Nicole Richie

Nicole Richie

Born Sept. 21, 1981

Nicole Richie is a Hollywood personality and socialite. Born Nicole Camille Escovedo in Berkeley, Calif., she is the adopted daughter of singer Lionel Richie. Her biological father Peter Escovedo is of Mexican and African American heritage and Nicole is famous percussionist Sheila E's niece. Richie became famous with her role alongside fellow celeb/socialite Paris Hilton in the Fox reality TV show The Simple Life. She made her acting debut in the comedic drama Kids in America and has guest-starred on several TV series, including Eve, Six Feet Under, American Dreams: 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter and Chuck. Richie has designed her own jewelry, shoes and apparel lines and has written two novels, The Truth About Diamonds and Priceless.

2010 Best Dressed

We countdown the 15 best red carpet looks from 2010.

Top 5 Celeb New Year's Eve Tweets!

Latino celebs took to Twitter tonight to wish their fans a happy and healthy new year, and there were a few tweets that were so funny and insightful, we thought we'd share them with our readers. Here are our favorite tweets of the night! 

 Sofia Vergara tweeted a photo holding up a glass of champagne and toasting to 2010 — a year that brought the Colombian actress her first Emmy,...

Nicole Richie's Probation Ends Ahead of Schedule

A month before its scheduled end date, Nicole Richie's probation for a 2006 DUI violation has been terminated early, according to TMZ.com. She had originally been sentenced to four days in jail but spent less than two hours in the slammer before being placed on probation.

Richie's lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, went to court this morning to prove that Richie had completed the terms of her probation....

Our 20 Favorite Hairstyles of 2010

With a new year upon us, we’ve been reminiscing about all the great star styles of the past year. Sofia’s tumbling waves inspired thousands of women, Fergie changed her hair color like a chameleon, and Selena’s red carpet style was red hot.

Here's your celeb hairstyle yearbook for 2010.

Nicole Richie's Wedding Photo Revealed, Elephant Explained

Nicole Richie finally explained the reason for the elephant at her wedding this past weekend. And no, it's not what she told Larry King Live! guest host Ryan Seacrest back in 2005 when she was engaged to DJ AM. At the time she gushed about having an "extravagant" wedding. "You know, the movie Coming to America?" she asked Seacrest, "I want it bigger than that!"

But apparently, the elephant in the room was not brought to the fête just to make the party more opulent, but rather because Nicole, 29, believes they...

WATCH: Elephant Makes Grand Entrance at Nicole Richie's Wedding

OK, so we're all dying to see what Nicole Richie looked like when she walked down the aisle with her man of four years, Joel Madden, but we were also like, "What the heck?!?!" when we found out about the elephant they had at the nuptials. Now we have a video of their 5-ton guest of honor making his grand entrance, courtesy of Access Hollywood.

Although we still can't wait for those first shot of Richie in her Marchesa gown, we'...

Top Secret Details about Nicole Richie's Wedding Revealed!

130 of Nicole Richie and Joel Madden's closest family and friends — and a trained elephant — watched the couple tie the knot yesterday at Nicole's adopted father, Lionel Richie's Los Angeles estate. 

Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rosdale and Samantha Romson were also on hand to watch Richie walk down the aisle in a dress by Marchesa

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