Vanessa Lachey was born in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines almost 40 years ago. She has an older brother, who is adopted.Vanessa’s father was in the Air Force which meant they did not settle permanently into the places they travelled to. Vanessa calls her and her brother ‘Air Force brats’, which is a term used for military kids who travel constantly. Within her first nine years of schooling, Vanessa attended eight different schools. After over 10 years of military service, her family settled down in Charleston, South Carolina. Here, Vanessa was able to have a more stable school life. She was able to join cheerleading, compete in pageants and could enjoy living in one place. She went on to win the Miss Teen USA After her success in pageantry, she became a fashion-model for brands like BONGO Jeans and Flirt! Cosmetics. She appeared on magazine covers for SHAPE, Lucky and Maxim. Maxim also ranked Vanessa in its annual Hot 100 Issue several years in a row, ranking at #15 in 2006.It was around this time that Vanessa also began her career on television, working on MTV and Entertainment Tonight. There is no doubt that her success in pageantry and in modeling gave her a great resume to become a successful TV actress, correspondent and host. While hosting MTVs Total Request Live, Vanessa interviewed a very famous Hollywood couple at the time, Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson, regarding their relationship and show ‘Newlyweds’. Over the years, Vanessa and Nick would see each other through the media, but remained as acquaintances. Nick was very well known from his days as the front man in the boy band 98 DegreesListen in on this week’s episode to discover more about Vanessa Lachey and how you can win the crown. Additional Resources: Click find a pageant to find a pageant near you.Click to read How to Become a Model See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.