Hope Dworaczyk Smith
| Hope Dworaczyk | |
|---|---|
 Hope Dworaczyk 2009 | |
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| April 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jennifer Pershing |
| Succeeded by | Crystal McCahill |
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ida Ljungqvist |
| Succeeded by | Claire Sinclair |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 21, 1984 Port Lavaca, Texas, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
Hope Dworaczyk (/dvɔːrɑːtʃɪk/ dvo-RA-chik; Polish pronunciation: [dvɔˈrat͡ʂɨk],[2] born in Port Lavaca, Texas[1] on November 21, 1984) is an American Playboy model, TV host and reality television personality. She first gained fame as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for April 2009 after testing for the 55th Anniversary Playmate search,[1] and later became the 2010 Playmate of the Year.
Career
Modeling
Dworaczyk appeared on the cover of the April 2009 issue of Playboy magazine together with Seth Rogen. Her centerfold pictorial was photographed by Stephen Wayda.[1] She was later selected as the 2001 Playmate of the Year.[3] Her PMOY pictorial was in the June 2010 issue of the magazine which included a 3-D fold-out image of her. She has since done runway work, toured for labels such as Versace, hosted Inside Fashion in Canada and appeared as a contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice.
Dworaczyk is the host and co-producer for Inside Fashion on television in Canada for the E! channel. Her runway work includes such names as Balenciaga, Robert Rodriguez, Lana Fuchs, Leila Rose, Abaete, Joanna Mastroianni, Rosa Cha, XOXO and Miss Sixty. Other career highlights include an international world tour for Versace with visits to Tokyo, Milan, London and New York and print campaigns for brands such as Patek Philippe and Elie Saab, among others.[4] Since May 2009, she has been based in Los Angeles and she travels internationally to fashion weeks around the world.[5]
Television
Dworaczyk was a contestant in the spring 2011 edition of Celebrity Apprentice.[2] She won the task as Project Manager in week 7, and won $20,000 for her charity, Best Buddies International. She was fired in week 9, finishing 8th. Of her appearance in the show, Dworaczyk stated: "I went on the show with one goal. Not to leave until I won money for Best Buddies. I chose to play for them because it’s a great cause.".[6] Dworaczyk states that despite conflicts regarding her last name (which is difficult to pronounce) with managers and agents who urged her to change it, she refuses, saying, "Having a different last name never felt like me. I'm really happy I kept it."[2]
In 2012, she participated in Fox's dating game show The Choice.[7]
Personal life
Dworaczyk was born and raised in Port Lavaca, Texas. She graduated high school at sixteen and won the Miss Teen Texas competition shortly thereafter.[8]
On July 25, 2015, Dworaczyk married Robert F. Smith, the founder of Vista Equity Partners.[9] Dworaczyk gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Hendrix Robert Smith, on December 19, 2014.[10]
Dworaczyk is an advocate for Best Buddies.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Playmate listing". Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ^ a b c "Hometown girl Hope Dworaczyk to star in "Celebrity Apprentice"". Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ "Playboy Goes 3-D". Archived from the original on 2010-05-15. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ "Andrew Freedman Public Relations > Our Clients > Hope Dworaczyk 2009". Aefpr.com. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ^ "insidefashion.com". Retrieved 2009-01-20.
- ^ "Hope Dworaczyk Interview". Retrieved Nov 29, 2011.
- ^ Hibberd, James (May 8, 2012). "Fox's 'The Choice' cast revealed! Joe Jonas, Dean Cain, The Situation, many more -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ Staff. "Hope Dworaczyk Miss April 2009". Playboy. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/hope-dworaczyk-marries-robert-smith-in-lavish-st-tropez-wedding-2015257
- ^ http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/hope-dworaczyk-gives-birth-playboy-model-welcomes-baby-boy-hendrix-20141912
- ^ "Interview with Hope Dworaczyk". ABILITY Magazine. Retrieved 2012-04-02.