"This is an incredible honor and as someone who doesn't really think of herself like that, it's nice reassurance," Ella ... Emhoff was accompanied by her boyfriend of just over one year, Sam ...

Ella Emhoff was thrust into the spotlight ... she has a front seat at all of the hottest parties. Meanwhile, Emhoff's partner in crime, Sam Hine, is a senior fashion writer for GQ, so the couple ...