AWARDS
- Women & Fashion FilmFest (WFF) 2015 Inspiration and Visionary Award
- Syracuse Alumni Rowing Association Hall of Fame, 2013
- Syracuse Alumni 44th Letterwinner of Distinction, 2008
- EMME S.A.R.A. Award, 2006
- Syracuse University Orange Plus: “Hall of Fame“ 1994
- People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People”, 1994, 1999
- Ladies’ Home Journal’s: “Most Important Women in America” 1999
- Notorious Magazine: “Women We Love”, 1998
- Ladies’ Home Journal’s: “Most Fascinating Women of the Year.” 1997
- Glamour Magazine’s: “Women of the Year”, 1997
- Biography Magazine’s: “25 Most Influential Women”, 1999
- Girl Scouts of America: “Woman of Distinction – New York”, 1997
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- ACTRESS: Nora Ephron’s Love Loss and What I Wore, Westside Theater, NYC 2011
- ACTRESS: Talk to Me starring Kyra Sedgwick, TV Show Series, Special Guest Appearance, 2000
- AUTHOR: True Beauty (Putnam/Perigee Press) 1997
- AUTHOR: Life’s Little Emergencies (St. Martin’s Press) 2003
- AUTHOR: Morning Has Broken (Putnam) 2005
- AUTHOR: What are You Hungry For? (Harper Collins) 2007
- BEAUTY: First full figured spokesmodel Clairol, 2002
- BEAUTY: First full figured spokesmodel Revlon ColorStay, 1997-1999
- BLOOMINGDALE’S/NORDSTROM/LORD&TAYLOR/DILLARD’S/QVC: First full figured supermodel to have a clothing line in major department stores and on QVC, 2000-2007
- COLUMNIST: MODE Magazine (life, style and everything in between), “Ask Emme”, 1999-2003
- COLUMNIST: iVillage (Mom’s perspective on the verge of green), “Simply Green with Emme” 2007-2009
- COMMISSION MEMBER: Healthy MEdia: Commission for Positive Images of Women and Girls, Washington DC, 2011
- NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLES: The New York Times and numerous national and international crossword puzzle clues for Emme: “supermodel – plus size icon”. 1997 – present
- NY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MEMBER OF THE CHILD PERFORMER ADVISORY BOARD: Department of Labor to Prevent Eating Disorders: New York State, (Now Child Performer Coalition), 2009
- SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: First model ever to address the Senate Appropriations Committee on the dangers of eating disorders, arts in America, Healthy Media Imagry, 1995 – present
- THE EMME COLLECTIBLE DOLL: First full figured model to have a high fashion collectible doll sculpted in her likeness, 2001-2004
- TIMES SQUARE BILLBOARD: First full figured model on a billboard in Times Square – 1996
- TV HOST: E! Entertainment Television’s Fashion Emergency 1997-2001,
- TV HOST: FOX, More To Love, 2009
- last but certainly not least…MOM: Proud mother of a wonderful 14 year old daughter.
- SPOKESPERSON: LifeLine Skin Care, FloraGlo Lutein, RedCats USA, Revlon ColorStay, Clairol, Yoplait Yogurt, Hewlett Packard, Wisk, Kellogg’s Smart Start, Gillette, Playtex Bras, Arm and Hammer, Elisabeth by Liz Claiborne, Kappahl (Sweden), For Me and My Size (Australia), Evans (UK), National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) (more provided upon request).