Amber Smith life and biography

Amber Smith is an American actress and former model.

Smith appeared in back-to-back issues of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and became Esquire magazine's first Vargas Girl of the 1990s. She also became the first model of the Wonderbra campaign. She later posed for photographer Helmut Newton for a Wolford advertising campaign, and was the model for the 2002 lingerie campaign for Venus Victoria, the European sister company to Victoria's Secret.

When Anheuser-Busch chose Amber Smith as the spokesperson for their new Michelob Ultra Amber lite beer, they were on a mission. Through posters, life-size standees and Point of purchase promotional materials; Amber image will be plastered across the nation. But it's the 20 city "Meet Amber" tour that delivers on the campaign title!

A gifted high school student with a 155 I.Q, Amber was discovered at an International Modeling Convention. The 15 year old was and soon flew to Paris where she worked hard and often, and established a reputation for being passionate and expressive both on film and in print.

Amber's "exotic" good looks drew the attention of top photographers such as the infamous Helmut Newton, but it was her chameleon-like quality that made her the cover girl of a wide range of magazines including Vogue, Elle, Esquire, Maxim and Playboy. Amber walked the runway for Chanel and represented Loreal Cosmetics and Wonderbra in their national advertising campaigns.

She then achieved the ultimate accolade for a fashion model: appearing in the coveted role of Sports Illustrated swimwear model. She has produced four award-winning Calendars, two nationally released posters and a modeling documentary DVD "Amber Smith Raw" (available in stores.) Amber has already completed two movie scripts, and has a started on a how-to book that will contain her own stories, detailed experiences and opinions on the modeling and entertainment world.

After ripping through the modeling world, she added acting to her resume. She has worked with such acclaimed directors as Curtis Hansen, Abel Ferrara, Paul Mazursky and Barbra Streisand and landed parts in two Academy award winning movies: L.A. Confidential and American Beauty - as well as a host of others. Her television credits include Just Shoot Me and Friends (as "Amber Smith, Supermodel").

In 2005, E! Entertainment chose Amber for a Reality show pilot, titled "The Amber Smith Project," which follows Amber's efforts to open up a modeling agency in Miami Beach. She also filmed yet another pilot, "The Anchorwoman," in which she will take over the life of a Broadcast Journalist. "The Anchorwoman" is currently in development at Fox Studios.

Amber will launch the 2006 Michelob Ultra Amber Lite beer "Meet Amber" campaign which was created entirely around her. All promotional materials will feature her image, name and signature. The "Meet Amber" national tour will launch the summer of 2006 through the end of the year.

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