Candace Cordelia Smith

Candace Cordelia Smith is an entertainment and sports reporter, originally from Philadelphia. A graduate of both Syracuse University and City St. George's, University of London, she has over a decade of journalism experience honed from work for outlets such as the New York Daily News, ABC Radio, Entertainment Tonight Online, Broadway World, Bustle, Parade.com, Pro Wrestling Illustrated, and more. Candace's varied background includes red carpet coverage, backstage reporting, in-studio interviews for radio, live in-ring announcing for wrestling shows, press junkets, and WWE WrestleMania coverage. She's interviewed countless celebrities and counts En Vogue, Jason Blum, Teresa Palmer, Phoebe Robinson, Jessica Williams, Patrick Wilson, Rhea Ripley, and Chelsea Green as some of her favorite to date (there's many more!). Candace writes for EntertainmentNow, specializing in Netflix, Hallmark, Horror, and '90s TV Stars news. When she's not writing, she's reading, discovering new museum exhibits, bookstores, and restaurants, rewatching episodes of "The Pitt," and surviving jump scares at the movies.
Bethenny Frankel attends the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Launch of the 2026 Issue at Hard Rock Hotel Times Square on May 14, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit)

Bethenny Frankel Shines at ‘Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’ Runway Show in Miami

Candace Cordelia Smith

Former 'RHONY' housewife Bethenny Frankel shined at the 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway show.