Emily couldn’t avoid her parents’ attention because she was the only child in the home. Kathleen had an obsession with beauty—first her own, then Emily’s.
Emily compares Kathleen to Vivien Leigh and Elizabeth Taylor in terms of uncommon beauty. Kathleen couldn’t help but accept praise for her appearance. According to Ratajkowski, her mother once said:
“A former classmate of mine mentioned your most recent magazine cover in a Facebook post. No surprise Kathleen’s daughter is gorgeous, he said. But you, Kathy, are more beautiful than she is. Nobody comes close to you.
Ratajkowski frequently wished she had her mother’s attractive features. She was aware that if she were attractive enough, her parents would approve of her.
According to Emily,
“Beauty was a way for me to be exceptional.“
“When I was unique, I could feel my parents’ affection for me. They both seemed to think their daughter must be seen as lovely, especially my mother.
