Actress Nicole Richie was born September 21, 1981 in Berkeley, California. She is the adopted daughter of singer Lionel Ritchie.

• "I went to the University of Arizona. I stopped because I went there for two years and I felt like I experienced college or whatever. I'm over it. I like Hollywood better."




• "I’ve just gone through so much in my life that pulling my top up just doesn’t seem like that big a deal."




• "I know I'm too thin right now. I'm not happy with the way I look. But can you imagine how much worse it would be if I had an eating disorder?"




• "I've never been into big boobs; I can't imagine always having to wear a bra."
  
  
  
• "I was a garbage can, I took everything"




• "The great thing about The Simple Life is that it's a reality show but not based on my reality, ... It has nothing to do with my life or my home or my relationships or anything. I'm not open to anything like that."




• "I have olive skin, so if I get pale, I look green. I have to tan."




• "Anytime I am around a male body part it is kind of exiting."