She, Karlie Kloss and Bella Hadid are part of the same elite modelling agency, her mother produced Hollywood films – but what else is there to know
Dwayne Johnson, known as The Rock to his fans, made his wrestling debut as Rocky Maivia in 1996. Now, his daughter, Simone Johnson, is following his footsteps as a professional wrestler and is becoming the youngest person in history to sign with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
“It blows my mind. What an honour that my daughter wants to follow in my footsteps” Dwayne Johnson told Jimmy Fallon in a virtual interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “It sounds cliché, but she actually wants to create and blaze her own path.”
Simone served as the first Golden Globe ambassador at the 2018 Golden Globes. The role, which was formerly known as Miss Golden Globe, assists celebrities and hands out statuettes to winners.
Quite the moment for @TheRock as he introduces his daughter, and the very first #GoldenGlobes Ambassador, @SimoneGJohnson. pic.twitter.com/V3QO7LMT2B
— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 8, 2018
In the event, she wore a black dress to show support and raise awareness for the Time’s Up movement, an initiative by 300 women in Hollywood who are working to fight abuse and harassment in the industry.
With 457,100 followers on Instagram, Simone has the influence and a platform to voice her thoughts and shed light on certain issues.
She attended a protest on gun violence awareness and spoke about school shootings following an incident at Douglas High School.
She posted a selfie wearing a T-shirt bearing a political message: “If fertilised eggs are ‘people’ & refugees aren’t, we have a problem.” In 2016, she decried police violence towards black people Simone, who stands at 5 foot 10 inches (178cm) in height, was signed with IMG models in 2017. IMG represents most of the top 10 highest-paid models in the world.
