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Emily Ratajkowski has been keeping busy in Los Angeles, mixing daring mirror selfies with a little romance.
The 35-year-old model shared a bunch of photos on Instagram, leading with a mirror selfie in a plunging black one-piece swimsuit featuring a dramatic neckline and high-cut sides.
Ratajkowski paired the one-piece and wore her long brunette hair loose around her shoulders. She paired it with black shorts and sunglasses.
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Emily Ratajkowski posed in a plunging black one-piece and oversized sunglasses for a mirror selfie.(Emily Ratajkowski/Instagram)
“lotsa LA lately,” Ratajkowski captioned the carousel.
Another photo captured the “Gone Girl” actress in a close-up selfie, wearing oversized sunglasses with pink and orange rollers in her hair.
She completed the off-duty glam look with oversized sunglasses and a cigarette between her lips, adjusting her glasses with one hand.
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Emily Ratajkowski embraced an off-duty glam look, posing in colorful hair rollers and oversized sunglasses with a cigarette between her lips.(Emily Ratajkowski/Instagram)
The image prompted mixed reactions from followers, with several questioning the cigarette.
“What is with influencers all smoking lately… smoking hasn’t been cool in a longtime,” one person commented.
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“The Unlit cig isn’t hittin’ like you think it is Emily,” another wrote.
Others were more complimentary, including fellow model Irina Shayk, who commented, “My friend is 🔥🔥🔥🔥.”
The Instagram carousel also included a black-and-white photograph of Ratajkowski sharing a kiss with boyfriend Romain Gavras, a French filmmaker.
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In the intimate image, the couple held each other’s faces as they leaned in for the kiss.
The romantic snapshot comes just days after Ratajkowski and Gavras attended the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on Oct. 17.
The couple posed together at the star-studded event, with Ratajkowski wearing a striking red dress for the occasion.
The gala marked another public appearance for the couple, who previously attended the MTV Video Music Awards together in September.
At the VMAs, Ratajkowski appeared to pay a subtle tribute to Gavras through her manicure, which featured the initials “RG.”
Romain Gavras and Emily Ratajkowski attend the 6th annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles Oct. 17, 2026.(Frazer Harrison/WireImage)
The couple first sparked romance rumors in November 2025 after they were photographed together in New York City.
Ratajkowski later shared photos of herself with Gavras on Instagram in February 2026.
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The model has previously spoken candidly about navigating relationships after her divorce from film producer Sebastian Bear-McClard.
In a June 2026 personal essay for The Cut, Ratajkowski reflected on a period of dating following her separation, explaining that she initially sought romantic attention as she adjusted to life as a single mother.
She described adopting a more emotionally detached approach to relationships before realizing that she had lost sight of what she actually wanted.
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Emily Ratajkowski attended the 6th annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles Oct. 17, 2026.(Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
“I’d never been connected to my own desires,” she wrote, reflecting on that period of her life.
Ratajkowski also explained that her divorce ultimately changed how she viewed her own independence.
“I wasn’t left; I left,” she wrote.
