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Vanessa Lachey

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IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000353
Vanessa Lachey
Follow a team of Naval criminal investigators who operate on the Hawaiian islands.
Play trailer1:51
NCIS: Hawai'i (2021– )
59 Videos
99+ Photos
Vanessa Joy Minnillo was born on November 9, 1980, at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. She is the daughter of Helen Ramos Bercero and Vincent Charles Minnillo, a crew member on an Air Force aircraft (he has since retired). Her father is American, from Ohio, and is of half Italian, one quarter Russian-Jewish, and one quarter Irish, descent. Her mother is a Filipina, whom he met while based in the Philippines. Vanessa and her family, which includes her brother Vincent, who is two years older than she, lived in California, Nevada, Florida, Germany and Japan, before settling down in Charleston, South Carolina. Vanessa attended seven different schools during this time, and participated in cheerleading and volunteer work for numerous local charities.

Her parents divorced in 1986, and Helen was awarded custody of both children; Vanessa only saw her father on weekends. When her mother remarried, the family moved to Turkey, where her new stepfather, who was in the U.S. Air Force, was assigned. They were forced to evacuate when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, leading to the Gulf War of 1991, and Helen brought the kids back to the U.S., leaving them with their father until she could get back on her feet. That would be the last time that Vanessa would see her mother, who never returned. Instead, Vanessa began a new life, along with her brother, living with her father Vince and his new wife, Donna, whom she now calls her "best friend".

With her life more settled, Vanessa began to turn her attention to the Miss South Carolina Teen USA beauty pageant in 1996. She had loved cheerleading since she was a young child, and was very keen on performing in front of an audience. With her unaffected style and natural ebullience, she easily won over the judges, sweeping all the categories before winning the crown. Two years later, on August 17, 1998, she competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Though it was preempted by CBS' live coverage of a speech by President Bill Clinton regarding the Monica Lewinsky ordeal; in the end, she wowed the Miss Teen USA judges just as she had the Miss South Carolina Teen USA judges two years earlier. It was her second pageant, and her second victory.

In the three years since handing over her Miss Teen USA crown, Vanessa has concentrated on college, acting and modeling. She has a promising future, and was recently one of the finalists in E!'s competition to find a replacement for Brooke Burke as hostess for the show, Wild On... (1997). Though the job ultimately went to Cindy Taylor, Vanessa made a big impression with "Wild On..." fans across the world, and hopes to continue working in television for some time to come.

Vanessa began dating singer Nick Lachey in 2006, shortly after Jessica Simpson filed for divorce from him. The couple married in 2011, and have three children.
BornNovember 9, 1980
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BornNovember 9, 1980
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000353
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination

Photos224

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey in The Reunion (2023)
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey in Love Is Blind (2020)
Vanessa Lachey and Brendon Zub in A Twist of Christmas (2018)
Vanessa Lachey in A Twist of Christmas (2018)
Vanessa Lachey and Brendon Zub in A Twist of Christmas (2018)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Vanessa Lachey, Bresha Webb, and Tone Bell in Truth Be Told (2015)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Vanessa Lachey, Bresha Webb, and Tone Bell in Truth Be Told (2015)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Vanessa Lachey in Truth Be Told (2015)
Vanessa Lachey in Truth Be Told (2015)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Vanessa Lachey in Truth Be Told (2015)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Vanessa Lachey in Truth Be Told (2015)
Vanessa Lachey in Truth Be Told (2015)

Known for

Carmen Electra, Ike Barinholtz, Tony Cox, Gerard Facchini, Roland Kickinger, Vanessa Lachey, Walter Harris, Nicole Parker, Crista Flanagan, Gary 'G. Thang' Johnson, Matt Lanter, Kim Kardashian, and Devin Crittenden in Disaster Movie (2008)
Disaster Movie
1.9
  • Amy(as Vanessa Minnillo)
  • 2008
Laurence Fishburne, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, and Doug Jones in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
5.6
  • Johnny's Wedding Date(as Vanessa Minnillo)
  • 2007
Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
How I Met Your Mother
8.3
TV Series
  • Ashlee(as Vanessa Minnillo)
Jason Antoon, Vanessa Lachey, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, and Alex Tarrant in NCIS: Hawai'i (2021)
NCIS: Hawai'i
6.6
TV Series
  • Jane Tennant

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Actress

  • Jason Antoon, Vanessa Lachey, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, and Alex Tarrant in NCIS: Hawai'i (2021)
    NCIS: Hawai'i
    • Jane Tennant
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2023
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
    NCIS: Los Angeles
    • Jane Tennant
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Mark Harmon, Maria Bello, Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, Emily Wickersham, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)
    NCIS
    • Jane Tennant
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • Call Me Kat (2021)
    Call Me Kat
    • Tara
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Ryan McPartlin and Vanessa Lachey in Once Upon a Main Street (2020)
    Once Upon a Main Street
    • Amelia Lewis
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • Vanessa Lachey and Christopher Russell in A Doggone Christmas (2019)
    A Doggone Christmas
    • Becca
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • BH90210 (2019)
    BH90210
    • Camille
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Diedrich Bader, Katy Mixon, Daniel DiMaggio, Meg Donnelly, and Giselle Eisenberg in American Housewife (2016)
    American Housewife
    • Crissy
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Vanessa Lachey and Brendon Zub in A Twist of Christmas (2018)
    A Twist of Christmas
    • Abby Hewitt
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • The First Wives Club
    • Sasha
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Sebastian Says
    • Jenna
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Vanessa Lachey, Bresha Webb, and Tone Bell in Truth Be Told (2015)
    Truth Be Told
    • Tracy
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Dads (2013)
    Dads
    • Camilla Whittemore
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2014
  • Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
    Hawaii Five-0
    • Susan (as Vanessa Minnillo)
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
    30 Rock
    • Carmen Chao (as Vanessa Minnillo)
    • TV Series
    • 2011

Producer

  • Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey in Nick & Vanessa's Dream Wedding (2011)
    Nick & Vanessa's Dream Wedding
    • executive producer (as Vanessa Minnillo)
    • TV Special
    • 2011

Soundtrack

  • Ryan McPartlin and Vanessa Lachey in Once Upon a Main Street (2020)
    Once Upon a Main Street
    • performer: "Jolly Old St. Nicholas", "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 2020

Videos68

Biggest Reveals From the "Love Is Blind" Reunion
Clip 3:06
Biggest Reveals From the "Love Is Blind" Reunion
Season 4 Official Trailer
Trailer 1:41
Season 4 Official Trailer
Season 3 Official Trailer
Trailer 1:24
Season 3 Official Trailer
Season 2 Official Trailer
Trailer 1:50
Season 2 Official Trailer
Season 2 Teaser Trailer
Trailer 0:39
Season 2 Teaser Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:51
Official Trailer
Christmas Special Trailer
Trailer 0:35
Christmas Special Trailer
Season 1 Trailer
Trailer 2:16
Season 1 Trailer
Disaster Movie
Trailer 1:10
Disaster Movie
Disaster Movie
Trailer 1:30
Disaster Movie
Love Is Blind: Season 3 Cast Announcement
Trailer 2:22
Love Is Blind: Season 3 Cast Announcement
Love Is Blind: Season 3
Trailer 1:23
Love Is Blind: Season 3

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Nick & Vanessa Lachey
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • November 9, 1980
    • Clark Air Force Base, Philippines
  • Spouse
    • Nick LacheyJuly 15, 2011 - present (3 children)
  • Children
      Camden John Lachey
  • Parents
      Vincent Charles Minnillo
  • Relatives
    • Vincent Minnillo(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Appeared on Nick Lachey's music video for "What's Left of Me".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Shares the same birthdate with husband Nick Lachey.
  • Quotes
    I think there should be a good balance between being a good student and being able to enjoy your high school life.
  • Nickname
    • Nessa

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