Nicole Richie

Non-Public Biography Node
Birthday: September 21, 1981
Age: 30
Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Berkeley, CA
Hometown: Glendale, CA
Big Break: The Simple Life
Biography
Nicole Richie was born on September 21, 1981. She is the adopted daughter of famed musician Lionel Richie. It is rumored that her biological father is musician Peter Michael Escovedo but Richie has continuously denied those reports.

Richie was a bright kid with a rough childhood. Her parents very public divorce caused Richie to rebel against everyone close to her which led to substance abuse problems. She first tried cocaine at the age of 14 and later moved on to heroin which landed her in rehab.

She moved away from Hollywood to attend the University of Arizona but decided to drop out before graduating. Her reasoning for dropping out was: "I went to the University of Arizona. I stopped because I went there for two years and I felt like I experienced college or whatever. I'm over it. I like Hollywood better."

Nicole has been best friends with fellow heiress Paris Hilton since the age of two and they were classmates at the renowned private school Buckley. The two had a very public falling out in 2005 but have since made up.

Richie announced her pregnancy on July 31, 2007 in an interview with Diane Sawyer saying that she was nearly 4 months pregnant and Joel Madden is the father. She gave birth to a 6 lbs. 7 oz girl she named Harlow Winter Kate Madden.

Did you know…

  • Her birth name is Nicole Camille Escovedo.
  • Her godfather is Michael Jackson.
  • Nicole has been a bad girl because she knows that she is set to inherit her father's $200 million fortune.
  • In 2006, Nicole was named the Worst Dressed Celeb by PETA.
  • Nicole can figure skate.
  • Nicole's father, Lionel, wrote the song "Ballerina Girl" for her.
  • Nicole knows how to play the cello, piano, and the violin.
  • Nicole is a mix of Caucasian, Black Creole and Mexican decent.
  • Nicole weighs 97 pounds.
  • Nicole has two dogs, Honeychild and Foxxy Cleopatra.
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Last night, NBC’s fashion talent show 'Fashion Star' named Kara Laricks as it’s winner!

Fashion Star is that show that Jessica Simpson is on and also tweets about non-stop. I think caftans are involved, must double check.

The winner will have her collection in H&M, Macy’s and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Runners Up included Ronnie Escalante and Nzimiro Oputa, but it was Kara’s
If you thought gossip columnists sat home by the glow of their computers and typed up stories, check out Chris Gardner’s revelations to 20/20 of living in the very fast lane with some of Hollywood’s hottest stars.

Raised in Iowa, Gardner ran to LA after graduating college, chasing the Hollywood dream. He got his start reporting on nightlife in the clubs on infamous Sunset Boulevard for The Hollywood Reporter. His early success in getting close to celebrities landed him a high-profile position at People Magazine.

Gardner explains, "My job was not only to socialize with the people that I was covering, but to get exclusive news before anyone else. And it's a really competitive game. My first week on the job, my editor said, 'I want you to become friends with Paris and Nikki, and Nicole Richie and Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears.’”
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Joel Madden proposed to Nicole Richie 10 times before she finally said yes. If I learned anything from college and repeat viewings of “The Bachelorette” it’s that most guys don’t like rejection. I don’t know what’s wrong with Joel Madden.

In a recent radio interview Madden revealed, “My wife is pretty good at rejecting me. People don’t know this but I asked her to marry me ten times before
Nicole Richie and Jessica Simpson appear together on the upcoming reality competition show “Fashion Star,” and since Nicole Richie already has two kids, she’s offered to hand over her kids to expecting mom Jessica Simpson so she can learn how to be a mommy.

Really, Nicole Richie is just trying to get free babysitting. Let’s call a spade a spade.
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The wild child. You know ‘em. The typical wild child is that girl at your high school who used to have blonde hair and played in the marching band and then overnight died her hair black and wore safety pins on her sleeves and always got sent home for being stoned.

They have those in Hollywood too. Except Hollywood wild-child’s get DUI’s and stumble out of Hollywood clubs in the middle of the morning only to be greeting by the flashing bulbs of TMZ’s paparazzi crew.

Here are the Top 5 Hollywood Wild Childs who are still stuck in their bad girl phrase and those former angry girls recently reformed.

Taylor Momsen: Former "Gossip Girl" star Taylor Momsen grew up on the upper east side (Well on TV at least) so really what does she have to rebel about? Never seen without raccoon eyes (what I call it when a girl goes overboard on the smoky-eye look), flaunting side boob and acting like her parents ruined her life; she is THE wild child of the younger generation.
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Nicole Richie has gained herself a fashionista title over the years thanks to her boho chic laid-back style. And thanks to her great sense of style, she’s landed a job on TV judging fashion.

Nicole will join model Elle Macpherson and Jessica Simpson on the TV show ‘Fashion Star’, which sees aspiring designers compete for a contract to have their products sold in retailers in the US.
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Earlier this week, “Real Housewives of D.C” personality, Michaele Salahi released her first single “Bump It’ which sounds like a geriatric Ke$ha. But Salahi is not the only reality star to force her way into the music scene.

Another old person and “Real Housewife” Countess LuAnn de Lesseps released her second single (she had a first single?) “Chic C’est La Vie” where she sings about going to the club (despite the fact she looks like she’s pushing 50) and sings with a “French accent” for the chorus. This video really could have benefited from some airbrushing and auto-tune.

Heidi Montag released...
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Britney who? Nicole Richie, a self-proclaimed die-hard Britney fan, put her best foot forward in this awesome new dance video.

Just hours before watching Britney perform at her concert in Los Angeles, Nicole tweeted...
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Penelope Cruz welcomed little Leo into the world back in January, but for the most part he has remained a mystery.

We've seen a few grainy photos here and there, and if Penelope gets her way that's all we'll see.

Find out why Penelope is keeping her son anonymous and other stars who are following suit.
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If people are obsessed with celebrities, they’re even more enamored with celebrity couples.

Maybe we’re projecting. Maybe we’re vicariously living through them.

Or maybe we just like looking at pretty things—and when there are two of them, its even better. Find out who our five favorite celebrity couples are after the jump!
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