Vanessa Lachey
Date of Birth
9 November 1980, Clark Air Force Base, Philippines
Height
5' 7" (1.70 m)
Mini Biography
Vanessa Minnillo was born on November 9, 1980, at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. Her father, Vince Minnillo, was an Air Force Aircrew Member (now retired) of Irish and Italian extraction, and her mother, Helen Berecero, a Filipina he met while based in the Philippines. She and her family, which includes a two-years older adopted brother, Vincent, lived in California, Nevada, Florida, Germany, and Japan before settling down in Charleston, South Carolina. Vanessa attended seven different schools during this time, and participated in cheer leading and volunteer work for numerous different local charities.
After her parents divorce in 1986, Helen was awarded custody of both children and Vanessa only saw her father on weekends. When her mother remarried, the family moved to Turkey, where her new stepfather, a U.S. Air Force Serviceman, was assigned. They were forced to evacuate when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, leading to the Gulf War of 1991, and Helen brought the kids back to the United States, leaving them with their father until she could get back on her feet. That would be the last Vanessa would see of her mother, who never returned. Instead, she began a new life, along with her brother, living with her father Vince and his new wife, Donna, whom she now calls her "best friend".
With her life more settled, Vanessa began to turn her attention to the Miss South Carolina beauty pageant in 1996. She had loved cheer leading since she was a young child, and was very keen on performing in front of an audience. With her unaffected style and natural ebullience, she easily won over the judges, sweeping all the categories before winning the crown. Two years later, on August 17, 1998, she competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Though it was preempted by CBS's live coverage of a speech by President Bill Clinton regarding the Monica Lewinsky ordeal, in the end, she wooed the Miss Teen USA judges just like she had the Miss South Carolina judges two years earlier. It was her second pageant, and her second victory. In the three years since handing over her Miss Teen USA crown, Miss Minnillo has concentrated on college, acting, and modeling. She has a promising future, and was recently one of the finalists in E!'s competition to find a replacement for Brooke Burke-Charvet as hostess for the show "Wild On..." (1997). Though the job ultimately went to Cindy Taylor, Vanessa made a big impression with "Wild On..." (1997) fans across the world, and hopes to continue working in television for some time to come.
She began dating Nick Lachey in 2006, shortly after Jessica Simpson filed for divorce from him. The couple married in 2011, and Vanessa had their son in 2012.
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15th September 2005, 17:45
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16th September 2005, 23:05
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17th September 2005, 21:51
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Should be in celebs since shes an Mtv V.J. like Carson Dailey was.
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17th September 2005, 22:07
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18th September 2005, 10:29
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18th September 2005, 19:55
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I've been looking for HQ pics of her for sometime now. Ever since she was Miss Teen USA. Then MTV hostess, and now shes on Entertainment Tonight.
Awsome chick, and awsome post! 2 thumbs up for the great finds guys.
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19th September 2005, 02:43
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The school girl pics are hott.
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20th September 2005, 10:13
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I agree with you. Would you wear something like that?
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21st September 2005, 17:12
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Hell yeah, hell I went to a catholic high school.
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21st September 2005, 20:16
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8th October 2005, 07:28
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8th October 2005, 16:55
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Originally Posted by
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Got pics? *;
None on the comp.
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16th October 2005, 04:12
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24th October 2005, 07:17
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Originally Posted by
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None on the comp.
Let us know when you do. ^O^
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24th October 2005, 21:49
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Here is another pic of her:
Apparently this was from a Stuff Photo Shoot.
(link: https://www.bthere.tv/story.asp?sid=350)Link
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