Joanna Krupa

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Joanna Krupa (born April 23, 1979) is a Polish-born American model, actress, and television presenter. She is the host and head judge of Polish Top Model (2010–present) and has appeared on the US reality television series Dancing with the Stars (2009) and The Real Housewives of Miami (2012–2013).

Early life

Krupa was born in Warsaw to father Zbigniew and mother Jolanta.[1][2] Her father is an electrical engineer and her mother, who is originally from Tarnów, worked as a nurse in Poland.[3] She has a younger sister, Marta, who is also a model.[4] At the age of five, she and her family moved to the United States, settling in Lombard, Illinois.[5][6] She trained in ballet until the age of nine, and at the age of 13, her mother enrolled her in a modeling school.[3][7] She graduated from Glenbard East High School in 1997.[8]

Career

At the age of 20, Krupa moved to Los Angeles to pursue modeling, also working as a secretary to support herself.[3][9] She was initially rejected by modeling agencies for her height and weight, however, her breakthrough came when she appeared on the cover of Maxim in the Netherlands.[10][11] In addition to Maxim, she appeared on covers for Playboy, FHM, Ocean Drive. Inside Sport, Stuff, and Steppin' Out.[12][13][14] She also made appearances in the film Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon and the television series Las Vegas and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.[15][16]

In June 2009, she participated in The Superstars, partnering with Terrell Owens.[17][18] Two months later, she was featured on the cover of Maxim and was announced as a contestant on the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars, partnering Derek Hough.[19][20][21] They came in fourth place.[22] She began hosting Top Model, the Polish spin-off of the reality television series America's Next Top Model, in 2010.[23][24] In 2012, she joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Miami in its second season.[25] That year, she also co-hosted After Party, a Dancing with the Stars post-show web series.[26] She was included on the Maxim Hot 100 in 2014.[27][28]

In March 2017, she starred in the film You Can't Have It alongside Rob Gronkowski.[29] Later that year, she published a book titled Psie sprawki, was a contestant on Battle of the Network Stars, and was featured on the cover of Viva! in Poland.[30][31][32] She hosted an episode of SNL Polska, the Polish version of Saturday Night Live, in 2018.[33]

Activism

Krupa advocates for animal rights, and has appeared in several campaigns for animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).[34][35] On December 2, 2009, PETA released a campaign for dog adoption which featured Krupa as an angel holding a crucifix to cover her breasts and genitalia. The campaign drew criticism from the Catholic League and the Anti-Defamation League, who deemed it offensive.[36][37][38]

In 2012, she organized a protest outside Dash, a Los Angeles boutique owned by the Kardashian sisters, after Khloé Kardashian renounced her support of PETA.[39]

In 2015, she posed in body paint for PETA's campaign to boycott SeaWorld.[40]

In 2013, she co-founded an animal rescue group, Angels For Animal Rescue.[41][42] She has also promoted several animal shelters in her native Poland.[43][44][45]

Personal life

Krupa was raised Roman Catholic.[46] After several years of dating, she became engaged to nightclub owner and businessman Romain Zago in 2010.[47] They married on June 13, 2013, in Aviara, Carlsbad, California, US.[48][49] On July 10, 2017, she filed for divorce.[50][51] The divorce was finalized several weeks later on August 17.[52][53] On March 25, 2018, she announced her engagement to Douglas Nunes via Instagram.[54][55] They married on August 4, 2018, in a private ceremony at the Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec, Poland.[56] Their daughter was born in November 2019.[57] In March 2023, Nunes filed for divorce.[58] The divorce was finalized in October 2023.[59]

Dancing with the Stars results

Week #DanceSongJudges' scoreResult
InabaGoodmanTonioli
1Salsa"Meddle"888Safe
Foxtrot"The Best Is Yet to Come"Awarded 10 pointsAdded to Week 1 score
2Jive"What I Like About You"67*7Safe
3Samba"La Bomba"788Safe
4Lambada"Dançando Lambada"989Safe
5Argentine Tango"Whatever Lola Wants"**888Safe
6Waltz"Be Here To Love Me"899Safe
Mambo"Ran Kan Kan"Awarded 10 pointsAdded to Week 6 score
7Rumba"The Look of Love"999Safe
Tango"You Give Love a Bad Name"9910Added to Week 7 score
8Quickstep"Valerie"878Safe
Paso Doble"Living on Video"91010
9Viennese Waltz"Hallelujah"999Eliminated
Cha-Cha-Cha"Can't Get You Out of My Head999
Salsa"La Luz del Ritmo"999

^*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

Film

YearTitleRoleRef.
1999The Underground Comedy MovieBeautiful Girl
2001Planet of the ApesFriend at Leo's party[60]
2004Max Havoc: Curse of the DragonJane Goody[61]
2006The Dog ProblemTaffy
2007Ripple EffectVicky[62]
2010Six Days in ParadiseGinger[5]
2013Inappropriate ComedyBeautiful Girl #2
2016Another Day in ParadiseStacy[63]
2017You Can't Have ItJackie[64]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2000–2001Son of the BeachHot Girl2 episodes
2002–2003The Man ShowJuggy Dancer17 episodes[60]
2003Star SearchHerselfContestant[65]
2004Las VegasNicoleEpisode: "Degas Away with It"[66]
2006CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationWaitressEpisode: "Kiss Kiss, Bye Bye"
2007Work OutHerselfEpisode: "Unhealthy Truths"
2009The SuperstarsHerselfContestant[67]
Dancing with the StarsHerselfContestant (season 9)[68]
2010Ultimate Women ChallengeHerselfHost[69]
2010–presentTop ModelHerselfHost and judge[70]
2012Wedding BandBethEpisode: "Time of My Life"
2012–2013The Real Housewives of MiamiHerselfMain cast member (seasons 2–3)[71]
2017In the Blink of an EyeKatieTelevision film[72]
Hollywood Medium with Tyler HenryHerself1 episode[73]
Battle of the Network StarsHerselfContestant; 1 episode[74]
2018SNL PolskaHerselfHost; 1 episode[75]

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