Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari (born January 14 1987 in Denver, Colorado) is an American reality television star and actress, known mainly for her feature appearances on the MTV reality TV series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.
Before moving to California, Cavallari resided in Colorado. When her parents divorced, her older brother (Mike Cavallari) moved with their father to Laguna Beach, California, while Kristin moved with their mother to Barrington, Illinois, a wealthy suburb northwest of Chicago. After having trouble adjusting to a new life with a step-father and step-brother, Kristin moved to California to be with her dad and brother, and was enrolled at Santa Margarita Catholic High School her freshman year of high school. After attending a Driver's Education course through Laguna Beach High School with new friends Alex Murell and Alex Hooser, her father enrolled her in LBHS for the rest of high school after "much consideration." After her stint on reality tv, Cavallari headed to L.A. to attend Loyola Marymount University and moved into an apartment with close friend, Alex Hooser. Her friendship with Alex grew apart and they are no longer friends, nor do they reside together anymore. She dropped out of LMU after a week. She is currently dating and living with actor Nick Zano.
Cavallari also had her face on the cover of Seventeen magazine, Teen People and has posed for Rolling Stone, Blender and GQ magazines. Maxim also named her #23 on its annual Hot 100 list in 2006, and was also featured as part of its Hottest Women of Reality TV that same year.
Recently, she has appeared as a celebrity spokesperson for We Are Ellis Island, a campaign for the restoration of historic buildings on Ellis Island.
While often praised for her beauty, she has been widely criticized for using her reality TV fame to further her career. While she has some projects in the works including those listed above, her desire for more credible and serious roles has been met with much ridicule among Hollywood power players.
* Punk'd: In 2005, her friend Frankie Delgado was shown as having a heated argument with another driver in which the other driver's car got damaged. Delgado got "arrested", and Cavallari could not convince the police otherwise.
* Get This Party Started: In February 2006, Cavallari had a short-lived hosting gig for the UPN program in which well-deserving people were thrown surprise parties.
* Music video: Also in 2006, Cavallari appeared in the video for guitarist Teddy Geiger's song For You I Will (Confidence) in which she portrayed a popular girl who -- despite her jock boyfriend -- falls for a handsome musician.
* Veronica Mars: Cavallari appeared in the UPN program in the episode "Versatile Toppings" as a lesbian cheerleader.
* Fingerprints: Filmed and released in 2006, Cavallari portrays a high school student investigating an ancient myth of the city San Antonia.
* Spring Breakdown: Filmed in 2006 and to-be-release in 2008, Cavallari portrays a popular girl on Spring Break during college.
* Adventures in Hollyhood: In the 5th episode of Three 6 Mafia's MTV reality show, Cavallari guest starred in a segment where she went out on a date with Juicy J.
* Reality Lasik: In May 2007, Kristin Cavallari documented her LASIK journey from pre-surgery evaluation to her post-surgery trip to the Bahamas.
As of September 2007, She is currently shooting the film, The Green Flash with Nick Zano.