{"id":98084,"date":"2026-04-25T19:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T19:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/who-is-ella-devi-socialist-sri-lankan-american-influencer-who-supports-zohran-mamdani\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T19:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T19:01:43","slug":"who-is-ella-devi-socialist-sri-lankan-american-influencer-who-supports-zohran-mamdani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/who-is-ella-devi-socialist-sri-lankan-american-influencer-who-supports-zohran-mamdani\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Ella Devi? &#8216;Socialist&#8217; Sri Lankan-American influencer who supports Zohran Mamdani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\">Ella Devi<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; decoding=&#8221;async&#8221; fetchpriority=&#8221;high&#8221;\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A teen influencer who describes herself as a &#8220;socialist socialite&#8221; has sparked online debate in New York City by mixing left-wing politics with a taste for high-end fashion.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>18-year-old Ella Devi is a Sri Lankan-American content creator who has gained attention by supporting NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani while showcasing a wardrobe full of luxury vintage items.<!-- --> She first went viral during her promotional campaign for Mamdani, earning her the nickname &#8220;Hot Girl for Zoharan&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Her growing online presence includes over 34,600 followers on TikTok, where she regularly shares her political views as well as outfit videos. In a recent post, he described dismantling ICE as a &#8220;liberal stance,&#8221; while another showed him explaining why one can&#8217;t be a Republican and dress like Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Devi has also begun to receive wider recognition, most recently being named to her campus&#8217; 22 Under 22 awards, which highlights students who are &#8220;shaping the world on their own terms&#8221;. She also drew attention to X after she commented on Sydney Sweeney and her fashion choices on the latest season of Euphoria.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Despite her progressive message, much of the discussion around Devi has focused on her lifestyle. She is often seen in vintage designer clothing from brands such as Chanel, Miu Miu, Tom Ford and Valentino, with some items reportedly costing thousands of dollars.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>His posts recently came under criticism on Reddit, a popular New York influencer discussion forum, where users questioned the disconnect between his politics and personal style. One user wrote: &#8220;She&#8217;s hating on MAGA Barbie Sidney Sweeney, which I don&#8217;t care about, but acting like she&#8217;s the best dressed in NYC just because her wardrobe is old is ridiculous.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>&#8220;Not with that big Chanel bag,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>\u201cSocialist socialite lmao,\u201d one user wrote, while another said: \u201cHow can someone call themselves a socialist while at the same time being deeply invested in status and exclusivity. <!-- -->The tone of his tweet is very pretentious.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Further comments included: &#8220;Don&#8217;t care about Sweeney, but this is bullshit,&#8221; and &#8220;This is the most absurd intro and not tongue-in-cheek at all.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Another user said, &#8220;Calling yourself a socialist while wearing a T-shirt with a giant YSL logo is crazy.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>However, not all reactions were critical. Some users defended Devi, particularly her political stances.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>One user said: &#8220;I love her other roles, she&#8217;s super anti-racist and feminist in an industry that really needs it.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Devi also responded to the criticism on X, saying, &#8220;My name is Ella Devi and I approve of this message.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ella Devi &#8221; decoding=&#8221;async&#8221; fetchpriority=&#8221;high&#8221;\/> A teen influencer who describes herself as a &#8220;socialist socialite&#8221; has sparked online debate in New York City by mixing left-wing politics with a taste for high-end fashion.18-year-old Ella Devi is a Sri Lankan-American content creator who has gained attention by supporting NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani while showcasing a wardrobe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[25571,22268,2578,25572,7843,7414,5730,6079,7842],"class_list":{"0":"post-98084","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bible-news","8":"tag-devi","9":"tag-ella","10":"tag-influencer","11":"tag-lankanamerican","12":"tag-mamdani","13":"tag-socialist","14":"tag-sri","15":"tag-supports","16":"tag-zohran"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98084"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98086,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98084\/revisions\/98086"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}