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Politics to pregnancy: 11 of Emily Ratajkowski’s best beauty moments

Model, activist and mama

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / August 19 2021

Emily Ratajkowski’s day job might be modelling but don’t let that fool you into thinking she’s just here to stand around and look pretty.

From poignant political stands on the red carpet to refreshingly real and raw documented moments of her personal life, the native New Yorker delivers a fresh kind of beauty that reflects a woman who knows herself and understands the world around her.

Join us as we celebrate the intellectual’s femme fatale – Emily Ratajkowski – with 11 of the model’s best beauty moments to date.

October 2020

What a way to kick things off! Em Rata broke the Internet a bit when she uploaded this drop dead gorgeous selfie proudly displaying her pregnant body and penned a feature about the personal subject for Vogue while she was at it.

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June 2020

Few brunette to blonde celebrity hair transformations have left us speechless over the years, but Em Rata’s short-lived stint as a blondie has to be one of them. How is this not her natural colour? How?

Image credit: @emrata

December 2019

Never one to shy away from difficult conversations, Ratajkowski declared her stance on the #metoo movement loudly. The model pulled back her hair while on the red carpet to show off a wicked cat eye and the message “f*ck harvey” scrawled on the inside of her arm. Um, did someone say iconic?

Image credit: Getty

June 24 2019

While in France for the Jacquemus Spring/Summer 2020 runway show, Ratajkowski debuted an effortless no-makeup makeup look that played off the model’s rosey hushed lips and cheeks. It was pure French provincial beauty vibes.

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June 9 2019

To celebrate the Tony Awards, Ratajkowksi pulled out a sexy ‘60s bedhead wig and paired the dishevelled ‘do with a dolce vita-inspired smokey eye and nude pouty lip.

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June 3 2019

Ratajkowski went the classic route for the CFDA Fashion Awards, donning a knockout bright red lip, flawless complexion and expertly groomed eyebrows. But it’s the carefully defined eyes for us... that subtle inner corner highlight? Gorgeous.

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May 2019

The Met Gala’s ‘Heavenly Bodies’ theme delivered a number of amazing beauty and fashion moments across the board, but Em Rata’s recreation of one of Cher’s most iconic looks of all time had our jaws on the floor.

Image credit: @emrata

April 2019

Ratajkowski went wild for friend Marc Jacobs’ wedding, adorning her lids with a blaze of bronze eye makeup and a ‘70s inspired updo.

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February 2019

Nothing says classic quite like a face-flattering updo and an eye-enhancing angular smokey eye, as flawlessly demonstrated by Em Rata on the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party red carpet.

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November 2018

Did someone say va-va-voom? We’re obsessed with this kohl-rimmed cat eye and voluminous ‘60s-inspired blowdry.

Image credit: @emrata

May 2018

What hairstyle doesn’t look good on this girl, seriously? Ratajkowski we would implore you to bring back the full fringe – it needs to happen. Solely for the sake of recreating moments like this banger of a pic.

Another model with an excellent eye? These are Bella Hadid’s best beauty looks to date.

Main image credit: @emrata & Getty

Briar Clark

Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).