Amanda Gorman gets a stage at the Super Bowl; to be represented by IMG Models for fashion, beauty endorsements

Poet Amanda Gorman wowed Americans from coast to coast at President Joe Biden’s inauguration when she recited her poem ‘The Hill We Climb’. Her grace and words struck listeners as hopeful at a time when the country faced multiple crises. It was clear that they were watching a star in the making.

In the week since, her star has continued to rise. IMG Models announced Tuesday that it will represent Gorman, 22, for fashion and beauty endorsements. The agency represents supermodels including Alek Wek, Paloma Elsesser and Joan Smalls, as well as talents like playwright Jeremy O. Harris and tennis star Naomi Osaka.

And, Wednesday morning, ‘Good Morning America’ broke the news that Gorman would be performing at the Super Bowl LV preshow in February.

During Gorman’s reading at the inauguration, which also featured performances by Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Garth Brooks, Gorman used her hands elegantly to emphasize the words in her poem. Many people remarked on her stylish outfit, especially her red satin headband and sunny coat, both Prada.

“What I really aspire to do in the poem is to be able to use my words to envision a way in which our country can still come together and can still heal,” Gorman told
The New York Times.

The youngest person to ever recite a poem at an inaugural event in the United States, Gorman was 16 when she became the Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, in the city where she was raised by her mother, a middle school teacher. While she was studying sociology at Harvard University, she became the first National Youth Poet Laureate.

Gorman, who is working on three books with Penguin Random House, will continue to be represented by Writers House and WME for her writing and other bookings.

In September, her debut poetry collection, which shares a name with the poem she recited at the inauguration, will be published. On the same day, Gorman will also release her first picture book, “Change Sings.”

All this and it’s only January. How’s your 2021 going?