Vanessa Minnillo

Vanessa Minnillo is an actress and TV personality who was the host of MTV's Total Request Live (TRL) and a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight. On November 4, 2010, her engagement to Nick Lachey was announced via a joint statement from the couple.http://tj.mtv.com/2010/11/05/nick-lachey-and-vanessa-minillo-engaged/

In 2009 Minnillo was a host and judge, along with Cheryl Tiegs and Nole Marin, in the Tyra Banks and Ashton Kutcher produced reality series True Beauty.Zap2it!: ...True Beauty Contestants (December 30, 2008) On June 24, 2009, a rep for Minillo announced that she had broken up with Nick Lachey. The two were a couple for three years.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1614565/20090624/lachey_nick.jhtml

Engagement to Nick Lachey

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo announced their engagement to the media on November 4, 2010. They released a joint statement to People.com that made the news public. According to anonymous sources, the press release was sent the same day that Lachey proposed, and that the question was popped near a beach somewhere in California.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651572/20101104/lachey_nick.jhtml At the time of the engagement, Lacey was 36 years old and Minnillo was 29. The engagement coincides with their birthdays, which for both Lacey and Minnillo are on November 9. Their relationship began in 2006.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651572/20101104/lachey_nick.jhtml

Vanessa Minillo's Early Life

Vanessa Joy Minnillo was born at Clark Air Force Base in Angeles City, Philippines, during her father's stint in the US Air Force, on November 9, 1980. Her mother Helen Berecero is a Filipina while her father Vince Minnillo is Irish and Italian American. In 1990, she moved to Charleston South Carolina and attended high school at Bishop England High School. In 1998, she entered the Miss Teen USA Pageant as the representative from South Carolina. She won the pageant, and along the way picked up the title of Miss Congeniality.

Vanessa Minillo's Career Highlights

In 2003 Vanessa Minillo gained national attention in the US as the host of MTV's Total Request Live show. She served as the host for four years and was also a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight. She returned to the Miss Teen USA pageant, this time as the host, in 2004. In 2007, she was a co-host with Mario Lopez for the Miss Universe pageant. She is featured in the film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer in a brief cameo appearance.

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