50 Questions with Jordan Emanuel

Miss Black America New York, Playboy’s 2019 Playmate of the Year, model, entrepreneur, humanitarian, journalism and art history graduate, media contributor, business co-founder, and famed dj – now that’s a resume you don’t come across too often. Meet this week’s Fast 50 interviewee Jordan Emanual – otherwise known as @jordy_jor over on the gram.

And while her multiple degrees, model campaigns for Cover Girl, Rimmel London and American Express, and dj gigs at top industry events are definitely impressive, we were more inspired by Jordan’s work with non-profit organisation Women With Voices. Co-founding the company in 2011, Women With Voices works with people from all cultural backgrounds to deliver essential resources, support, workshops, and networking events.

On Husskie, we sit down with Jordan to discover more about her multifaceted life – from fashion and beauty faves to what influenced her to launch Women With Voices.

1. Age? 28
2. Height? 5’6
3. Best beauty product of all time? Unicorn Essence Antioxidant Primer Serum
4. Five beauty products you can’t live without? Pat Mcgrath everything, Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb, Tatcha luminous sheet mask, Laneige lip mask, Algenist eye cream
5. Hair “done” or messy? Messy
6. Favourite fragrance? I like mixing Tom Ford Shanghai Lily and Tobacco Vanille
7. Favourite item of clothing? Sweatpants
8. Favourite fashion brand? Alexander Wang
9. Tracksuit or dress? Tracksuit
10. Gym or exercising outdoors? Exercising outdoors

11. Healthy eating or treating yourself? Treating myself
12. Can you cook? Yes, Chef Jordy
13. Favourite guilty treat? French fries
14. First thing you pick from the mini-bar? Champagne
15. Favourite hobby? During quarantine it’s been cooking – normally it’s eating out
16. A strange fact about you that followers might not know? I collect snow globes
17. Biggest fear? Never finding true internal peace
18. What made you decide to get into modelling/influencing? It happened accidentally. I did a shoot for my birthday and I ended up getting signed afterwards and went from there
19. Instagram or YouTube? Instagram
20. Curated Instagram feed or just posting when and what you want? A mix of both

21. Iphone or camera? Camera
22. Thoughts on Tiktok? I can’t figure it out, I feel so old!
23. Modelling, influencing, djing, or advocating… what’s your favourite and why? Probably a tie between DJing and advocating. Djing because I love music and I love the way it brings people together and its positive effect on someone’s mood. I love to advocate because it also connects me to people who share the common goal of bettering our surroundings
24. Career highlight? Whenever I get a message from someone telling me I inspired them to do something good
25. Career lowlight? Having to combat bias and discrimination in the entertainment industry
26. Proudest moment of your career? I don’t think it’s happened yet
27. Why did you launch Women With Voices? We wanted to create an environment that highlighted a diverse community bonded over just being women in the same space. Amazing things happen when women of different backgrounds come together and learn from each other
28. Most rewarding part of co-founding Women With Voices? The reward is in the work. Women With Voices was the first of what I hope will be many ventures that positively contribute to the lives of women and others
29. You’ve spoken about battles with depression and anxiety. How do you deal with these battles? It’s a journey, a constant one. I do a lot of self remedies – reading, youtube meditations, and I also see a therapist. I love exploring new tools to combat moments of sadness and anxiety – but in those really crippling moments, I have to start focusing on what’s real and what’s tangible in that moment
30. Last thing you googled? How to further educate people on racism

31. Favourite film? I don’t think I have one. My favourite show is ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ though
32. Favourite book? ‘Great Expectations’
33. Living in the city or living by the beach? Doing 6 months in each
34. Favourite travel destination? Hawaii
35. Most Instagram-worthy spot? Sketch in London
36. Top three essentials to pack when traveling? Camera, a good friend, and hand sanitizer
37. Going out clubbing or quiet dinner with friends? Quiet dinner followed by dancing at the club
38. Partner or single? Single
39. Siblings? Unfortunately, no
40. Where did you grow up? Basking Ridge, New Jersey

41. What city are you currently living in? NYC but quarantined in Northern Florida
42. Celebrity/influencer crush? Charlie Hunnam
43. Pets? No, but I have had many in the past including a piglet
44. What is your best asset? My compassion
45. Biggest misconception about you? That I’m mean, RBF is to blame
46. What does your life look like away from the cameras and phones? I like to really unplug socially – I’m an only child so I really need that alone time to decompress and just be. Away from everything I read, play games, cook, lounge around with no makeup, and of course Netflix
47. Favourite pastime? Binge watching TV
48. Top five Instagram accounts to follow? joannethescammer, rickeythompson, emrata, iamcardib, archdigest
49. Favourite quote you live by? C’est La Vie
50. What would be your number one piece of advice to your 15 year old self? Enjoy and learn from your family – absorbing as much of them as you can.