MAGA partygoer on NY magazine cover revealed to be Texas sorority leader referred to as ‘Madame President

The dazzling partygoer on the cover of the ridiculed New York Magazine issue, taken at a pro-Trump party on the eve of the inauguration, has been identified as a sorority bigwig often referred to as “Madam President.”

Anna Claire Howland, 21, a junior at Southern Methodist University who was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, was prominently featured on the magazine’s cover story last week, which was titled “The Cruel Kids’ Table.” 

Howland quickly gained notoriety for her stunning beauty, radiant smile, and elegance — despite the headline — while critics slammed the magazine for allegedly cropping black people at the Trump inauguration party in Washington, DC.

Howland — a native of Mountian Brook, Ala. — majors in psychology and minors in business at SMU and has aspirations of attending law school after graduation, her sorority said in an Instagram post last year.

Howland has served as chapter president for the Gamma Phi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at SMU since January 2024, according to her LinkedIn.

She called the title “both an honor and a privilege” and said she “lead and represent 243 collegiate women and manage an executive board of 24 members.”

The glamorous sorority sister said she enjoys trying new restaurants, reading, crocheting, going on walks with her friends, and cooking in her free time, according to a post by her sorority chapter.

‘Kappa has transformed my entire college experience, and I know it will only continue to positively impact my life in the years to come,’” she told the chapter.

“‘This chapter gave me a group of girls who I share values and countless memories with, which is irreplaceable. I’m proud and so so grateful to be sisters with girls who are this loving, supportive, and bold!’”

Comments on the post praised her as “perfect” and “the best ever” as one user even referred to the 21-year-old as “MADAM PRESIDENT.”

Her family’s breathtaking 6,800-square-foot mansion was prominently showcased in Birmingham Home & Garden, celebrated for its captivating “dominant arcades and striking limestone exterior” that create an unforgettable impression of sophistication and elegance.

Her mother, Mary Beth, and real estate developer father, Rob Howland, purchased the mansion in 2015.

Her sister, Mary Louise Howland, was also at the event and appears alongside her on the cover.

Howland gained much attention across X when Barstool’s Jack Mac shared the New York Magazine cover, writing, “Bottom left is my Roman Empire.”

“Gonna sound like a simp but the most fascinating part of her to me is she is legit beautiful,” one user wrote.

“Yep,” Jack Mac replied.

“Do we know who that is? I’m interest in sliding in her DMs and getting left on delivered,” another user jokingly wrote.

“God is good,” another chimed in.

Howland has yet to comment on taking the internet by storm after being featured on the cover of New York Magazine.

The cover image shows a room full of white revelers at a TikTok-sponsored party called the “Power 30 Awards” on the eve of the inauguration in DC.

The article, penned by Brock Colyar, claims that “almost everyone” at the Trump inauguration party was “white” and failed to mention that the party’s host was black.

However, conservative commentator Christopher Barnard on X posted the full photo, which accompanied the story inside the magazine and revealed a number of black attendees that were cropped out of the cover.