Nicole Richie
Richie in 2010, Joe Seer/bigstock.com
Birth Name: Nicole Camille Escovedo
Place of Birth: Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States
Date of Birth: September 21, 1981
Ethnicity: Mexican [Spanish, Indigenous], African-American, Louisiana Creole [French, African, and distant English], other European
Nicole Richie is an American socialite, television personality, fashion designer, author, and actress. She became famous starring in the reality show The Simple Life, alongside Paris Hilton. Her rap name is Nikki Fre$h.
Nicole was adopted by singer Lionel Richie and Brenda Harvey, who were married then. Her legal half-sister is model Sofia Richie, who is Lionel’s biological daughter. She is married to musician Joel Madden, with whom she has two children.
Nicole’s biological parents are Karen Moss and Peter Michael Escovedo. Peter was a band member of Lionel Richie’s band, and is a percussionist and musical director. Karen was said to have been a backstage assistant of the band. The two were said to have left Nicole in Lionel’s care because they could not provide for her. Nicole’s biological father is of Mexican, including Spanish and Indigenous, and Louisiana Creole, including French, African, and distant English, ancestry, descent; and is the brother of singer, drummer, and percussionist Sheila E. (born Sheila Escovedo). Nicole’s biological mother is likely black and/or mixed-race black. Nicole still keeps in contact with her biological mother.
Nicole’s biological paternal grandfather is Pete Escovedo (Peter Michael Escovedo, the son of Pedro “Peter” Escovedo Barrera and Anita L. Valenzuela). Pete was born in California, and is a percussionist. Pedro was a Mexican immigrant, from Saltillo, Coahuila, and had Spanish and Indigenous Mexican ancestry. Pedro’s parents were Manuel Escovedo Rodríguez and María Hipólita Barreda Escobedo. Anita was also of Mexican origin.
Nicole’s biological paternal grandmother is Juanita Marie Garderé (the daughter of Nicholas Alphonse Garderé and Marie Laura Pelletier). Juanita was born in California. Nicholas and Marie were Lousiana Creoles (of French, African, and distant English, ancestry). Nicholas was the son of Ernest Alphonse Garderé and Louise Mary Leclerc. Marie was the daughter of Joseph Ernest Pelletier and Marie Laetar Laure Nabonne.
Source: Genealogy of Nicole Richie (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com
”It is high time that censuses had a category for people who are of more than one ethnic background!” – That is other than ‘mixed’… cos then mostly everyone could tick that box, as most americans have some mixture way back, whether currently seen as ‘black’ or ‘white’…
You people are soooo engrossed into this whole white black thing it is pathetic. Just cos someone has african ancestry in them does not mean they are automatically black, unless you are going by skin colour, in which case she is not black. If you are going by ancestry, she is mixed race. ‘Black’ people especially need to stop categorising anyone who has a snippet of African heritage as ‘black’. What about all the other ethnic backgrounds this girl clearly has in her? Do they not matter? Jus cos she has a part black part creole (the latter being very mixed native american/african/european) (and lets not forget mexican) father, does not mean she is black. And what is black anyway? Why all this racial classification? We are what we are and what we know, not what people see and judge. Clearly raised point by Tiger Woods, a man who would not adhere to the small mindedness of people who go by skin colour and do not respect people’s genes and heritage, especially those with mixed heritage. I myself have light brown skin as my mother is half eastern african/half southern indian and my father is caucasian of french ancestry. I have had this, you are black bullshit all my life and hate that no one pays attention to the cultural backgrounds that come with heritage, all three of which I am very proud of. I consider myself multi racial and resent the term ‘black’, and ask, ‘what do you mean when you say I am black?’ If you look at a chart of primary colours, I sure as hell aint on there! People need to be openminded and should embrace everything that people are and stop classifying black, white, hispanics and asians. It is high time that censuses had a category for people who are of more than one ethnic background! (No offence to people who hang on the terms black and white. Just my opinion and similarly the opinions of many of my friends who are of any mixed ancestry, not just ‘white’/’black’) It is the 21st century, grow up please…
i’m black & italian me and Nicole have the same skin color and the same hair sum of all is tippin big time. just be cuz we a Light light light black does not mean we not black STOP HATIN BITCH’S.(Desiderate si era mista della ragazza)
Shes definitely not white.
Light light light black doesnt mean white, black people come in differnet shades of black.
SHE’S NOT A LIGHT LIGHT LIGHT BLACK THAT WOULD BE AN ALBINO SHE JUST DOESNT HAVE BLK FEATURE THATS WHY PEOPLE QUESTION HER IF SHE DIDNT STRAIGHTEN HER HAIR (HER NATURAL HAIR IS CURLY) AND DIE IT BLOND SHE WOULD LOOK MORE BLACK LIKE SHE DID WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL. tHATS ARE SOCIETY OR ATLEAST IN HER HOLLYWOOD WORLD WHERE THOSE FEATURES ARE SOUGHT AFTER SO SAD NICOLE EMBRACE YOUR ETHNIC TRAITS