'Can be First Lady': Rama Duwaji's magazine cover has the internet ready to vote for 'President' Zohran Mamdani

When he became the mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani made history. He is the first Muslim and Asian American mayor of one of America's most vital cities. The 34-year-old has gone viral for his familial ties, his rap career and his social media presence. But more than anything, most love him for his better half, his wife, Rama Duwaji.

The 28-year-old has had a silent but powerful role in shaping and supporting her husband's campaign. But she is an artist herself. Born in 1997, Duwaji is a Syrian artist who loves all things art and one could go out on a limb and say that her presence almost feels like one. A calm yet moving persona that gets you curious and introspective.

Rama Duwaji's magazine cover

Duwaji who herself made history as New York's first Gen Z first lady, is an illustrator and animator. Recently, she gave her first interview as the first lady of New York to The Cut.

Speaking to the magazine about the role she said, "When I first heard it, it felt so formal and like — not that I didn’t feel deserving of it, but it felt like, Me …? Now I embrace it a bit more and just say, ‘There are different ways to do it.’ At the end of the day, I’m not a politician. I’m here to be a support system for Z and to use the role in the best way that I can as an artist.”

The Gen Z icon who has worked with The New Yorker, Vogue and The Cut itself, has been dubbed the "chicest woman alive" by the internet. Her fashion has its own following and now her photographs for the magazine piece have the internet falling more and more in love with her. Enough, to make her husband, Zohran Mamdani the president just to see her as the first lady of the nation.

Netizens react to Rama Duwaji's magazine cover

The photographs clicked for the cover have Duwaji mostly in her favourite colour, black with her classic black eyeliner and side eye. Clicked by photographer Szilveszter Makó, the photos have an artistic style with a vintage touch like Renaissance paintings and portraits.



The netizens could not help but shower love upon the clicks taking to X. "Her first lady aesthetic is startinggg," wrote a user on X.

"I want him to be president just so this woman can be first lady," added another.

"omggg she's giving Audrey Hepburn," praised another.

"It’s giving Modigliani painting," "She looks like a Ruben Toledo illustration!" and "Bringing Pajaranov Sayat nova vibes" added others.

"Soft power, polished looks, intentional vibes," a user pointed out.

Rama Duwaji: America's favourite first lady

From her slick and shiny hair to the silhouettes of her outfits, people are in love with everything that Rama Duwaji, the first lady of New York does. She was born to Syrian parents in Houston, Texas and moved around to New York and New Jersey. Her love for art began with doodling in school notebooks and grew with asking her classmates to pose for her.

She earned her Master of Fine Arts in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York and has worked with numerous prestigious outlets in the industry as an illustrator and animator.

Now, it remains to be seen how she impresses the New Yorkers with her work as a first lady.