Nicole Snooki Polizzi – USA Celebrity, TV Personality

Nicole Elizabeth “Snooki” Polizzi was born in Santiago, Chile on November 23, 1987 & was adopted by Italian-American parents when she was 6 months old. She is an American reality television personality who is a cast member on the MTV hit reality show, Jersey Shore. Snooki Polizzi is the New York Times bestselling author of “Confessions of a Guidette and Gorilla Beach” & “A Shore Thing”.

She is famous for her trendsetting pouf hairstyle, her small stature with 4' 9" height & her acrobatic moves on the dance floor makes her breakout star of MTV’s Jersey Shore, the top rated shows in the network’s history.

Snooki, may be Italian bred but she was not actually Italian. Born to Spanish parents, she was adopted by the Polizzi family in Poughkeepsie, New York & given a crash course in the joys of Italian culture, food, fashions & family bonding during her childhood years.

Growing up in Marlboro, New York, she was a cheerleader, but also caught by an eating disorder. After graduation, Snooki attended community college, with the hope to work as a veterinarian. Snooki got her nickname in middle school, when she showed her courage first among her friends to kiss a boy. The name was adapted from "Snooky", a character in the film Save the Last Dance for Me.

Snooki first appeared on MTV's reality show “Is She Really Going Out With Him”. But she became more famouse through MTV reality show, Jersey Shore. Her bad name shot up when cameras caught her being punched in the face by a drunk man, a video clip of which instantly went viral. That incident & her being the show's key  star, led to appearances in many television programs. Snooki was on Cake Boss, in addition to the awards shows she has been seeing.

Snooki Polizzi has also starred in her own reality show spinoff, Snooki & JWoww, co-starring with Jennifer ‘JWoww’ Farley. She is also one of the top paid reality stars, earning 150,000 USD per episode as of season five. In March 2012, Snooki announced her pregnancy with her first baby. Her personal life is marked by her relationship with Jionni LaValle.

The new mom appeared on almost every major talk show & been featured in The New York Times. The constantly expanding “Snooki” by NicolePolizzi brand & the new “Snooki Couture” line includes slippers, tanning & sunless lotions, jewelry, sunglasses, phone & tablet accessories, handbags, fragrances, beauty & hair products.

In July 30, 2010, she was charged for disorderly conduct in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, the beach goers reported she was bothering them. She was sentenced to 500 USD fine & community service. In 2011, Snooki published her memoirs, A Shore Thing.

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