The Stunning Transformation Of Emily Ratajkowski

Celebrity model Emily Ratajkowski has enjoyed a long and impressive career from appearing in magazines and walking runways to starring on the big screen. While she didn't become a recognizable name until she starred in Robin Thicke and Pharell's controversial "Blurred Lines" music video in 2013, Ratajkowski had been working hard at her modeling and entertainment career long before that. 

She may be mega famous these days, but, at heart, Ratajkowski is a humble and down-to-earth woman who is simply lucky enough to be able to pursue her passion for a living. Is it all just a show, though? What is Emily Ratajkowski really like behind the scenes in her day-to-day life? Is her life really as glamorous as it seems on the surface, and has she remained true to herself as she has been catapulted into superstardom? How has fame impacted her life? Here's the stunning transformation of Emily Ratajkowski.

Emily Ratajkowski came by her love for the arts honestly. She told Vogue Italia that she has been attracted to performing ever since childhood and that it was her parents who provided the inspiration for her artistic endeavours. "I come from a family of artists: my mother is a professor of English literature and is a very good writer, while my father is a painter," she said. "So, perhaps yes, it was in my blood..."

Then again, Ratajkowski pointed out that she has a variety of other interests. While she has always wanted to act, she said that there was also a point in her childhood when she wanted to be a firefighter. "I was and am a person who likes to change my mind," she said. 

Emily Ratajkowski also chalks up her love for beauty products to her DNA. "I think it comes from my Dad," she told Glamour, calling her face her "own personal canvas."  

Today, Emily Ratajkowski is almost as well known for her staunch feminism as she is for her career. In 2018, she and friend Amy Schumer were arrested while protesting then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual misconduct by three women, as reported by CNN. Her strong feminist viewpoints aren't something she's adopted since becoming internationally known, though. Ratajkowski developed feminist views in her adolescence. "I was really young," she told Office. "My mom was an academic and she was always talking about feminism."

The actress and model is adamant that her career and her showing off of her physique doesn't make her less of a feminist, and Ratajkowski is tired of feminism being policed. "The whole idea of feminism is liberation and doing whatever the f*** you want," she said.

Ratajkowski added that empowerment is key. "We're all ingrained with these crazy misogynistic patriarchal tendencies, but if a woman still feels empowered, despite the negative influences in her life, we should never reject her," she stated.

Even though Emily Ratajkowski's career seems to have been blessed with good luck from the very beginning, her early success didn't necessarily translate to happiness. In spite of her good looks and successful career, Ratajkowski is human and, like so many of us, has often struggled with her self-esteem. "I have days when I literally cannot look in the mirror because I am sick of myself," she admitted to Glamour. "I don't like how I look or I want to change certain things about myself. We are stuck inside one body, we can't see ourselves and we have no perspective on it."

In an interview with Elle, Ratajkowski said that no one is immune to being insecure and that she doesn't always "feel good" about her body. "I think it's all relative, and I think that everyone can be critical of their body, it doesn't matter what you look like on Instagram," she said. I think that confidence isn't something that comes from what you see in the mirror, it's about how you feel, as cheesy as that sounds."

Even models and movie stars sometimes face feelings of inadequacy. When things are rough, Emily Ratajkowski has learned how to deal with it. Rather than dwell on things when she has the blues, she reminds herself of her self-worth (as we all should). The model told Elle that self-confidence is something that takes practice and that it doesn't always come easily.

"Give yourself a break," she said. "This is a message that's super important to me. I feel like women, and young women especially, are just so hard on themselves and constantly comparing themselves. I don't know if I see that as much with men, certainly not physically." She continued, "I think that you really want to be the sexiest, the smartest, the most hardworking — the everything. And that's great that those are the things that we all want. But it's also important to realize we're human beings, and you're not always going to be all the things that you want to be in every given moment."

In 2018, Emily Ratajkowski married Sebastian Bear-McClard after just a weeks-long courtship. The whirlwind romance swept the actress off her feet, but it has also kept her grounded. Ratajkowski has found herself flourishing in her happy marriage, and being married has also helped her take better care of herself. 

"I ... used to have serious FOMO," she told Byrdie. "If something was going on, I needed to be there. I wouldn't care how I felt. But I've just gotten to the point where basically I've given up on FOMO. I'm totally okay with being like, okay, tonight I'm gonna be by myself. I'm not going to that extra thing." She went on, "[My husband's] work is so much tied to doing stuff at night. And honestly for me, sometimes I like that. I'm like, you go do your thing. I'm gonna be here taking care of myself, and then tomorrow I will be a better wife because I'll feel rested, you know?" 

In addition to acting and modeling, Emily Ratajkowski also has her own fashion brand. By now you might have realized that the celeb isn't exactly passive, and she is determined to make a statement whenever and wherever she can. With her clothing line, Inamorata, Ratajkowski wants to support all body types. In 2018, a photoshoot for her line included both professional and amateur models with different body types. "To me, this is what my dream is, seeing all these girls in our bathing suits," Ratajkowski told Elle. "My dream is to see girls of all shapes and sizes in the underwear. And that's why the sizing ranges from extra small to extra large. The sizes are really generous."

Emily Ratajkowski is also using her brand to fight against ageism. In 2019, Inamorata's bodysuit line debuted with a photoshoot that used models from ages 2 to 70. "Women can spend their whole lives in a bodysuit," Ratajkowski told Refinery29. "We start wearing bodysuits as babies and [...can style them] well into our 70s. They really are for all women, of every age."

Even though being in the limelight means that Emily Ratajkowski is often scrutinized, since becoming famous, she has learned to do her best to avoid any negativity and to stay focused on her career. As she told Fashion, she'll probably never be able to escape people critiquing her. "I always like to say that women in general are always pigeonholed by the way they look, no matter how they look," she said. "It's not really about being good looking, it's a symptom of sexism that women tend to be judged more than men based on their attractiveness."

Instead of dwelling on what people think of her, Emily Ratajkowski would prefer to look forward. "I've learned that the less I care what people think of me — as trite and obvious as this sounds — the more I've succeeded in personal relationships and in my career," she said. "People don't really care about you. They mostly care about themselves and how you make them feel. The more you stop showing them that you're overly concerned with yourself, they like you more."