Heather was selected as the Playboy Playmate for February 2007. Heather is a student at Sierra College studying forensic pathology and criminology. Heather has also appeared as Coo-ed of the Week at Playboy Cyber Club and on the cover of the October/November 2006 issue of Playboy Lingerie. Heather was previously billed as simply "Heather Rene". Before her Playboy appearance, Smith ran a non-nude amateur website as "Lovely Heather" (http://www.lovelyheather.com). Heather also appeared in an episode of The Hills on MTV as one of the Playmate "sluts" hanging out with Heidi's boyfriend, Spencer.