Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari was born in Denver, Colorado on January 14, 1987. Prior to her parent’s divorce, Kristin lived in Connecticut, Colorado and Illinois. After the divorce, it was arranged that she stay in Illinois with her mom. She rebelled against her mother and she was sent to live with her father, who is an apartment developer, on Laguna Beach. She first attended a private Catholic school during her first year upon the wish of her parents but she later transferred to Laguna Beach High School after a year. The show made her immensely popular, and this launched her current modeling career.

Kristin Cavallari was a cast member on the first season of MTV’s reality TV show Laguna Beach.