Overview
- Zohran Mamdani won the 2025 New York City mayoral race, securing a widely described historic victory as the city’s 111th mayor.
- Rama Duwaji, 28, is presented as the city’s youngest First Lady and is profiled as an independent figure with an established art career.
- At the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre celebration, Duwaji wore an all-black ensemble featuring a Zeid Hijazi top and a Ulla Johnson skirt that read as deliberate cultural signaling.
- Duwaji’s portfolio includes pointed work on current affairs, from an animation urging support for Gaza to posts condemning ICE’s detention of activist Mahmoud Khalil.
- Media scrutiny intensified after one outlet published a contradictory claim about Mamdani’s spouse that conflicts with multiple reports identifying Duwaji as his wife.