Emily Ratajkowski's Mother Kathleen Balgley Was Reportedly Obsessed with Her Daughter's Beauty

Model and actress Emily Ratajkowski's stunning beauty is no accident. According to the supermodel, her mother, Kathleen Balgley, couldn't get enough of her daughter's appearance from a young age.

Emily is a model known for her striking looks and successful modeling career, but behind the scenes, her mother played a significant role in shaping her beauty and self-image. The 31-year-old was born to American parents in Westminister, London, and grew up in San Diego, California.

Emily Ratajkowski's parents influenced her modeling career. Her father, John Ratajkowski, an artist, and her mother, Balgley, a writer, spent most of their summers traveling through Europe, visiting topless beaches.

That's why for Emily to pose nude in front of a camera isn't a big deal. Also, the model and actress once revealed that as a kid, she was constantly naked and exposed to art books with drawings of nude women.

Emily was born beautiful, according to her mother, Kathleen Balgley. While narrating the story of Emily's birth, her mother revealed that the doctor who welcomed her to the world said she was the perfect infant.

Emily welcomed her son Sylvester Apollo Bear on March 8, 2021, with her ex-husband Sebastian Bear-McClard.

The following day, the doctor brought his children to the hospital to see her beautiful baby. In Emily's book, "My Body," she revealed that beauty was essential because it made her feel special. She wrote:

"Beauty was a way for me to be special. When I was special, I felt my parent's love for me the most."

A Ph.D. In Literature and Incredible Beauty: Who Is Emily Ratajkowski's Mother?

Unlike Emily, her mother's career is far from the entertainment industry. Emily Ratajkowski's mother, Kathleen Balgley, is an English professor and a professional writer. She studied at the University of California, San Diego, and earned her Ph.D. in Literature.

Balgley has achieved many accomplishments in her career. Besides being a lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles Writing Programs, she was also an Associate Director of Writing at the University of California, San Diego.

Balgley has also taught English at California State University, San Luis Obispo. Some of her students were Native American high school students, Jewish students, Polish university students, and more. Emily is proud of her mother's career, and during an interview with Vogue, she described her as a good writer.

Kathleen Balgley is the definition of beauty with brains. In her daughter's book, "My Body," she described her as classically beautiful with wide-set green eyes and an elegant nose. She also narrated how people always compared her mother to the late actress Elizabeth Taylor and Vivien Leigh.

Her mother's sense of beauty complicated Emily's sense of self. So every day, the supermodel prayed to God to be the most beautiful girl.

Emily Ratajkowski's parents were obsessed with her beauty, especially her mother. In Emily's book, "My Body," she disclosed her parents enjoyed telling their friends how people had approached her to model.

According to Balgley and John, they thought of modeling as an opportunity to pursue as responsible parents. Even though Emily's parents were not well-conversant with the modeling industry at the time, they did their best and found her an agent.

Soon after, they began driving her to different shoots. When Emily started high school, her mother framed a sexy picture of her from a photo shoot and placed it on the kitchen counter for everyone who walked into their home to see—something that Emily found to be strange.

After All the Difficulties, Emily Became a Mother

Emily welcomed her son Sylvester Apollo Bear on March 8, 2021, with her ex-husband Sebastian Bear-McClard. The supermodel seems to be enjoying motherhood, and based on the photos she shares on her Instagram page, her son appears to have taken after her beautiful looks. Fans are curious to find out how Emily will raise him and what path he will follow.