Emma Ishta

Emma Ishta Douglas-Powell (born 16 November 1990) is an Australian model and actress. She is best known for portraying Kirsten Clark on the Freeform drama series Stitchers. Early life Ishta was born in Brookfield, Queensland, Australia. She has a younger brother, Thomas Douglas-Powell, who is a professional volleyball player. Ishta was educated at St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School in Corinda, Brisbane, Queensland. She was later accepted into the music program at Queensland University of Technology but deferred her studies to pursue modeling. Career Ishta began modeling around age 13. She began working with IMG Models when she was 15 and relocated to New York in 2009.