There comes a time in every young twenty-something’s life when the past must be shed in order to make room for authenticity. Self-discovery prospers when the slate is cleared and along with it, the noise of others’ opinions. Growing up in the public eye, Amelia Gray knows just how easy it is to be put into comfortable little boxes. “The reality TV girl”, “the model chick”—labels thrown onto her name to make her just that more easily understandable for public consumption, paying no mind to her wide-ranging interests and personal passions. For a while, the LA-native and daughter of perhaps the most recognizable Beverly Hills Housewife, Lisa Rinna, went along with it. But now with a metamorphic move to New York and a groundbreaking new view on life, Gray refuses to conform to your expectations. 

Since transplanting across the country from her native Los Angeles, the model has been booked and busier than ever before, featured on magazine covers and strutting down catwalks for every big name from Richard Quinn to LaQuan Smith. In just six short months of Manhattan-living, Gray has synthesized her varied artistic passions, some life-long and others newly found, and as a result, catapulted her fashion career to new heights. 

Check out episode 2 of V Magazine’s second season of “My New York” created in collaboration with Milk Makeup! Stay tuned for new episodes launching every Friday here on YouTube and Vmagazine.com, the series will spotlight NYC's movers-and-shakers as they guide us through the formative spots in the city that have inspired and cultivated their craft.

Series creators: Sam Tracy & Czar Van Gaal
Director: Nick Freeman
Executive producer: Kala Herh
Photography: Austin Augie
Video editor: Nick Freeman
Fashion: Yael Quint
Series beauty director: Mitch Yoshida
Hair: Davey Matthew
Production assistant: Carlos Chinn

Special thanks
Gina Barone & Women 360 Management
Versace
Diesel
Casa Magazines
Marcelo Gaia & Mirror Palais
LaQuan Smith
The New York Issue
Purple PR
The Webster