Emily DiDonato Reveals Why She Won’t Let Her Daughter Pursue a Career in Modeling

The model and mom of two shared her thoughts on the matter on TikTok.

Emily DiDonato.Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images

Though Emily DiDonato has made a fruitful career out of modeling, the 32-year-old mother of two revealed on TikTok earlier this week that she’ll never let her daughter embark upon the same path.

DiDonato, a six-time SI Swimsuit star, pointed out how the modeling industry is “youth obsessed,” and how one’s value and earning potential decreases with age.

“I think that getting old as a woman is already hard enough, but I think that getting older and your looks and your earning potential and your value all being interlinked is a total mind eff and something that I’m still figuring out how I feel about it,” she stated. “Like, I don’t want my daughter to be in my shoes one day and go, ‘Well now that I’m getting older, I’m no longer valuable and I can no longer make money and work,’ because that’s like entirely not true, but if I’m being honest, that’s kinda how I feel.”

DiDonato, who has been modeling since she was a teenager, also noted that getting into the industry at such a young age causes people to forgo going to college and embarking upon a more “traditional” career path. She added that if her daughter, who is currently just 2-years-old, expressed an interest in modeling in the future, she’d make sure she was getting an education at the same time.

“I’ve loved being a model, there’s been so many wonderful experiences that I’ve gotten from it, people I’ve met, travel I’ve had, but it’s like, there’s a few things that I’d rather my daughter like not do or experience,” DiDonato concluded.