19 Facts About Kelly Emberg

Kelly Kay Emberg was born on July 2,1959 and is an American former model who appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on the cover of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Glamour, Mademoiselle, Cosmopolitan, Self magazines, and in advertisements for Cover Girl, Maybelline, Loreal, Napier Jewelry, and Calvin Klein.

Kelly Emberg began a career in modeling part-time during high school.

Kelly Emberg appeared on the covers of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Glamour and Cosmopolitan magazines.

Kelly Emberg's first cover was for British Vogue photographed by Alex Chatelain.

Kelly Emberg appeared numerous times in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and in advertisements for Cover Girl cosmetics, Napier Jewelry, and Calvin Klein.

Kelly Emberg worked for interior designer Michael S Smith and owned The Cotton Box, a design shop on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, CA.

Kelly 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 all live.

In 2020, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the temporary closure of fitness clubs, Kelly Emberg started playing pickleball.

Kelly Kay Emberg was born in Houston, Texas to Ron and Kay Emberg, and has 2 siblings.

Kelly Emberg competed in gymnastics until attending Stratford High School, where she joined the drill team and became a cheerleader her senior year.

Kelly Emberg worked as a professional model from 1978 through the 1990s.

Kelly Emberg was featured on fashion magazine covers in the USA and throughout Europe, in addition to appearing five times in the famed Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition from 1981 to 1989.

Kelly Emberg later mentioned in his autobiography the reason for the breakup was due to his continued unfaithfulness and he met future wife Rachel Hunter.

Kelly Emberg filed a palimony suit in early 1991, which was settled in 1993 for an undisclosed amount.

In 1990 Kelly Emberg attended the UCLA Interior and Environmental Design School and in 1993 became a design assistant for famed interior designer Michael Smith.

Kelly Emberg's clientele included Julianna Margulies, Patricia Arquette, Pam Dawber and Mark Harmon, Entertainment Managers, and her ex-boyfriend Rod Stewart.

In 1995 Kelly Emberg met film producer Brad Jenkel and the couple married in 1997.

Kelly Emberg met Michael Dario Padilla in 2005 and they married in 2007.

Concurrently Kelly Emberg developed the identity and the blog site "The Model Gardener" where she writes and publishes home gardening tips.