Elizabeth Smart Is Engaged!

Celebrity News January 20, 2012 AT 7:22PM By Ariana Finlayson

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Happily ever after!

Elizabeth Smart, who, at the age of 14, spent a harrowing nine months as a kidnap victim in 2002 and 2003, is ready to settle down.

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"Elizabeth got engaged last weekend in Salt Lake City," her rep confirmed to Us Weekly. "She's incredibly excited about this next chapter in life and pending wedding."

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Both Smart, 24, and her rep remain tight-lipped about every further detail of the proposal, wedding plans and even who her fiance is.

"She has decided that she wants to keep the details of her personal life private," her rep continued. "She wants to continue to be involved with her child advocacy work, but, at the same time, she doesn't want her husband or children to be in the spotlight."

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This is the second dose of happy news in the past year for Smart. In July, she landed a paid news contributor position at ABC, where in her role, she "helps our viewers better understand missing person stories from someone with the perspective to know what a family experiences when a loved one goes missing," an ABC spokeswoman said.

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January 27, 2012 - 4:24pm Nancy Stephens
Best wishes and congratulations to this beautiful,strong,courageous young woman! Wishing her and her family every happinesss!!
January 21, 2012 - 1:10pm Amy Mainord Morgan
Congratulations!!!! You deserve nothing but the best!
January 21, 2012 - 11:50am Dianne O'Neal McQuary
Very happy for her. That family has been through a lot. I'm a huge fan of strong, courageous, intelligent women...
January 21, 2012 - 11:16am Cathy O'toole
now THIS is a woman with class, grace and a happy future! way to go!!
January 21, 2012 - 11:16am Cathy O'toole
now THIS is a woman with class, grace and a happy future! way to go!!
January 21, 2012 - 11:03am Elda Reyes
i wish her nothing but the best, congrats baby girl!
January 21, 2012 - 8:52am Amanda Richard
So happy for her, she deserves every bit of happiness this world has to offer! God Bless her!
January 21, 2012 - 2:52am Shannon Burmatoff
and you too Heather Buchanan lol
January 21, 2012 - 2:51am Shannon Burmatoff
@Donna Clifton chill out
January 21, 2012 - 1:59am Dana Salberg
Well good for you Elizabeth! Hope you have many,many great years together! Wish you all the best!!! :-)
January 21, 2012 - 1:28am Donna Clifton
Seriously? This beautiful young woman was terrorized and has managed to rise above what happened to her, and you guys comment on how old she looks and her hair is too blonde? Aren't you guys a bitter ray of sunshine....
January 21, 2012 - 1:23am Queenie Kimberly
I'm glad she's doing well. She deserves happiness. She really looks like her dad in this picture.
January 20, 2012 - 11:21pm Heather Buchanan
you guys are really shallow
January 20, 2012 - 10:18pm Shannon Burmatoff
She looks old
January 20, 2012 - 9:00pm Jan Far
her hair too blond...pales her out.
January 20, 2012 - 7:58pm Donielle Nevels
Good for her