Why Lauren Conrad is the Coolest Person I Wish I Knew

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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