowski, is a painter of Polish and Irish descent, while her mother Kathleen is a teacher and writer whose ancestors were Polish Jews.
Once back in the United States, Emily Ratajkowski attends San Dieguito Academy, the same school where her parents met as teachers; she then she enrolls at the University of California at Los Angeles to study art, but she abandons it without finishing her studies to devote herself full time to a career as a model.
How to pronounce Rayajkowski: the "j" is silent, so it reads "raiakovski". Despite pressure from her agents to change it to a stage name, she has always refused, on the advice of her father.
Her parents are of a liberal orientation and when she was little they never had too much trouble taking her with them to nudist beaches.
This - in addition to her father's passion for nude paintings and photographs - has always helped her feel at ease with her body and not feel ashamed of it.
Today Emily Ratajkowski considers them her best friends.
She, like her, has become famous
At 14, Emily Ratajkowski signed with Ford Models for her first work, a catalog for the Kohl's store chain.
From then on, campaigns followed one another, lots of catwalks and some features for erotic art and photography magazines, including «Treats!», Which dedicated a cover that will change her life.
It's the cover of "Treats!" to attract the attention of Robin Thicke and Pharell, looking for girls for the video for "Blurred Lines": Emily auditions, they take her and accepts, because she has no problem "using her body for artistic purposes".
In reality, many will contest her choice, accusing the video clip of extreme exploitation of the female body: beyond the controversy, it is thanks to "Blurred Lines" that her race becomes unstoppable.
Emily Ratajkowski's diet
With the body that is found, it is natural to think that Emily Ratajkowski is a fitness addicted: nothing could be more false.
In an interview with the New York Times, the model told of feeling against the tide, due to her extremely relaxed lifestyle: she walks a lot, occasionally does trekking and yoga and often long walks in nature with her friends. .
Moreover, Emily Ratajkowski's diet does not differ much from what many usually eat.
She never skips breakfast, which prefers sweet (in particular, she loves a Breton puff pastry dessert called kouign-amann; at lunch she opts for a salad, being careful not to go too far when she is on set and being tempted by the rich catering is really easy; at dinner, proteins, varying between meat (she is a convinced carnivore) and fish.
Her key rule is to balance all foods to be healthy and full of energy.
Emrata's private life
Initially linked to Andrew Dryden, creative director and men's clothing buyer, she returns free shortly after the release of the "Blurred Lines" video, although there were no official statements at the time.
In December 2014 she met Jeff Magid (still her boyfriend today) and soon they began to make a steady couple: musician originally from Boston, but who has lived in California for some time, Magid has a degree in philosophy and is an avid poker player .
Unlike his better half, with whom he lives in Los Angeles, he seems to love anonymity and rarely appears in the photos posted on his girlfriend's account.
Do you want to meet her? If you're passing through Los Angeles, try your luck at Bestia (an Italian eatery that she loves for great cocktails and wines), Café Gratitude or Mako in Little Tokyo.
Italians and the hashtag #Escile
Italians have a particular fondness for Emily Ratajkowski and her Facebook profile is flooded with comments in macaronic English under any published photo.
Born as a game, from that moment, thanks to the number of likes received by each post, any published image highlights the comments of our fans.
What do they cry out for? One plea: #Escile!
Legend has it that the first Italian user to use the neologism when commenting on a photo of Emily Ratajkowski was a certain Alex, back in October 2014.
The Milanese boy invited the beautiful Emily to go out with him for a coffee or to eat «a dish of polenta»: in any case «I already booked a room in a 2 star motel in Buccinasco, just in case».
Emily Ratajkowski, the feminist
In past US elections, Emily Ratajkowski showed her support for Bernie Sanders for her commitment to women's rights.
Emily Ratajkowski declares herself a feminist, in fact, in a way that many feminists do not like: the actress and model is convinced that sexuality is totally empowering for a woman, especially if she has full control over it.
That's why she has never disdained to show her body on the covers, on social networks or in the videos of which she is the protagonist.
The accusation of inciting the exploitation of the female body in exchange for fame and success could not be missed, but she continues to remain firm in her beliefs about her, even though she recently declared that she is done with the roles that paint her as a hot girl.
