Emma was soon published on the pages of Spanish, Russian and German Vogue, Glamour Italia, Elle UK and Denmark.
MacLaren began in the modelling industry when she was scouted at the annual Clothes Show Live fashion event in Birmingham UK, in 2004.
She walked for designers such as Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs, Pringle of Scotland, Akris, Christian Dior, Sonia Rykiel and Paul Smith, among many others.
Soon after she appeared in advertising campaigns for brands such as Moschino Cheap & Chic, Bottega Veneta, Burberry and Marks and Spencer Per Una.
Emma has appeared in editorials for Exit, Elle, French, Harper's Bazaar, Interview, Italian Marie Claire, L'Officiel, Vanity Fair, Velvet, Russian, Spanish and German Vogue and has appeared on the covers of L'Officiel, Italian Marie Claire, Eurowoman and ELLE Denmark.