From Beauty Director to Influencer — Emira D’Spain Breaks Barriers and Shares Influencer Secrets
Gloss Angeles
Kirbie Johnson and Sara Tan
4.6 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
This week, we’re joined by Emira D’Spain — model, influencer, television personality, and former beauty director at PAPER magazine — who has been breaking barriers across fashion, media, and entertainment. Emira made history as the first Black trans model to walk in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and the first full-time trans cast member on Bravo, but before influencing, she was building a traditional editorial career after graduating magna cum laude from NYU. We talk about how she made the leap from beauty editor to full-time creator, how her editorial background shapes the way she approaches influencing, and what people don’t see behind the scenes of brand events and partnerships. Emira also spills a little influencer tea, shares the content that performs best for her today, and opens up about the biggest lessons she’s learned navigating social media, business, and beauty.
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| 0:00.0 | G-M-L-A-M, Los Angeles. |
| 0:05.6 | Hi, Kirby. |
| 0:07.1 | Hi, Sarah. |
| 0:08.4 | Welcome to Los Angeles. |
| 0:14.4 | All right, everyone. |
| 0:15.7 | Today's guest is a model, influencer, and television personality who got her start |
| 0:19.8 | as beauty director of Paper Magazine. She's broken barriers in, and television personality who got her start as beauty director of Paper |
| 0:21.5 | Magazine. |
| 0:22.6 | She's broken barriers in fashion and television by being the first black trans model to walk |
| 0:27.1 | in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and the first full-time trans cast member on Bravo. |
| 0:32.5 | You've probably seen her sharing her best makeup and hair tips while slightly dragging herself |
| 0:37.3 | in the process. Amira |
| 0:38.8 | to Spain, welcome to Los Angeles. |
| 0:41.2 | Hi. |
| 0:42.5 | Stunning. |
| 0:43.2 | Thank you. |
| 0:43.8 | Snaps, round of applause. |
| 0:45.5 | I'm so happy to be here. |
| 0:47.0 | It's like the glow is blinding. |
| 0:49.9 | We first met Amira two years ago at the night before party, which is this big annual Oscars party. |
| 0:56.8 | And I mean, you are a model, but you could tell you were a model because everyone was just like looking up at you starry-eyed. |
| 1:04.3 | Oh, wow. |
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