‘Next Gen NYC’ Star Emira D’Spain Shows Off the Glam Room Inside Her Manhattan Apartment

Unlike her "Next Gen NYC" co-stars who gained fame through their famous Bravo parents, Emira D’Spain built her own following by sharing makeup tutorials and humor from her home in New York City.The 29-year-old beauty influencer, who was born in Dubai and raised in Dallas, has called Manhattan home ever since attending college at New York University. She has since traded up apartments across the Big Apple as she’s moved up in her career.While ascending from intern to beauty director at Paper Magazine, D’Spain provided double coverage of the beauty industry by also posting about it on her personal social media accounts. The popular TikToker soon amassed so many followers, she quit her media gig to create content and model full time.That professional pivot led to a pioneering moment in fashion history in 2022, when D’Spain became the first Black transgender woman to model for Victoria’s Secret.In 2025, Bravo applauded her for being the network’s first full-time transgender cast member when she appeared on the debut season of “Next Gen NYC” alongside Gia Giudice, daughter of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice; Ariana Biermann, daughter of former “Real Housewives of Atl...