Overview
- RealClearPolitics first reported that a female agent assigned to Ella Emhoff never passed required fitness tests and moonlighted as a plus-size model, citing unnamed Secret Service sources.
- Sources say the agent was later moved to the Special Services Division, which supports armored-vehicle maintenance and screens mail and packages for the White House complex.
- The Daily Mail identifies the former agent as Alison Zupancic and highlights her appearance in a campaign tagged “Undercover, But Never Underdressed.”
- Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said the agency ended relevant programs within 60 days of the Jan. 20, 2025 executive order and stressed merit-based personnel decisions under Director Sean Curran.
- The scrutiny follows a task force report finding failures in planning, execution, and leadership and the July resignation of former Director Kimberly Cheatle.