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Vice President Kamala HarrisThe presidential bid may not have ended in victory.

But despite her loss to the future president-elect Donald Trumpthe story of Harris and her family, including her husband Doug Emhoff and stepchildren Cole Emhoff And Ella Emhoff– has won the hearts of many.

And even though she won’t become president, she still has a special title: “Momala.”

“It’s one of my favorite titles, which is Momala,” she said People in 2023. “It’s actually much more of a common experience than I think we actually talk about, which is co-parenting. We don’t really use the term stepparent, but rather participate in raising a child you love because that child is yours in all the important ways. So it is a name that the children gave me, and I wear it with pride.”

She continued, “And I feel very blessed that we also have a very modern family, in the sense that we all find joy in the growth of our family and the way we support each other.”

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But who are Cole and Ella? Here’s everything you need to know.

Who are the parents of Cole Emhoff and Ella Emhoff?

While Cole and Emma Harris call them “Momala,” they were born to Doug and his ex-wife Kerstin Emhoff. And although the couple split in 2008 after sixteen years together, the Emhoffs and Harris prioritize keeping their family unit strong.

“We have our family by blood, and then we have our family by love, and I have both, and I consider it a true blessing,” Harris said. Call her daddy‘S Alex Cooper in October. “We have a very modern family. My husband’s ex-wife is a friend of mine.”

How old are Cole Emhoff and Ella Emhoff?

Cole – named after jazz musician John Coltrane– is Emhoff’s eldest child at the age of 30. He graduated from Colorado College in 2017 with a degree in psychology.

Ella, who was in high school when Harris came into their lives, is 25. She graduated from the Parsons School of Design in New York in 2021, where she studied fine arts with a focus on clothing and textiles.

What do Cole Emhoff and Ella Emhoff do for work?

After graduating from college, Cole worked at talent agency William Morris Endeavor, according to his now-deleted LinkedIn profile, before becoming an executive assistant at Plan B Entertainment. Brad Pitt‘s production company. Also co-founded by Jennifer Aniston, Kristin Hahn and the late Brad GrayPlan B Entertainment was behind films like The departed, A slave for 12 years And Moonlight.

Ella has similarly put her creative talents to good use.

Much of the 25-year-old’s social media is dedicated to her impressive knit designs, showing off everything from sweaters and hats to self-portraits and framed pieces. In 2021, Ella launched a limited collection of knitwear together with Batsheva Hay, and in January 2022 she announced that she continue to produce knitwear under her own name.

“I am a one-woman show,” the artist said Women’s clothing everyday at the time. “It’s been an extreme labor of love.”

And that’s not all. Ella is also a model and was signed in 2021 by IMG Models Worldwide – the same agency that represents models like Gigi Hadid, Gisele Bundchen And Heidi Klum.

Since then she has modeled for brands such as Balenciaga, where she posed for Vanity fair and walked in shows for Miu Miu, Proenza and more.

Are Cole Emhoff and Ella Emhoff Dating Someone?

For his part, Cole married his longtime girlfriend Greenley Littlejohn in October 2023. And while Cole and Greenley were each walked down the aisle by their mothers, Harris was also given a special role for the ceremony: officiant.

“It meant so much for so many reasons,” Harris said People of the moment. “It was so great that the kids asked me to do it. For us, we see marriage not just as something between these two people, but as the coming together of families. So it was very much in that spirit that we all participated.”

Ella, meanwhile, had gone out before GQ writer Sam Hineafter confirming the relationship with Vanity fair in the summer of 2021.

Although the couple often attended fashion events and red carpets together, they reportedly split in 2023.

What have Cole Emhoff and Ella Emhoff said about Kamala Harris?

Both Emhoff children have been very supportive of their Momala’s political career.

When she first met Harris, Ella said Glamour“It felt like we had known each other for centuries. And I think it was important to get to know her first as a person – as a person, and then as a politician.”

It was a sentiment shared by her brother. “I met her and we had a great dinner,” Cole told the outlet. “And I realized, ‘Oh my God, Doug has met someone completely unique and very special.’ I think it was love at first sight for all of us.”

And their father certainly still feels that same bliss.

“Doug and Kamala are almost vomit-inducingly cute and couple-like together,” Cole admitted Vanity fair in 2021. “I’m thinking, when is this going to go away?”

Not anytime soon, according to Ella.

“It’s so crazy. It seems like the honeymoon phase forever,” she commented. “For example, the rest of the world sees it on social media, but we live like that.”

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