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Nicole Camille Richie (born Nicole Camille Escovedo; September 21, 1981) is an American fashion designer, author, actress and television personality. Richie rose to prominence for her role in the Fox reality television series, ''The Simple Life'', alongside her childhood best friend and fellow socialite Paris Hilton, which lasted five seasons. ''The Simple Life'' was a hit for the Fox network, premiering with 13 million viewers, and brought Richie and Hilton to international recognition. Richie's personal life attracted significant media attention during ''The Simple Life's'' five-year run and she was a constant fixture of tabloid journalism before and after her appearance. Hilton and Richie are often given the distinction of being the first pair of socialites to become "famous for being famous" through reality television. Richie is married to musician Joel Madden and they have two children, Harlow and Sparrow. Richie and Madden founded "The Richie Madden Children's Foundation" in 2010. Richie has starred as one of the three mentors on NBC's ''Fashion Star''. In July 2014, Richie's reality show ''Candidly Nicole'' premiered on VH1. The show was renewed for a second season which premiered in July 2015. ==Early life== Richie was born in Berkeley, California, and has Mexican, Creole, and Spanish ancestry.〔(Nicole Camille Escovedo, born 09/21/1981 to Ms. Moss in Alameda County )〕〔"Nicole Richie." Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Vol. 65. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Biography In Context. Web. March 3, 2013.〕 Her biological father is Peter Michael Escovedo, a musician who briefly played with Lionel Richie, and her biological mother Karen Moss was the executive assistant for Nicole's aunt, Sheila E. When she was three, her parents agreed to let her move in with Brenda Harvey and Lionel Richie because they could not afford to provide for her financially. "My parents were friends with Lionel," she told ''People'' in 2003. "They trusted that they would be better able to provide for me."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nicole Richie Biography )〕 Initially, Lionel Richie became her guardian. Brenda and Lionel legally adopted Nicole when she was nine. Shortly after the adoption was formalized, Lionel's affair with another woman became public knowledge. Lionel and Brenda went through a bitter public split; as a result, they indulged Nicole's every whim. "Their way of making me happy was to say, 'yes,' to everything I wanted, but I don't think a little girl should have that much freedom," said Richie in an interview with ''Vanity Fair''. Following the divorce, Lionel remarried and had two more children: Myles (b. 1994) and Sofia (b. 1998). Richie's godmother is Nancy Davis, daughter of Marvin Davis and mother of Brandon Davis. Michael Jackson was Richie's godfather.〔 Quincy Jones said in a ''People'' magazine interview that he has "known Nicole Richie since she was a baby. She's a very smart girl". Richie graduated from Montclair College Preparatory School in 1999, then attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, alongside Kourtney Kardashian and Luke Walton, where she studied Arts and Media. She did not have a definitive study plan in Arizona, and eventually dropped out after two years and returned to California.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.people.com/people/nicole_richie )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nicole Richie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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