Emma Ferrer

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Emma Ferrer
Born
Emma Kathleen Hepburn Ferrer

May 1994 (age 27)
Morges, Switzerland
EducationInternational School of Florence
Alma materFlorence Academy of Art
OccupationModel, artist
Parent(s)Sean Hepburn Ferrer
Leila Flannigan
RelativesAudrey Hepburn
(paternal grandmother)
Mel Ferrer
(paternal grandfather)

Emma Kathleen Hepburn Ferrer (born May 1994)[1] is an American artist and former model.

Early life[]

Emma Kathleen Hepburn Ferrer was born in May 1994, in Morges, Switzerland, the daughter of producer Sean Hepburn Ferrer and Leila Flannigan.[1][2] She is the granddaughter of actors Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer.[1] Her parents divorced when she was 6 years old.[1] She has two younger half-siblings.[1] Ferrer spent her childhood in Los Angeles and Florence, and briefly attended Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences.[1] She previously studied ballet.[1] She earned a degree from the Jersey City, New Jersey, campus of Italy's Florence Academy of Art.[3]

Career[]

Ferrer made her magazine modeling debut on the cover of Harper's Bazaar September 2014 issue.[1][4] Ferrer was signed by Storm Management.[5] She additionally appeared in a number of editorial publications and campaigns, including Dior, Japanese luxury skincare brand Kosé, Givenchy, and Tiffany & Co. She played a supporting role in the feature film The Man in the Attic, a psychological thriller directed by Constantine Venetopoulos, released in 2019.[2] Ferrer and her father both contributed to Audrey (2020), a documentary about her grandmother directed by Helena Coan.[6]

Ferrer resides in Brooklyn,[2] though she considers Italy to be her home.[7][8] She works as an art liaison and curator in New York City.[9]

Charity work[]

Ferrer is a spokesperson for UNICEF, and a UNHCR Ambassador to the United States.[9] In December 2018, Ferrer was the keynote speaker at a UNICEF ball, in a continuation of her grandmother's work with the organization.[10] Ferrer does counseling work with female detainees at Rikers Island.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Fiori, Pamela (12 August 2014). "Emma Ferrer Reflects on Audrey Hepburn". Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020. [Audrey Hepburn died] in January 1993.... Emma Kathleen Hepburn Ferrer, Audrey's first grandchild, was born in Switzerland in May of the following year to Sean Hepburn Ferrer and his then wife, Leila. Now 20, Emma is the eldest of Sean's three children.
  2. ^ a b c Fleming, Kirsten (19 March 2018). "Audrey Hepburn's granddaughter is the anti-Kardashian". New York Post. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020. Her mother, Leila Flannigan.... [Emma Ferrer] made the rounds at New York and Paris Fashion Weeks and was signed by buzzy agency Storm Model Management. But then Ferrer simply disappeared from the scene.
  3. ^ Fleming, Kirsten (19 March 2018). "Audrey Hepburn's granddaughter is the anti-Kardashian". New York Post. Retrieved 3 August 2020. She moved from Italy to New York, finished her degree at the Jersey City branch of Italy's Florence Academy of Art and started working at Sapar Contemporary, a Tribeca art gallery, where she serves as the liaison for international artists.
  4. ^ Popp, Emily (12 August 2014). "Audrey Hepburn's Granddaughter Graces the Cover of Harper's Bazaar's September Issue". E! News. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014. ...this is not only the 20-year-old's first cover, but it's her first ever magazine photo shoot.
  5. ^ Sowray, Bibby (17 November 2014). "Exclusive: Emma Ferrer signed by Storm Models". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  6. ^ Conlon, Scarlett. "Inside The New Audrey Hepburn Documentary – And The Unexpected Sadness Of Its Subject". Vogue. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. ^ Ferrer, Emma (2 August 2020). "A sunset in Italy #home". Emma Ferrar unverified Instagram account. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  8. ^ Ferrer, Emma (23 July 2020). "I miss this view And my home in Italy at that #piazzadelcampo". Emma Ferrer unverified Instagram account. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b c Rahman, Nancy (19 October 2019). "When 'Giving' is engrained in your upbringing, your selfless beauty shines: philanthropy with Emma Ferrer". The Chic. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  10. ^ Sweeney, Katie (20 September 2018). "UNICEF Gears Up To Host 2nd Annual San Francisco Gala". Haute Living. Miami, Florida. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

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