- Source of Wealth: Film and Television
- Age: 39
- Birth Place: Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines
- Height: 5′ 7″ (1.7 m)
- Weight: 119 lbs (54 kg)
- Marital Status: Married (Nick Lachey)
- Full Name: Vanessa Joy Minnillo Lachey
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: November 9, 1980
- Ethnicity: Filipino, Italian, Irish, and Ashkenazi Jewish
- Occupation: Actress, Model, Television host
- Education: Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School
- Children: 3 (Camden John, Brooklyn Elisabeth and Phoenix Robert)
American television personality, television host, model, and actress, Vanessa Joy “Minnillo” Lachey, has an estimated net worth of $10 million. A former Miss Teen USA, Vanessa Minnillo grew up as an army brat, living in Germany, Japan, Florida, Nevada, and California before her family settled in South Carolina. In 2003, she became a host of MTV’s Total Request Live, where she would continue to work until 2007. She also made headlines that year both for being seen on the arm of singer Nick Lachey, and for appearing in the movie Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
She is most well known for her work as a correspondent on “Entertainment Tonight” and as the host of MTV’s “Total Request Live”. She is married to Nick Lachey. Minnillo was born November 9, 1980. Her father is an American of Italian and Irish descent, and her mother, the former Helen Bercero, is of Philippine descent.