Background
Emberg was born in Houston, Texas, and attended Stratford High School, where she was a member of the school"s female drill team, the Spartanaires.
Emberg was born in Houston, Texas, and attended Stratford High School, where she was a member of the school"s female drill team, the Spartanaires.
University of California, Los Los Angeles
She modeled part-time during high school after being "discovered" by Alan Martin, a local photographer in Houston who introduced her to John Casablancas. Casablancas brought her to New York City to join his new agency Elite Model Management, where her print career took official She appeared on the covers of Vogue, Harper"s Bazaar, Glamour and Cosmopolitan magazines.
Her first cover was for British Vogue photographed by Alex Chatelain.
She also appeared numerous times in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and in advertisements for Cover Girl cosmetics, Napier Jewelry, and Calvin Klein. After her modeling career, Emberg attended University of California, Los Angeles for three years studying interior design.
She worked for interior designer Michael South. Smith and owns The Cotton Box, with a shop on Melrose Avenue, Los Los Angeles Her biggest client is Rod Stewart.
Emberg created the interior designs for the guest house on his Los Angeles estate in which Ruby, along with Kimberly and Sean, Stewart"s children by Alana Hamilton, live.
Emberg"s passion for gardening created her current career as Kelly Emberg: The Model Gardener, in which she provides advice, expertise, and enthusiasm, encouraging people to "grow their own" organic veggies. An advocate of wellness through diet, she can be heard on I Heart Radio, and seen on her social media profiles, and www.kellyemberg.com.