Emily Austin

Emily Austin (born May 24, 2001) is an American journalist, social media influencer, political activist, and independent NBA broadcaster. and grew up on Long Island, New York. She attended Hofstra University, studying journalism.

Austin's parents are Modern Orthodox Jews and strictly keep kosher and Shabbat. She visited Poland during a Holocaust education trip at the age of 16, which she has cited as "a turning point" in her life.

Career Sports journalism In 2021, Austin reached out to professional athletes for interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, while she was a sophomore journalism student at Hofstra University. A former athlete, Austin began interviewing athletes on Instagram for her vlog show, Daily Vibes with Emily Austin. This led her to working at MTV on Music Lives On. She also worked for Sports Illustrated as a host at NFL and boxing events. such as Josh Giddey, Grant Williams, Jalen Brunson,

Other work Austin has worked as a model and is a conservative social media influencer. She was a judge at Miss Universe 2022. She has appeared several times as a panelist on the Fox News program Gutfeld! She is a presenter for PragerU. Austin interviewed Andrew Cuomo on her podcast The Emily Austin Show.

Views and activism In January 2023, Austin claimed that Jews were sent as " to the slaughter" during the Holocaust because they were "afraid to be vocal and proud of their identity." Austin later asserted that her comments had been taken out of context.

In October 2025, Austin announced "Hot Girls for Cuomo", a website supporting former Democratic New York state governor Andrew Cuomo's independent campaign for the 2025 New York City mayoral election. However, the domain hotgirlsforcuomo.com was first registered by someone else, who redirected it to the report of the investigation into allegations of sexual harassment made against Cuomo.

During the 68th Grammy Awards in February 2026, Austin's live video of her visibly mocking Billie Eilish's anti‑ICE acceptance speech for "Song of the Year" went viral and drew widespread criticism; Austin later defended her reaction on social media, writing that she loved America, supported lawful immigration and law enforcement, and stood by her stance amid the backlash.

Israel Austin has described herself as a Zionist. Since the October 7 attacks on Israel, Austin has been vocal on the issue of antisemitism, coming out in support of Israel on social media and visiting southern Israeli border communities in December 2023.