Nicole Camille Richie (born September 21, 1981 ) is a fashion designer , author and television personality States .
Her father was Peter Michael Escovedo , a musician who played for a brief time with Lionel Richie, and her mother was the executive assistant for Sheila Escovedo , Karen. Nicole Richie is the adopted daughter of singer Lionel Richie and his wife Brenda Harvey then . Richie is best known for her role in the television series The Simple Life MTV , which he shared with Paris Hilton. In recent years, Richie has focused on charity work and the environment. In November 2007 Richie and husband Joel Madden created "The Richie Madden Children's Foundation " .
The tumultuous personal life has attracted significant publicity Richie in the tabloid press, for her dramatically thin appearance , which sparked rumors of an eating disorder , two arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol in 2003 and 2006 , and her extensive drug abuse during their teens and twenties. Richie entered rehabilitation and has since given birth to two children with husband Joel Madden, member of the American pop punk band Good Charlotte. She and Madden announced their engagement in February 2010 and married on December 11 of that year.
