Ember (model)

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Ember
Born (1992-04-23) April 23, 1992 (age 32)
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
  • welder
Years activeNov 2018-present
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
AwardsMiss Congeniality - 2020 Miss Minnesota USA.[1], Miss Voluptuous Minnesota - 2021
Websiteember.love

Amber Elizabeth Davis (born April 23, 1992), known professionally as Ember, is an American model and actress.[2][3] She is best known for being a body positive model and has been recognized by Plus PPL as a 'PLUSuencer'.[4] Additionally, she is The Face of F.A.B. at For All Bodies[2][3], a fashion organization celebrating diversity in gender, shape, size, and shade, which has been featured by PLUS Model Magazine.[5] Ember is also a Bold Boss[6][7] for Bold Magazine, a Plus Positive online and print publication that focuses on women’s issues.[8] We Cook TV Food Network aired three episodes in 2019 featuring Ember as the host and chef of her mini-series Cocktail Cooking.[2] In 2020, Ember, competing as Amber Davis, won Miss Congeniality in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant,[1] and in the following year, she won the very first title of Miss Voluptuous Minnesota.[2][3]

Early life and education

Le Cordon Bleu graduating photo and accoutrement
Ember as Miss Voluptuous Minnesota 2021-2022

Amber Elizabeth Davis was born in Buffalo, Minnesota on April 23, 1992 to mother Karen Gutknecht (now Karen Davis) and father Doyle Davis.[2] She has 4 siblings including two younger brothers, an older sister, and one older brother, who all grew up on a farm between Howard Lake and Maple Lake.[2][3]

Ember attended Maple Lake Elementary and High School[2][3] where, as a sophomore she competed in the Miss Teen Minnesota USA pageant and, as a junior, she was the only student selected to participate in Girls State for the Boys & Girls County/State program.[9] In her senior year,[10] she was nominated and competed for Miss Maple Lake 2010.[11] From there she went to MN School of Bartending and graduated in 2011 from the college of Le Cordon Bleu of Culinary Arts.[2][3]

Career

After graduating college at the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Ember accepted an internship in Lutsen at the Lutsen Mountains ski resort working as a line cook and head chef for two years before returning home as a bartender, using her experience gained from attending the Minnesota School of Bartending.[2][3] Ember began working for the company of Landscape Structures Inc in 2014 and still works there today as a Production Supervisor in a concrete and manufacturing shop involving a variety of welding, grinding, cutting, and plasma torch use.[2][3][7] While working at Landscape Structures, she began pursuing modeling and acting opportunities[3] such as being represented in the November 2018 Launch Showcase.[7] Ember was offered a scholarship to return the following year of 2019 to be in another Launch Showcase of Chicago, Illinois.

When she was 26 she attended John Casablancas for acting and modeling classes, graduating February 18, 2019.[2]

In the New York Contest that was held June 2019 by For All Bodies Runway Show, Ember became a finalist and won with her model/welding video earning her the official title FACE of F.A.B. and spokesperson of the event.[2][3] This brought her to New York in September 2019 for a Times Square photo shoot in Catherines Plus apparel with F.A.B. founder, Crystal Renee.[2][3][12] Later in 2019, Ember landed a major role as Cassie in a web-series show called "TAKE CARE" hosted on YouTube by Bonnie Slight.[2] She appeared in 5 of the 8 episodes from September 2019 through February 2020. Also in 2019, Ember signed onto her second web-series with the We Cook TV Food Network, directing and hosting her own cooking show "Cocktail Cooking".[2]

In 2020 Ember participated in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant, winning Miss Congeniality.[1][2][3] Throughout 2019 and 2020 she acted in several student films and art productions, the very first being the lead role Arty in "Arty and the Heist" by EJ Carlson.[2] Another student film would include her as a role in the production of "Floor Plan" that won an award for "Best Use of Character" in the 48 Hour Film Project of MN.[13] Ember, playing the role of an extra in her first production film "The Ballad of Travis Hunter", shot a scene alongside the well known movie star Eric Roberts.[2][3]

BOLD Magazine published an interview featuring Ember in August 2020[7] and welcomed her into the BOLD Boss community[8] where she went on to host several interviews herself, including a live interview with plus size fashion model Erica Lauren, known professionally for her modeling campaigns with brands such as Lane Bryant, Torrid, Foot Locker, and even Walmart. Ember has been represented as BOLD Gold by the BOLD Magazine twice in 2020 and is featured in their first ever Body Empowerment 18 month BOLD Boss Calendar of 2021. 2020 was also the year several plus size clothing companies such as Vislily, Dolnine, Rissross, Auselily, Gloria & Sarah, AW Bridal, and Ritera represented Ember as a model for their clothing lines on Amazon.[2] In 2021, KSTP-TVs Twin Cities Live hosted a 'Fall Fashion Must Haves' segment in which Ember modeled Torrid and Aldo products.[14]

In 2021 Ember won the very first Miss Voluptuous Minnesota title in the Miss Voluptuous Pageants that originated in England, and she will go on to compete for the International crown and title in Nashville, TN on April 2022.[2][3][12] Ember has represented her title of Miss Voluptuous Minnesota in several local parades including St. Anthony Villagefest[15], Little Canadian Days[16], Burnsville Fire Muster Parade[17], Chaska River City Days, Woodbury Days Grande Parade.[2][3][12] "To help make a statement, she decided to ride her motorcycle in parades."[12]

Awards

Year Nominee Award Result Ref.
2010 Amber Davis Miss Maple Lake Nominated [3][18]
2019 Floor Plan Best Use of Character Won [13]
2020 Amber Davis Miss Congeniality Minnesota Won [1][2][3]
2021 Ember Miss Voluptuous Minnesota Won [2][3][19]
2022 Ember Miss Voluptuous International Contender [19]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Another Door Opens Detective Gina Student film
2019 Arty and the Heist Arty Student film[2]
2019 Floor Plan Police Captain Monica Student film[13]
2019 Candy Candy Student film
2020 The Runner Talk Show Host Student film
2021 Ballad of Travis Hunter Extra Production film[2][3]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Cocktail Cooking Host 3 episodes[2]
2019-20 TAKE CARE Cassie 5 episodes[2]

Interviews

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Erica Lauren Interviewer Fashion Model
2020 Ember Interviewee Body Positive Model
2020 Jahlove Serrano Interviewer HIV+ Educator

References/Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c d "Official Results". 2020 Miss Minnesota USA & Teen USA Pageants. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Erdahl, Brenda (August 18, 2021). "Breaking Barriers: Maple Lake native is crowned Miss Voluptuous". Maple Lake Messenger. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Francisco, Mollee. "Chaska woman is Miss Voluptuous MN 2021". SWNewsMedia.com. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Body Positivity Community Plus PPL". Plus PPL. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  5. ^ Cruz, Marcy (October 10, 2019), "This Model is Using The Runway to Show The Need for Inclusivity in the Modeling Industry", PLUS Model, retrieved December 13, 2020
  6. ^ "Bold Boss Directory". Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d "Challenging the Norm: A Profile of Ember Davis". Bold Magazine. Bold Magazine. August 18, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "About Bold Magazine". Bold Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "MLHS students to attend Boys & Girls County/State". Maple Lake Messenger. Maple Lake Messenger. April 24, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "Irish Alumni". Maple Lake Messenger. Maple Lake Messenger. August 30, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  11. ^ "Queen's Banquet begins events for St. Pat's Festival". Maple Lake Messenger. Maple Lake Messenger. March 5, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d "Breaking barriers | The Drummer and The Wright County Journal Press". www.thedrummer.com. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  13. ^ a b c "Announcing the Winners", 48 Hour Film Project, June 2, 2019, retrieved December 13, 2020
  14. ^ Fall Fashion Must Haves (video). Twin Cities Live (Television production). September 29, 2021. Event occurs at 2:10. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  15. ^ NineNorth (August 6, 2021). 2021 St. Anthony Villagefest Parade (video) (Television production). NineNorth. Event occurs at 10:30. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  16. ^ NineNorth (August 1, 2021). 2021 Canadian Days Parade (video) (Television production). NineNorth. Event occurs at 24:20. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  17. ^ Burnsville Community Television (September 11, 2021). 2021 Burnsville Fire Muster Parade & Fireworks (video). videoplayer.telvue.com (Television production). Event occurs at 32:46. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  18. ^ "Queen candidates kick off 2010 Maple Lake St. Pat's celebration", Maple Lake Messenger, February 19, 2010, retrieved December 13, 2020
  19. ^ a b "Meet the Titleholders". Miss Voluptuous Pageants. Retrieved August 17, 2021.

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