04 / Her story
Her Story
Eighteen years, from a child on a Houston runway to independent international work.
Emma was four years old the first time someone suggested she model. Her mother was a stay-at-home mom, and the two of them spent their days exploring Houston. A manager noticed how tall she was for her age and suggested she model the children's collection. That led to her first runway show — bright lights, real nerves, and a walk that felt like arriving somewhere.
Around thirteen, modeling stopped being something that happened to her and became something she pursued. Agency work, castings, and the beginning of a portfolio.
In 2019, while still in her teens, she traveled to France for Paris Fashion Week and fashion editorial work at Château d'Angers. Her first international work.
In September 2021 she walked Negris LeBrum's Spring/Summer 2022 collection in New York. It became the longest working relationship of her career — more than ten projects with the house across New York and Houston, on the runway and in editorial.
The work since has moved across registers — couture and bridal, runway and editorial, in New York and in Houston. She is still walking, and Dubai is next.
12 / Beyond the runway
Beyond The Runway
Emma is completing a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, and holds an Associate degree in Business and Management Administration.
She is Co-Founder of HARFT AI, where her work spans AI operations, platform implementation, cybersecurity, risk reduction and business operations.
She approaches a booking the way she approaches a system: what is the objective, what does the team need, and what could prevent the best result. Both, as she puts it, require preparation, communication, accountability, creative thinking, and the confidence to solve problems in real time.
- Bachelor of Science
- Cybersecurity & Information Assurance — in progress
- Associate degree
- Business & Management Administration
- Co-Founder, HARFT AI
- AI operations, platform implementation, cybersecurity, risk reduction, business operations
13 / Approach
Professional Approach
Arriving fifteen minutes early means arriving on time.
Emma prepares the night before — a model bag with several colours and heights of heel, nude and black foundations, strapless support, covers, wipes, water, snacks. A designer may add a second or third look at the last minute; without the right foundation or shoe, the garment cannot go out.
In rehearsal she stays quiet and listens, because the stage director may not repeat the instruction. If someone else becomes confused, she holds the original direction rather than copying the mistake.
She treats every garment as a piece of art entrusted to her. Once dressed, she does not eat, does not sit unnecessarily, and takes care of anything she needs beforehand. If there is a problem with a garment she tells the dresser immediately rather than trying to fix it herself.
She treats every designer, photographer, dresser, stylist and technician the same regardless of how established they are. No number of shows or Fashion Weeks makes one person more important than another.
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