I have met quite a few people in my lifetime, all 20 years.
(Soon to be 21!!) Now most of those people I would classify as being pretty
cool or at least coming pretty close to cool. In other words, I would wanna be
friends with them or hang out with them again. Some of those people are the
best people I have ever met! But I have decided, since I LOVE pretending I know
celebrities, I would write about which celeb I think is the coolest in my
opinion and why. Now I shall talk about the lovely Lauren Katherine Conrad
(That's right I know her full name, that's how close we are... in my head at
least).
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| Lucky shoot |
I first noticed Lauren (yes, from here on out I will refer to her
on a first name basis), from a little TV show called The
Hills from MTV.I came across this
show while I sat on my bed on a Saturday afternoon channel surfing. I had heard
of this show before and knew it was a spin off of the show Laguna
Beach. I, of course, didn't get into it,
felt I was too good for it. (boy did that change) Though that day I felt
inclined to watch this show because honestly I wasn't sure exactly what I was
watching (and there was NOTHING else on) until the first commercial; but by
then I was hooked and there was no turning back.
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| Original cast |
Though I didn't know exactly what this show was about, because I
had stumbled upon it, it kinda looked familiar but I never put the pieces
together. Before that commercial, however, I begin to enjoy watching one girl
in particular. She seemed to carry herself with poise and not want too much
drama. The very first time I saw Lauren on my TV screen was when she was with
her now ex-best friend Heidi Montag having lunch. At that moment I wanted
to be best friends with her (sadly it still hasn't happened).
Though I have gradually come to accept we will never be best
friends, (it's all right I already have one) Lauren is probably
f'awesome. I mean every time she had some type of drama with her
"friend" (it's debatable she is a friend) Heidi, she was able to move
past it and not let the drama consume life. I mean come on, tell me
someone who can do that? I'll give you a until the end of this sentence to
share. TIME'S UP! That's right no one can do that, sometimes not even me.
Even through the tears, she was able to move on from all the high
school drama Heidi brought into her life.
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| After a fight with Heidi |
She stuck with the people who
remained true to her: Lo Bosworth and Whitney Port. These friends were the ones she could
always count on when times got tough and she no longer had Heidi in her
life.
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| Whitney, Lo, Lauren-Besties |
Though these friends could only be there for so long, after two
years and four seasons Whitney left for New York to pursue her dreams,
leaving just Lauren and Lo. Lauren attempted to distance herself from this life
after Whitney left but after another year and a half, Lo and some of the other
friends weren't helping and Heidi kept trying to cause drama. So after five
seasons and three years Lauren left The Hills in a bittersweet goodbye and
never looked back.
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| Her exit, after being the bigger person & going to Heidi's wedding |
Her leaving only made her that much cooler however. She not only
became a fashion mogul, but she became one of the best people to come from The
Hills.
First, she started her own clothing line at Kohl's called LC Lauren Conrad, but it has
grown so much into jewelry and shoe lines as well. Then she made her own website, of her own name, more customizable to help her establish what she wanted for
her fans. (she gives great advice about EVERYTHING!) Though that just wasn't enough for her.
She soon released her first book L.A. Candy in
2010, based on some events of what took place on The Hills. It was the first of
three in a series she called L.A. Candy. The next came out a few months
later, Sweet Little Lies. The final book, Sugar & Spice came out a little less
than a year after.
She didn't stop there! A year later, she decided to take her
knowledge of fashion (yes she went to school for fashion) and expand it to
knowledge of beauty. At first it was just simple advice (blogs on her website)
about certain fashion/beauty tips for her fans. But then she wrote a book about
it all entitled Style. I will admit, I took a lot of her tips to
heart and became a better dresser, makeup wearer & hair stylist because of
this book. (Thanks LC!!)
Because this book was such a hit, she started another website
dedicated to just this. This site called The Beauty Department was full
of tutorials on makeup, hair, and dress; blogs about said tutorials and more
advice about everything women wanted related to fashion and beauty! (I go to this site
often when getting ready for a party!)
Since both her site and book were popular, that same year she
released another book called Beauty. This one was more about how to
get dressed for certain events and not about tips & advice on all things
fashion. The same day she released this book, she released her first book in
her second series The Fame Game called The Fame Game; which is like
a spin-off of the first. Then a couple months later in 2012 she
released her second, Starstruck.
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In all this success however she managed to remain humble and live
a semi-normal life for being famous. She even does charity work, volunteering
for Habitat for Humanity & adopts shelter animals. (She owns to shelter
dogs). Oh and she even put out another clothing line called Paper Crown, which is a bit more expensive than her first.
This is why I love Lauren Conrad and she is the coolest person! Not
only did she start out on a reality show that caused drama in her life, but she
was able to leave it and move on. Then at the same time still stay relevant
enough to become successful in her endeavors despite being famous.
She didn't use her status of fame and money to get her to where she is today,
she worked hard just like the rest of us. Lauren Conrad is a great role model
for being a celebrity and that is why I look up to her, because she strives to
be just like everyone else, but lives a life surrounded by flashing lights. She
has done a bunch in her life and she is only 27! I am sure she will continue to
be cool and do great things. I will always look to her as a f'awesome
inspiration I wish I knew!
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