Vanessa Lachey Bio (Wiki)

Who is Vanessa Lachey?

Vanessa Lachey is an American television personality, television host, and actress. In addition, she is also a beauty queen and fashion model.

She is best known for winning Miss Teen USA in 1998. Vanessa worked as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight from 2005 to 2015.

As an actress, she had the main role of Camilla in the series Dads (2013-2014).

Vanessa Lachey: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood

Talking about her early life, Vanessa Lachey was born on 9 November 1980, in Clark Air Force Base, Philippines. Her nationality is American and belongs to mixed (Filipino, Italian, Irish, and Ashkenazi Jewish) ethnicity.

Her birth name is Vanessa Joy Minnillo. She is the daughter of Vincent Charles Minnillo and Helen Ramos Bercero. Her father is an American citizen from Cleveland, Ohio of Italian and Irish descent.

Vanessa’s parents separated in 1983 and were divorced in 1986. Her mother is from Manila, Philippines. She has an adopted brother who is two years older than her.

She spent her childhood in different places such as Washington, California,  Nevada, Florida, Germany, and Japan due to her father’s service in the Air Force.

Vanessa Lachey: Education History

Vanessa completed her education at the Roman Catholic Bishop England High School. After that, she attended Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School, in San Bernardino, California.

Vanessa Lachey: Professional Life and Career

Vanessa began her career as a model. She shortly became a popular model. After that, she won the Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1998 title. She then won the title of Miss Teen USA 1998 that same year. Vanessa is the first Miss Teen USA from South Carolina.

In 2003, she began working as a host on MTV’s Total Request Live (TRL). She left the job in 2007. She began working as a New York City correspondent for Entertainment Tonight in 2005. Vanessa left the job in 2015.

In 2007, Vanessa co-hosted Miss Universe (2007). Previously, she hosted Miss Teen USA (2004). From 2009 to 2010, she hosted True Beauty. In 2013, she began playing Camilla in the series Dads.

She appeared in the series until 2014. She then appeared as Tracy Cooper in the series Truth Be Told in 2015.

Vanessa Lachey: Salary and Net worth

Her salary is unknown. As of 2022, she has a net worth of $25 million.

Vanessa Lachey: Rumors and Controversy

Rumors were that Vanessa had an affair with actor Topher Grace in 2009. She was also rumored to be in a same-sex relationship with actress Lindsay Lohan in her past.

Vanessa faced several controversies and criticisms for her show Dads in 2013. Many people criticized her for crass sexism on the show.

Vanessa Lachey: Description Of Body Measurements

Vanessa is 5 feet 7 inches tall. She weighs 54 kg. Her body size is 34-23-34, and her bra size is 32B.

She has dark brown eyes and dark brown hair. Her dress size is 2 (US) and her shoe size is 7.5 (US).

Vanessa Lachey: Social Media Profile

Vanessa is currently active on social media. She is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

She has more than 240k followers on Facebook, around 146.7k followers on Twitter, and 883k followers on Instagram.

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