Whitney Port

Infobox Celebrity


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name = Whitney Port
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caption = Whitney Port attending L.A. Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios, Culver City - March 2008
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birth_place = Los Angeles, California, United States
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occupation = Reality television personality and former"Teen Vogue" intern she is now working at People's Revolution
salary = $10,000 an episode.Fact|date=September 2008
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website = [http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/the_hills/series.jhtml#/ontv/dyn/the_hills/cast_member/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=8426 Profile on MTV.com]
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Whitney Eve Port (born March 4 1985) [cite web | title=Family Tree Legends | url=http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/calbirths?c=search&first=whitney&last=port&spelling=Exact&4_year=&4_month=0&4_day=0&5=female&7=&SubmitSearch.x=30&SubmitSearch.y=1&SubmitSearch=Submit ] is part of the MTV reality television series "The Hills".cite video | people =Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag, Whitney Port, Audrina Patridge, Jason Wahler, et al| title = The Hills: The Complete First Season | medium = DVD | publisher = Paramount/MTV |location = Los Angeles, California |date=2007-02-13] She is a former fashion contributor for "Teen Vogue".

Biography

Early life

Port was born and raised in Los Angeles, California where she currently resides. She is the daughter of Jeffery and Vicki Lyn Port (née Woskoff). She is the second youngest of five brothers and sisters. Her father, Jeff, is the owner of a fashion company called Swarm. [ [http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/03/hills_star_whitney_port_launch.html/Hooray for the inevitable!] ]

Education

Whitney attended Warner Avenue Elementary school and was the school President in the 5th grade, while her sister Paige was school Secretary that same year. She then went to Crossroads School (Santa Monica, California) for the Arts and Sciences for middle school and high school.

In 2007, Whitney graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with a degree in gender studies.

Personal life

In a recent interview in Teen Vogue with Lauren Conrad, Whitney said that Lauren and Audrina Patridge had invited her to move in their apartment, but she declined the offer.Fact|date=July 2008

As of 2007, Whitney's parents, her brother, Ryan, her sisters, Paige, Jade and Ashley, also live in Los Angeles, California.cite video | people =Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag, Whitney Port, Audrina Patridge, et al| title = The Hills (season two) | medium = TV Series | publisher = MTV |location = Los Angeles, California |date=2007-01-15]

Whitney is currently dating Jay G. Lyon, of the New York-based band, Tamarama. [cite web|url=http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2008/09/cute-couple-sighting-whitney-port-and-jay-lyon/ | title=Whitney Port's Boyfriend Revealed: Jay Lyon|accessdate=2008-09-30|publisher= The Hollywood Gossip]

Career

Women's Wear Daily

Before working at "Teen Vogue", Whitney was an intern for "Women's Wear Daily" magazine for two summers.

Teen Vogue

The final episode of season two showed Whitney interviewing at "Vogue" headquarters in New York, New York for the position of "Fashion Contributor" at "Teen Vogue". The episode dramatized the competition between Whitney and another young woman, Emily Weiss, who had previously appeared in season two as an intern visiting from New York. It was revealed in the season premiere of season three that Whitney was awarded the job, and was employed by Teen Vogue in Los Angeles.

The Peoples Revolution

Whitney is now employed by "The Peoples Revolution," a PR firm heavily involved in the fashion world. Owned by Kelly Cutrone, "The Peoples Revolution" has offices in New York, Los Angeles and Paris. Lauren Conrad was seen in season 3 episode 24 of "The Hills" assisting Whitney at L.A. Fashion week, and at the end of the episode was offered, and accepted, a position at "The Peoples Revolution" alongside Whitney.

Model

In episode six of the first season, Port had her first experience as a runway model. She walked in a DKNY Jeans show at Los Angeles Fashion Week.

Whitney again plays the role of model in episode eleven, when she appears on a "Good Morning America" segment with André Leon Talley the editor-at-large of "Vogue" magazine. When modeling Hilary Swank's dress from the 2005 Academy Awards, Whitney tripped and fell during the live televised segment, but composed herself after the slip. Lisa Love, a "Teen Vogue" editor and Whitney's supervisor, praised her for handling the incident with class and grace under fire.

Clothing Line

In March of 2008, Whitney debuted her clothing line of cocktail and partywear called Eve & A.

"The Hills"

Whitney Port has been featured on seasons one, two, three, and four of "The Hills". For the most part she appears in the context of her internship at "Teen Vogue". Whitney has said specifically in two episodes of the MTV Canada Aftershow that she prefers to leave her personal life, including her year-long relationship, unaired.

eason one

At the end of "The Hills" season one, "Teen Vogue" offered Lauren the opportunity to spend the summer of 2006 working in Paris, France. When Lauren chose not to take the job, Whitney went to Paris in her place.

eason two

On the second season of "The Hills", Whitney appeared somewhat more frequently outside the workplace setting. In episode five, Lauren visited Whitney at her parents' home where she was recuperating from surgery after having her wisdom teeth removed. In another episode, Lauren and Audrina Patridge (another "The Hills" participant) attended Whitney's softball game.

Episode eight of season two featured Whitney's younger sister Jade as a model in a "Teen Vogue" fashion photo shoot.

eason three

In season three of "The Hills", Whitney had broken up with her boyfriend, dated new men, and dealt with Lauren's drama. She soon stepped out on her two feet and left Teen Vogue, to The People's Revolution, soon Lauren was offered her same job title and now they once again work together. [cite news | last =Nordyke | first =Kimberly | title ='Hills' Rolling for Season Three at MTV | publisher = The Hollywood Reporter | date =2007-04-05 | url =http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i29278a389c6bdb2f58b3c0327a7877e6 | accessdate =2007-04-06]

"The City"

After months of speculation it has been confirmed that Port will receive her own spin-off from The Hills entitled The City [cite web | title=It's a go For Whitney Port's Spinoff | url= http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/09/23/2008-09-23_its_a_go_for_whitney_ports_hills_spinoff.html] . The series will center around Port as she moves to New York City to work for fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg [cite web | title=It's a go For Whitney Port's Spinoff | url= http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/09/23/2008-09-23_its_a_go_for_whitney_ports_hills_spinoff.html] . Filming will start immediately. The series does not yet have an air date.

Appearances

* "Loveline w/ Dr. Drew & Stryker " (September 4, 2007)
* "The Tyra Banks Show" (February 16, 2007)
* "Extra" (March 15, 2007)
* "Total Request Live" (April 2, 2007)
* "The Hills: Finale After Party" (April 2, 2007)
* "The Hills: MTV Canada Finale After Show" (April 23, 2007)
* "eTalk Daily" (April 24, 2007)
* "2007 MTV Video Music Awards (September 9, 2007)
* "The Hills: Lauren Looks Back" (December 9, 2007)

References

External links

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* [http://www.tv.com/whitney-port/person/448572/summary.html TV.com bio]
* [http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/Complex-Women/Whitney-Port Whitney Port] at Complex Magazine
* [http://www.eveanda.com Eve & A]