Current index status
#32 in the live index.
The rating reflects current verified work and prestige weighting. It is an editorial assessment, not a judgement of personal worth.
Index Rating · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed
84.5
- Runway · 40%
- 81
- Campaigns · 30%
- 87
- Editorial · 20%
- 86
- Cultural aura · 10%
- 88
01 / Why they matter
What Emily is known for.
Versace and Tory Burch runway and campaign visibility
02 / Career record
Early life
Emily O’Hara Ratajkowski was born on 7 June 1991 in Westminster, London, to American parents, and raised in Encinitas, California; she attended UCLA for one year before turning to modelling full-time. She signed with Ford Models at 14, doing early print work for Kohl’s and Nordstrom, and her breakthrough cover — for treats! magazine in March 2012 — led directly into music-video work.
03 / Career record
Breakthrough and screen work, 2013–2018
Ratajkowski’s global breakthrough came via Robin Thicke’s "Blurred Lines" video, featuring T.I. and Pharrell, released 20 March 2013. She went on to build a parallel film and television career, including Gone Girl in 2014, Entourage and We Are Your Friends in 2015, and I Feel Pretty in 2018. Her runway debut came for Marc Jacobs at New York Fashion Week in September 2015, followed by Miu Miu in Paris in March 2016 and Versace and Dolce & Gabbana in Milan in September 2018.
04 / Career record
Business ventures, 2017–2021
Ratajkowski launched a bag line with The Kooples in July 2017 and a jewellery line with Spinelli Kilcollin at Barneys in May 2018, before founding her own swimwear label, Inamorata, in November 2017 — a business that became a significant part of her public profile alongside modelling. In November 2021 she published the essay collection "My Body" through Metropolitan Books, which became a New York Times bestseller.
05 / Career record
Recent record, 2022–2025
Ratajkowski launched the podcast "High Low with EmRata" with Sony Music in October 2022, building a media presence beyond modelling and acting. She returned to acting with a role in Lena Dunham’s Netflix series Too Much in 2025, and continued modelling work including Versace’s Spring/Summer 2023 campaign and Lounge’s Autumn/Winter 2025 campaign. She is represented by DNA Model Management in New York and VIVA Model Management in Paris, London and Barcelona.
06 / At a glance
Quick facts.
- —Born 7 June 1991 in Westminster, London, to American parents; raised in Encinitas, California
- —Signed with Ford Models at 14; breakthrough came via Robin Thicke’s "Blurred Lines" video in March 2013
- —Runway debut for Marc Jacobs at New York Fashion Week, September 2015
- —Founded the swimwear label Inamorata in November 2017
- —Published the essay collection "My Body," a New York Times bestseller, in November 2021
- —Launched the podcast "High Low with EmRata" with Sony Music in October 2022
07 / Current index evidence
Why is Emily Ratajkowski ranked #32?
- Versace and Tory Burch runway and campaign visibility.
- Eligibility reviewed against work and public visibility in the 2021–2026 window; booking-level citations are maintained in the linked industry and biographical records.
Confidence: Medium confidence · evidence reviewed. Scores may change when a source is corrected or new work enters the current window.
Facts on this page are drawn from public work records and industry press, and summarised in our own words. This is an independent editorial profile — it is not endorsed by the subject, their agencies, or the brands named. Last reviewed 2026-07-14. Corrections: desk@thecastindex.com.