Amber Smith

Actress Appreciation

As a college kid, every month, I looked forward in the cover model of Playboy. March 1995 issue featured supermodel Amber Smith wearing long yellow satin gloves and feather boa. 

That issue (vol. 42. no. 3) was filled with great stories, opinions and interviews. Really. There were  articles on a father's role in female's reproductive rights, magician David Copperfield, an interview with ultranationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky, 20 questions with Jon Stewart, and the centerfold of Playmate Stacy Sanches. But lets focus on Amber Smith.

Born on March 2, 1971, Amber Smith started her modeling career at age 16 with South Beach model agency Irene Marie Models. Following her appearance in the 1993 and 1994 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, she modeled for Wonderbra, then posed for photographer Helmut Newton for a Wolford advertising campaign, and Playboy. She was also the spokesperson for Michelob Ultra Amber lite beer. She then landed TV and film roles like L.A. Confidential and American Beauty. 

As a 22-year old, Amber was photographed by Bert Stern, who's best known for shooting Marilyn Monroe's last nude session. Amber's photo spread captures all of her 179cm (5'10.5") of beauty wearing only jewelry, sequin shorts, and rhinestone heels. 

As explained by the article's writer Christopher Napolitano, the supermodel prepared for the photoshoot by covering her bedroom walls with classic pinups, "To prepare for her starring role in PLAYBOY, she covered her bedroom walls with posters of such pinup classics as Rita Hayworth, Jayne Mansfield and her all time idol, Marilyn Monroe."

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Walter Iooss, Jr. / Sports Illustrated

Bert Stern / Playboy

Bert Stern / Playboy

Source: Wikipedia