After Vice President Kamala Harris‘s stepdaughter, Ella Emhoff, caught everyone’s attention at the 2021 presidential inauguration, she was practically thrown into the spotlight overnight. By the next day, almost everyone knew who she was, along with an assortment of random facts about her.
We know, for example, that Emhoff studies design at Parsons and makes a lot of her own clothes, she signed a modeling contract back in 2021, and she has a deep love for tattoos. A quick glance at Emhoff’s Instagram profile proves this last point, but she’s also talked about her growing collection in the press.
In a “New York Times” interview, she confessed she has so many tattoos, she doesn’t know the exact number anymore. “Maybe around 18 now,” she said, adding that her parents “may not know about” some. (Well, they do now.)
Back in November 2020, Emhoff told “Garage” that stay-at-home orders are partially responsible for her sudden influx of body art. She got two new pieces of ink from a Brooklyn-based artist named Ella – one of a cow and one of a birthday cake. She even took up tattooing herself for fun at one point. “I did the classic: I did my dog’s name, and I did a little flower,” she said. “I recently did my first big boy: [a] salmon fish with a flower hanging out of its mouth.”
Some of Ella Emhoff‘s tattoos are hard to spot in photographs, but if you want to get a closer look at a few of her designs, you can find them ahead.
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Ella Emhoff's Inner Bicep and Wrist Tattoos
In addition to the eggs and bacon and flower pot tattoos, Emhoff also has some sort of cartoon baby tattoo on her inner bicep as well. She also has the letters “KME” tattooed near her wrist.
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Ella Emhoff's Angel Tattoo
On Emhoff’s left forearm, she has a tattoo of what looks like an angel with butterfly wings.
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Ella Emhoff's Outer Right Arm Tattoos
Emhoff has a baby deer, a colorful Donald Duck holding flowers, and an apple on her right outer arm.
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Ella Emhoff's Leg Tattoos
Emhoff has a smattering of tattoos on both of her legs. Although it’s hard to make out the exact designs, we can see a car, a pair of clowns, and what looks to be a dog in addition to a few other pieces.
– Additional reporting by Renee Rodriguez
Jessica Harrington (she/her) is the senior editor of PS Beauty, where she oversees coverage around makeup, skin care, hair, tattoos, and more. With more than eight years of industry experience, she has interviewed countless celebrities, reported on hundreds of beauty trends, and swatched more lipsticks than she can count. Prior to PS, Jessica worked for publications such as Makeup.com, Skincare.com, and The Zoe Report.
Renee Rodriguez (she/her) is a staff writer and social producer for PS. She writes across all verticals, but her main areas of expertise focus on fashion and beauty content with an emphasis on reviews and editor experiments. She also produces social content for the PS TikTok and Instagram accounts.
