13 Facts About Amber Smith

1.

Amber Smith's breakthrough came when her naturally blonde hair was dyed red, giving her a strong resemblance to 1940s and '50s movie star Rita Hayworth.

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2.

Amber Smith 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.

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3.

Amber Smith has appeared on the covers of the fashion magazines and women's magazines Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, MAX and YM.

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4.

Amber Smith was the cover girl for the March 1995 issue of Playboy.

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5.

Amber Smith was photographed by Clifford Wright for Maxim' and Ocean Drive.

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6.

Amber Smith has appeared in advertising for L'Oreal makeup, Buffalo Jeans, Camel cigarettes, Kahlua liqueur, Volkswagen automobiles, and Panama Jack, among others, and has walked the runway for such fashion designers as Chanel and Jean Paul Gaultier.

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7.

Amber Smith was cast in her first film role in Paul Mazursky's Faithful, on a referral from Robert De Niro that stemmed from her Casino auditions.

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8.

Amber Smith appeared in The Funeral, directed by Abel Ferrara, and Barbra Streisand's The Mirror Has Two Faces.

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9.

Amber Smith played Susan Lefferts, a Rita Hayworth lookalike, in Curtis Hanson's L A Confidential.

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10.

Amber Smith played Angelica, a Las Vegas entertainment consultant who plans activities for casinos' high-roller guests.

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11.

Amber Smith appeared as a cast member during the second season of the VH1 television show Celebrity Rehab, which depicted her 16-year struggle with opiate and alcohol addiction.

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12.

Amber Smith subsequently appeared in the 2009 series Sober House, a Celebrity Rehab spin-off focusing on a sober living environment.

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13.

Amber Smith's name surfaced in connection with the January 2008 bankruptcy of the entertainment payroll firm Axium.

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