
But I can’t even describe how much things have changed. So by the time I reached 20, I felt like I was able to block out that negative energy. There were even times when I was upset with my parents for not getting me into the industry when I was younger because I met so many girls who started as early as 14.īut as I said, I felt that at age 19 I had a better sense of self-esteem to tackle that because of my experience. I wanted to be part of this industry for as long as I can remember. I feel like the first two years were kind of a back and forth battle of not feeling good enough because I was told that my body wasn’t the right way. Did you ever face any kind of criticism early on in your career? So I felt very much at home in an auto body shop.įox News: You started going to casting calls at 19. El Camino is surprisingly one of my dream cars. I grew up with two older brothers and I’ve always loved working on cars. The other part is that I’m a total tomboy. Smith: I think part of it is because I was raised by hippies who made me feel that I was always very comfortable in my skin. I’m so comfortable in front of a camera, but when it came time for the interview, it was about me, Savannah Smith, the person.įox News: In the interview, you described feeling entirely in your element posing nude at an auto body shop. I was more shy doing the interview actually *laughs*. And for some reason, I was not shy about shooting nude at all. I got a say in everything so it was really a comforting experience. So when I walked in on set, it wasn’t a surprise.

I had a lot a say in the creative direction. The shoot was completely different from what I expected They asked me about my childhood, my personality and how I wanted it to look.

But then out of nowhere, it was like, “Your shoot is next week.” I was thrown into it, which was actually nice because I didn’t have time to overthink it or freak out.

I actually thought that maybe they had forgotten about me or maybe I wasn’t getting into Playboy after all. Smith: It took a while before that took place. Fox News: What was the photoshoot like for you?
