Amanda Gorman Height, Weight, Age, Boyfriend, Net worth, Biography & More

Amanda Gorman (born March 7, 1998) is a renowned American poet and activist from Los Angeles, California, The USA. This young and talented poet has become the talk of the town after she delivered her self written poem The Hill We Climb at the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.

The youngest to be named as the National Youth Poet Laurette in the year 2017, Amanda Gorman is the first to get this recognition at this early age. She has recently come into the limelight after her books surfed on #1 and #2 just in a day^[1]Indian Express.

Wiki & Biography

Focussing her writings on social issues such as equality, oppression, racism, feminism, and marginalization, Amanda S.C. Gorman was born on March 7, 1998, in Los Angeles, California, The United States of America. Aged 22(as of January 2021) this American poet’s first poetry book The One For Whom Food Is Not Enough was published in the year 2015.

Raised by a single parent, Amanda is extremely close to her mother Joan Wicks who is an English Teacher of the sixth grade. Remembering the early days of her life Amanda said that she was not like other children and enjoyed reading and writing since childhood.

Gorman completed her early education at the New Roads, Santa Monica, California. After which she received the Milken Family Foundation College Scholarship. She then pursued a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Full Real Name	Amanda S. C. Gorman.
Known As	Amanda Gorman
Date of Birth	March 7, 1998.
Age (as of 2020)	22 years old.
Place of Birth	Los Angeles, California, United States.
Current Residence	Los Angeles, California, United States.
Profession	Poet & Activist.
Nationality	American.
Religion	Christianity.
Ethnicity	African-American.
Zodiac Sign	Pisces.
Education	Graduate.
School/College	1. New Roads, Santa Monica, California 2. Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Net worth	$3-5 Million USD (approx.).
Social Media Presence	Instagram: @amandascgorman Twitter: @TheAmandaGorman

Physical Appearance

Amanda Gorman has got the personality that all dream to achieve. Her confidence and grace are impeccable. But reaching this milestone at such a young age was not at all easy.

Gorman is hypersensitive to sound, not only this, she is suffering from a speech disorder. Despite all of this Amanda has never given up in life and says that this disorder is a blessing rather. Her thorough practice at reading and writing has made her what she is today.

Height (approx.)	In Feet Inches: 5′ 4″. In Meters: 1.62 m. In Centimetres: 162 cm.
Weight (approx.)	In Kilograms: 45-52 kg (approx.). In Pounds: 99-114 lbs.
Hair Color	Black.
Hair Length	Medium.
Eye Color	Dark Brown.

Family & Ethnicity

Belonging to the African-American ethnicity, Amanda Gorman is raised single-handedly by her mother Joan Wicks. She has 2 siblings. Her twin sister Gabrielle is a famous activist and filmmaker. Her brother Spencer is the youngest of all. She follows the Christian religion. Amanda shares a cordial relation with her siblings and mother.

Amanda and her twin sister Gabrielle along with their mother

Relationship & Boyfriend

Amanda Gorman Relationship — Amanda Gorman enjoying with her Friends

As of now, there is no update about Amanda’s relationship status. Her love life is still a mystery. Her Instagram feed just focuses on posts dedicated to social issues. Seems like her only focus is on her career right now. However, we’ll update you as soon as we get any information regarding her love life.

Career & Net worth

Amanda started her career at the young age of 17. Her first poetry book The One For Whom Food Is Not Enough was published in the year 2015. In the year 2016, she started her own non-profit organization named One Pen One Page, a leadership program to support and help young and aspiring writers.

Amanda Nike Campaign — Amanda Gorman collaborates with Nike

She became the first author to get featured on the XQ Institute’s book of the month. In the same year, she collaborated with Nike to write a tribute for the Black athletes. She has a contract signed with Viking’s Children’s Books (the world’s leading book publisher) to write two picture books for children.

Amanda Gorman Speaking for the Library Congess — Amanda Gorman reading her work at the Library of Congress

In the September of 2017, she got an opportunity to read her work In This Place: An American Lyric at the Library of Congress on the auspicious occasion of the inauguration of Tracey K Smith as Poet Laurette of The United States.

In the April of 2017, Amanda became the first person to become The National Youth Poet Laurette. In 2018, she was chosen as one of the College Women of the Year by the Glamour Magazine. The estimated net worth of Gorman is around $3-5 million USD (approx.).

In 2019, she managed to be a part of the 25 brightest young African-Americans who have succeeded in the fields of social justice and activism, arts and culture, enterprise and corporate innovation, science and technology, and green innovation.

In the May of 2020, Amanda got the opportunity to appear in an episode of the popular American series Some Good News in which she got the opportunity to meet Oprah Winfrey. Also in the same year, she wrote the poem Earthrise which depicted the problems faced by nature.

She recently came into the limelight after she was chosen to deliver her poem The Hill We Climb at the Inaugural ceremony of Joe Biden. She has recently been in news as two collections of her poetries The Hill We Climb and Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem has broken records and is on the top on the bestsellers list.