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Ellie Elrich ’15

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at CMU chapter.

Hometown: Tenafly, NJ

Major: Professional Writing

Year: Junior

Involvement on campus: Member of Kappa Alpha Theta, copy editor of the Tartan

Relationship status: In a relationship

Ideal date spot: The beach!

Favorite food: Sushi

Celebrity crush: Toss up between Bobby Flay (I know, I’m weird) and James Franco

Favorite movie: Pulp Fiction and Almost Famous

Three words that describe you: Goofy, spontaneous, free-spirited

Qualities you look for in a guy: Funny, thoughtful and adventurous

Biggest accomplishment so far: Landing an internship with Zac Posen and Ivanka Trump! I got to work for two designers that I really respect and help out with their summer and fall fashion campaigns.

Biggest life dream: To write for National Geographic and travel the world.

Favorite trait about yourself: My ability to laugh at myself- a car drove through a puddle yesterday and I got completely soaked with grimy street water. I laughed really hard and then took a shower.

Female role model: My sister. She is opening a restaurant in NYC right now and has been so cool and calm despite all of the pressure and stress

If you could have one superpower, it would be: Teleportation

How do you think girls can be powerful?: Girls are powerful because of their ability to literally do everything and anything. Women like Beyonce and Angela Merkel prove that we can do everything from selling out concerts to running countries. GIRL POWERRRR.

Why do you think it’s important for girls to be powerful?: Because BEYONCE

I am a junior Materials Science and Engineering mjaor at Carnegie Mellon University, and I am also minoring in Professional Writing and Business. I am a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.  I love TV and trying out new beauty products.  I follow E! on Twitter so that I can stay up-to-date on celebrity news.  I'm royal-obsessed, and I love Kate Middleton's style.  I'm kind of a Sephora addict, and I could easily spend hours there.  I also spend way too much time on Pinterest.  Finally, I love hockey and all Pittsburgh sports.