She is best known for being the childhood friend of popular TV personality Paris Hilton. Hilton is a name everyone has heard of regularly making headlines, she was most commonly found making the headlines with one of her famous best friends Nicole Richie. Richie first came to popularity after appearing on the successful reality TV show The Simple Life in which she starred alongside her best friend Paris Hilton. That hit show ran from 2003 to 2007 for 5 seasons. Following the success, she started getting offers for some big projects and appeared in a number of hit television shows throughout her career. From 2012 to 2013 she served as one of the judges of NBC’s reality TV show Fashion Star. Richie further gained recognition when she became the judge of the hit reality competition series Making the Cut in 2020. 

Nicole Richie Net Worth 2022:

Early Life:

Nicole Camille Escovedo was born on the 21st of September 1981 in Berkeley, California, and has roots in Mexico,  African-American, Louisiana Creole, European, and even a tad bit of English descent. Richie is one celeb that comes with a very exotic childhood as well as a rich ethnic background. Nicole’s biological father Peter Michael Escovedo just happened to be the brother of the popular Sheil E. On the other hand,  Karen is Nicole’s biological mother. Her family wasn’t financially well off and ended up giving up their daughter for adoption to singer Lionel Richie as they knew they couldn’t provide for her.  Lionel globally adopted her and became her legal guardian. During the course of his career, he even wrote a song about her titled “Ballerina Girl” which was a massive hit back in 1986. Nicole was legally adopted by Lionel Richie and his wife Brenda Harvey when she was just nine years old.  Despite this, the couple also bought several other properties including the mansion they bought for about $10.2 million in late 2021.  Nicole’s schooling was done in 1999 at the Montclair College Preparatory School. She followed by getting a degree from the University of Arizona where she majored in Arts and Media. Her journey at University did not last very long forcing her to drop out and catch a flight back to California, Los Angeles. 

Career:

Nicole Richie has diversified her career and not stuck to just a single path ever since she is been in the limelight. She is been a part of the television industry as well as the fashion world. She is also written novels and has been involved in music production as well. Nicole Riche and Paris Hilton are a pair that we can not erase from our minds. Especially if you are a huge fan of the reality TV show The Simple Life. The series premiered towards the end of 2003 and scored 13 million viewers who ranged right from teens to people in their late 40s.  Unfortunately, a dispute erupted between the two which resulted in the show being canceled after the third season. Even after it was canceled due to the incredible success that it attracted, Fox wasn’t ready to give up on the show. The fourth season wasn’t successful as the first was and the fifth season that followed was a total disaster.  Nicole’s next endeavor in the field of television was Kids in America. She followed this up by playing various guest roles in series such as Six Feet Under, Eve, American Dreams, 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, and Chuck. She is also been a judge on the reality show Project Runway during the course of its seventh season. She followed that up by being a judge on Fashion Star.  In 2014 Richie starred in a comedy piece called Candidly Nicole which was based on her personal life on social media. She then went on to become a news anchor in Great News which ran for two incredible seasons. Her further appearances on television include her judging Making The Cut and Nikki Fre$h.

Writing:

Fashion:

Nicole has been locked up by girls all across the globe due to her great fashion sense. The fashion industry too acknowledges the trade of her following which Richie’s been seen in the World’s Best Fashion Magazines like Seventeen, Marie Clair, Elle, Teen Vogue, Harper’s Bazar, and numerous others.  She is also been the face of big brands like Jimmy Choo, Urban Decay, and Bongo Jeans. Nicole took her talents one step further and started her own jewelry line titled House of Harlow back in 2008. She later expanded her brand into becoming a lifestyle brand.  In 2010, Nicole Richie won the Award of Entrepreneur of the Year for her brand House of Harlow. The same year she was nominated in the category of Celebrity Fashion  Line during the Teen Choice Awards. She also has her own fragrance Nicole by Nicole Richie. 

Music:

As for music Richie appeared on view in 2005 where she played the piano. She is also been a part of tracks including “We Are the World for Haiti” and “Let There Be Love”. In 2020 Richie came up with the release of her new album titled Unearthed. “The Gem Song”, “Beas Teas”, and “Drip Drip” are some songs that were included on the album. 

Personal Life:

Nicole Richie has been in a relationship with quite a few celebrities before she found her true soul mate who she is been with for more than a decade now. Some of Richie’s boyfriends with whom she dated include Busta Rhymes, Elijah Allman, Adam Goldstein, Brody Jenner, and Steve-O.  It was in 2006 when Richie first met the vocalist of the pop-punk band Good Charlotte Joel Madden. The two have been together ever since then. The two of them were blessed with a baby girl in 2008 who they named Harlow Winter Kate.  Following their daughter, Nicole and Joel welcomed their son in the following year in 2009 and named him Sparrow James Midnight. The couple finally tied the knot in the month of December 2010. The two are living a luxurious lifestyle in Beverly Hills with their kids. 

Health Problems:

During the time Nicole was appearing on the show The Simple Life in 2006 she was the topic of rumors considering her health, especially her weight. Social media noticed that Richie was getting leaner and leaner over the several seasons of her show The Simple Life.  Her fans began to suspect that she was anorexic or bulimic so she denied the rumors saying that “I had an eating disorder”. She also stated that her incapability to put on weight was a problem for her.  In order the get rid of this issue, Nicole eventually hired a personal trainer and nutritionist. Later due to the lack of hydration, Richie went to the hospital in 2007 and was thereafter diagnosed with hypoglycemia.  In the following year, Richie again found herself in trouble when she was driving a car without a license while in possession of heroin and officers caught her. Nicole was then sentenced to 3 months of probation after she was checked into rehab. 

House:

Around 2015 Nicole Richie and her sound Joel Madden decided to move their family to Beverly Hills and bought a mansion in an off-market deal for about $6.7 million. The house is located in the Hidden Valley Community which is an Elite neighborhood of Santa Monica.  Some of their neighbors include celebrities Jenefer Lawrence, Adele, Keith Urban, and Nicole Kidman. Nicole’s family home spans 5,515 square feet of living space with 4 beds and 4 baths. The property was built in the late 1950s and its renovated since. The house features multiple fireplaces and has two-car garages. The home is set on just over half an acre of land and of course, there is a backyard swimming pool and even a sports court outside. Moreover, the actor Jack Nicholson is said to have lived through most of the 90s. Over the years Richie accumulated a pretty vast chunk of money from appearing in television shows, magazine covers, brand endorsements, collaborations, and business ventures, as well as writing books.  Tiffany Hadish’s Net Worth