Emina Cunmulaj


Emina Cunmulaj is an American model.

Early life

Emina Cunmulaj was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States to Albanian parents from Podgorica, Montenegro. In 1988, she moved with her family to Montenegro at the age of four.

Career

At the age of 15, Cunmulaj made it to the finals at a modeling competition and was later signed with Elite Model Management.
In 2004, Cunmulaj became the face of Etro and Just Cavalli. Cunmulaj also made her debut in Paris for Yves Saint Laurent, Viktor & Rolf and Dries Van Noten. In 2006 she was photographed by Steven Meisel for the Dolce & Gabbana spring ad campaign. In 2007 she was photographed for the cover of the magazine Surface and was part of Jean Paul Gaultier and Bottega Veneta spring ad campaign.
Cunmulaj has walked for Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, Alberta Ferretti, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Hermès, and Jean Paul Gaultier.
On September 29, 2023, Cunmulaj was a telecast judge of the 72nd Miss USA pageant, held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada.

Personal life

Cunmulaj is married to Persian Jewish businessman Sam Nazarian. They have three children.
She speaks Albanian, Montenegrin, English, Italian, French and Spanish.

Covers

Emina Cunmulaj appeared in the cover of the following magazines: