Lauren Katherine Conrad (b. February 1st 1986) is an American TV personality, fashion designer and author. She became well known in late 2004 when she was cast in the reality series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County which followed her and her friends in their home town of Laguna Beach, CA.
Conrad subsequently moved to LA to go into the fashion industry. She had her own spin-off series The Hills and was on five of the six seasons of that from 2006 to 2009. While The Hills was being produced she was also attending the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and doing an internship with Teen Vogue and Kelly Cutrone’s PR firm People’s Revolution. She went on to launch the fashion lines LC Lauren Conrad and Paper Crown and co-founded the fair trade online store The Little Market. She has written nine books to date, including L.A. Candy and the Fame Game trilogies.
Profile summary
Early Life and Biography
Lauren Katherine Tell was born in February of 1986 in Laguna Beach, California, to parents Jim and Kathy (née Lawrence). Her father works as an architect, while her mother’s occupation is unknown.
Moreover, Lauren has a pair of younger siblings, a sister named Breanna and a brother named Brandon. Interestingly, her sister is a television personality as well.
Conrad has been interested in becoming a fashion designer since the sixth grade.
As far as education is concerned, Conrad attended Laguna Beach High School alongside her future castmates Lo Bosworth, Kristin Cavallari, and Stephen Colletti.
Career
Conrad broke through in 2004 when Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County first aired on MTV. Despite only being in the show’s first two seasons, it spawned a career for the young star.
