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Following the divorce, Lionel remarried and had two more children: Miles (b. 'Their way of making me happy was to say, 'yes,' to everything I wanted, but I don't think a little girl should have that much freedom,' said Richie in a 2006 interview with Vanity Fair. When Lionel and Brenda went through a bitter public split, they were indulgent to the young Nicole. īrenda Harvey and Lionel Richie legally adopted Nicole when she was nine years old. His 1986 hit song ' Ballerina Girl' was written about Nicole. 'They trusted that they would be more able to provide for me.' Initially, Lionel and Brenda Harvey Richie became her guardians. 'My parents were friends with Lionel,' she told People in 2003. When she was three years old, her biological parents decided to leave her under the care of Lionel Richie and his first wife Brenda Harvey Richie's family because they could not afford to provide for her. and nephew of guitarist Alejandro Escovedo, and her biological mother is Karen Moss. Her biological father, Peter Michael Escovedo, is the brother of musician Sheila E. She is of English, Mexican, and Creole African-American descent. Nicole Camille Escovedo was born in Berkeley, California.

Richie has also published two novels.Įarly life, family and education In fashion, she is the founder of the lifestyle brand House of Harlow.

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In 2020, she became a judge on the reality competition series Making the Cut. From 2017 to 2018, Richie starred in her first series regular acting role as Portia Scott-Griffith in the sitcom Great News. She later starred in the unscripted comedy series Candidly Nicole (2014–2015), which ran for two seasons. Richie's personal life attracted media attention during the series' five-year run and thereafter.įollowing the conclusion of The Simple Life, Richie continued her career in television, appearing as one of the three judges on the reality competition series Fashion Star (2012–2013). She came to prominence after appearing in the reality television series The Simple Life (2003–2007), in which she starred alongside her childhood friend and fellow socialite Paris Hilton. Nicole Camille Richie ( née Escovedo born September 21, 1981) is an American television personality, fashion designer, and actress.