Joanna Krupa Biography




Joanna Krupa
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Joanna Krupa
Joanna Krupa Benchwarmer 2008.jpg
Hosting the Benchwarmer Holiday Party, Hollywood, CA, December 9, 2008.
Date of birth April 23, 1979 (1979-04-23) (age 30)
Place of birth Warsaw, Poland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Hair color Blonde
Eye color Blue/Green
Measurements 32-24-32
Weight 130lb
Dress size 4
Shoe size 38
Agency Elite Model Management
Official website

Joanna Krupa (born April 23, 1979) is a Polish-American model and actress.

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Early life

Krupa was born in Warsaw, Poland. Joanna has a younger sister, Marta Krupa.1 She moved to Chicago, Illinois with her family at the age of five.

Career

Krupa has appeared on magazine covers including ENVY, FHM, Personal, Inside Sport, Stuff, Steppin' Out, Teeze, and Maxim, in which she was named the Sexiest Swimsuit Model in the World. Maxim named her #61 in its 2006 Hot 100 list.2 She was voted German Maxim's Model of the Year 2004-2005. Krupa has also appeared in Playboy. Krupa has also been a lingerie model for Frederick's of Hollywood. She was a Miss Howard TV model for the month of December 2007.

She was featured on the television show Superstars in June 2009. She and her partner Terrell Owens were eliminated on the first episode. However, because of another team's injury and disqualification, she and her partner were asked to step in and continue competing and did well in their comeback episode.

Krupa, who took ballet lessons as a child,3 competes in season 9 of Dancing With The Stars.45

Dancing with the Stars

Krupa was partnered with professional dancer and choreographer Derek Hough.

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Salsa/"Meddle" 8 8 8 Safe*
1 Foxtrot Relay/"The Best Is Yet to Come" Awarded 10 Points Added to Week 1 Score
2 Jive/"What I Like About You" 6 7** 7 Safe
3 Samba/"La Bomba" 7 8 8 Safe
4 Lambada/"Dançando Lambada" 9 8 9 Safe
5 Argentine Tango/"Whatever Lola Wants"*** 8 8 8 Safe
6 Waltz/"Be Here To Love Me" 8 9 9 Safe*
6 Mambo Marathon/"Ran Kan Kan" Awarded 10 Points Added to Week 6 Score
7 Rumba/"The Look of Love" 9 9 9 Safe*
7 Tango/"You Give Love A Bad Name" 9 9 10 Added to Week 7 Score


^* Indicates that Joanna earned the highest score of the night.
^** Due to Len Goodman's absence in week 2 the 7 was awarded by stand-in guest judge Baz Luhrmann.
^*** Due to illness Derek Hough was unable to perform, Joanna Krupa performed this dance with Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

Filmography

Television

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