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1 | Godmother of Wilder Frances Cobb (born April 24, 2015), daughter of her best friend Cacee Cobb and her husband Donald Faison. |
2 | She has English, some Scottish, and distant German and Swiss-German, ancestry. |
3 | Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 32, a son named Ace Knute Johnson on June 30, 2013. Child's father is her fiancé (now second husband), Eric Johnson. |
4 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 31, a daughter named Maxwell Drew Johnson on May 1, 2012. Child's father is her fiancé (now second husband), Eric Johnson. |
5 | (July 5, 2014) Married for the second time her boyfriend of four years and father of her two children, 2-year-old daughter Maxwell and 12-month-old son Ace, Eric Johnson following a 3-year-long engagement. |
6 | Jessica, her fiancé Eric Johnson and her friend Cacee Cobb attended Jessica's friend's, Beverly Hills interior decorator Kathryn Sykora, wedding to Eric's friend, Chris Hetherington, on June 15, 2013 in San Diego. Jessica and Odette Annable were bridesmaids. |
7 | Longtime friends with Cacee Cobb, who was also her personal assistant. |
8 | (November 8, 2011) Celebrity spokeswoman for the "Beauty Mint" skin care system. |
9 | A registered Republican who voted for George W. Bush in 2004 and John McCain in 2008. |
10 | (July 9, 2009) Separated from Tony Romo the day before her 29th birthday. |
11 | During one of her promotional visits to Europe, Dutch magician Hans Klok sawed her in half in an illusion called "Clearly Impossible". |
12 | Ranked #53 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2008 list. |
13 | (March 31, 2008) Was hospitalized for five days with a kidney infection. |
14 | In 2007, when she was the girlfriend of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, she appeared up in the Cowboys' stadium luxury box during a December game against the Eagles. She was wearing a pink Cowboys jersey with Romo's number. Unfortunately, this did not help Romo as he had his worst game of the season, throwing three interceptions in a 10-6 loss. This lead many Cowboys fans to speculate that she was a distraction, calling her Yoko Romo. |
15 | In 2007, Forbes magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $7 million. |
16 | Mentioned in the song "High School Never Ends" by Bowling for Soup. |
17 | Ranked #41 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2007 list. |
18 | Is a distant relative of Al Gore. |
19 | Recently discovered that she is allergic to cheese, wheat, coffee, chocolate, tomatoes, corn and hot peppers. |
20 | Friends with Jamie-Lynn Sigler. |
21 | Ranked #4 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. |
22 | One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (2005). |
23 | She won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Song From a Movie, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" from the movie The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), on January 10, 2006 at the 32nd Annual People's Choice Awards (2006). |
24 | Won the Teen Choice Award for Movies - Choice Breakout (Female) for (The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)) on August 20, 2006 from Universal City, California. |
25 | The mansion owned by her and Nick Lachey located in Calabasas, California was placed on the market for $3,750,000 and bought by Justin Berfield of Malcolm in the Middle (2000) fame. |
26 | Went through many auditions for the lead role in Coyote Ugly (2000), but turned down when the filmmakers refused to remove the sex scene. |
27 | Was featured as #20 in Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2002 supplement. |
28 | Named #16 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. |
29 | Her 25th birthday was celebrated at her parents' Los Angeles home. Among the guests at the celebration were Mandy Moore, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eva Mendes and Seth Green. |
30 | In her October 2002 rainy-day Austin wedding to Nick Lachey, she wore a beaded, strapless gown designed by Vera Wang. She also carried a 500-stem stephanotis bouquet from Mark's Garden (in Los Angeles) that took 12 hours to assemble. Her sister Ashlee was her maid of honor and her bridesmaids included childhood friends as well as her sister-in-law and the wife of one of Nick's best friends. |
31 | Former high school cheerleader. |
32 | Was nominated for the 2006 Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress along side her sister Ashlee Simpson. Ashlee was nominated for her performance in the film Undiscovered (2005), while Jessica was nominated for her performance in The Dukes of Hazzard (2005). However, neither won the award. |
33 | Met ex-husband, Nick Lachey, at a charity event in 1998 where she was performing alongside Lachey's group, 98 Degrees. |
34 | Ranked #9 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2005 list. |
35 | "After three years of marriage, and careful thought and consideration, we have decided to part ways," the couple said in a joint statement published on Teen People magazine's website. |
36 | Was voted #1 in People magazine's 10 Most Stylish Moments for her "Daisy Duke" look. [September 2005] |
37 | Ranked #2 on E!'s 50 Steamiest Southern Stars. |
38 | She is famous for keeping her virginity until her wedding night. She was questioned by an interviewer about it and when she addressed it openly, she was shocked that it was made into such a big deal by the media. She quickly became a positive role model for teenage girls and young women. |
39 | Made the tabloid headlines after attending a bachelorette party for friend Jennifer MacFarlane, where the entertainment was provided by two members of the "Genital Origami" troupe Puppetry of the Penis. She reportedly "howled and giggled" at the duo's routine, which included such installations as "The Fruit Bat" and "The Turtle". [November 2004] |
40 | She had a dog named Daisy (a maltipoo), which was a gift to Jessica from Nick Lachey, until Daisy was snatched and killed by a coyote in September 2009. Ironically, a young Canadian woman named Taylor Mitchell lost her life in a coyote attack a month later. |
41 | Ranked #43 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002). |
42 | Recorded a cover of "Little Drummer Boy" with sister Ashlee Simpson and another cover of "Baby It's Cold Outside" with her husband Nick Lachey. |
43 | Recorded a cover of "A Whole New World" with husband Nick Lachey for the Aladdin (1992) Special Edition DVD. |
44 | Her first album was a Christian album, when she was age 14. |
45 | Performed at President George W. Bush's Inauguration (2001). |
46 | Has a song by Adam Green named "Jessica" dedicated to her, including the lyrics "Jessica Simpson, where has your love gone? It's not in your music, no. So where has it gone then?". |
47 | She is the national spokesperson for Operation Smile. |
48 | Underwent LASIK eye surgery to correct her vision (2004) |
49 | Her all-time favorite song is Berlin's "Take My Breath Away". She sang a re-recording of the song. |
50 | She played a dumb blonde on her television series, but according to her mother (in the August issue of Vanity Fair) her I.Q. was in the 160s in fifth grade, which would have placed her in the "genius" category at the time. Whether or not her I.Q. has remained consistent is unknown. |
51 | Was voted #1 for VH1's Top Ten best bodies. |
52 | Beat out Britney Spears, for the role of Daisy Duke, in the movie The Dukes of Hazzard (2005). |
53 | Ranked #1 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2004 list. |
54 | Pretty Woman (1990) is her all time favorite movie. |
55 | She and her ex-husband Nick Lachey lived in Calabasas, California, which was also the location of their show Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica (2003). |
56 | Hosted Saturday Night Live (1975) on January 17, 2004 with her husband, Nick Lachey. She parodied Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. |
57 | Has a Mercedes Benz SL500. |
58 | She was part of the USO tour in the 2003 Iraqi War (aka Desert Storm Part II). |
59 | Elder sister of Ashlee Simpson. Their parents are Joe Simpson and Tina Simpson. Joe worked as a psychologist and a Baptist minister in Texas but now manages his daughters' musical careers and their official websites. Mom, Tina, helps run her clothing empire. |
60 | Her wedding gown was designed by Vera Wang. |
61 | Ex-sister-in-law of Drew Lachey, Pete Wentz and Lea Lachey. |
62 | Engaged to 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey. [February 2002] |
63 | Close friends with musical group Destiny's Child. |
64 | Attended Richardson North Junior High in Richardson, Texas, where she was a cheerleader and a part of the co-ed choir. She never graduated, but dropped out and earned a GED. |
65 | Attended J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas (1995-98), where she was very active in theater arts. She dropped out as a junior to further pursue her singing career but still attended her high school prom. |
66 | Auditioned for The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989) as a child, but lost the role to future stars like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera (who was later her competition in the music industry). |
67 | Performed at the 2000 American Music Awards. |
68 | Grew up in Richardson, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. |
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