Hope Dworaczyk Smith

Career

Modeling

She began her modeling career after competing in the Miss Texas Teen USA competition when she was 16 years old. From there, she was signed to Wilhelmina Models, which represented her for runway shows including Balenciaga.

Smith appeared on the cover of the April 2009 issue of Playboy magazine together with Seth Rogen. Her centerfold pictorial was photographed by Stephen Wayda. Her PMOY pictorial was in the June 2010 issue of the magazine, which included a 3-D fold-out image of her.

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 a world tour for Versace with visits to Tokyo, Milan, London, and New York City, and print campaigns for brands such as Patek Philippe and Elie Saab, among others.

Television Smith was a contestant in the spring 2011 edition of Celebrity Apprentice. She won the task as project manager in week 7, and won $40,000 for her charity, Best Buddies International.

Of her appearance in the show, she 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."

In 2012, she participated in Fox's dating game show The Choice.

Business ventures Smith opened her first business, Oasis Med Spa, in Houston, Texas, in 2005. She received an aesthetician license prior to opening the medical spa, which she sold for an undisclosed amount in 2007. The brand is projected to net million in 2021.

Smith published a book titled Your Body is Magic in March 2022. The book discusses her pregnancy and birth experiences and offers advice to pregnant and post partum women. She graduated from high school at 16.

Smith has worked with several charities, including International Medical Corps, Together We Rise, and Unlikely Heroes.

On July 25, 2015, Smith married billionaire Robert F. Smith, the founder of Vista Equity Partners. Smith and her husband have four children together. Smith gave birth to their second child, a son named Legend Robert Smith, on March 16, 2016. In 2020, the Smiths welcomed twin daughters Zuri and Zya, who were born via surrogate.