Television Personality/Host/Actress

Vanessa Lachey is an engaging television personality, host and actress, who first gained notoriety when she was named Miss Teen USA in 1998 where she won the title of Miss Congeniality. Since then, she has parlayed her talents and likeability into a successful and thriving acting and hosting career. 

Lachey currently stars in CBS drama series NCIS: Hawai’I as the first female __ lead in the long-running franchise and a history-making role in the spinoff. The series follows Lachey’s character Jane Tennant, Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor and returns for Season 3 on February 12, 2024.

In November 2021, Lachey released her first book, Life from Scratch (HarperOne) a hybrid of family recipes, date night ideas, and lessons learned throughout the years. The book’s concept is 10 years in the making and is organized into seasons.

Additionally, Lachey appeared in the Fox comedy Call Me Kat and has appeared in successful series including 30 Rock, Psych, Hawaii Five-0 and How I Met Your Mother, (both on the CBS Network), as well as Seth MacFarlane’s comedy Dads and DJ Nash’s Truth Be Told, as well as the holiday movie People Presents: Once Upon a Mainstreet.

Lachey currently hosts two of Netflix’s critically acclaimed dating shows, Emmy-nominated international dating show, Love Is Blind, and The Ultimatum alongside husband Nick Lachey. Her additional hosting credits include MTV’s Total Request Live and the Emmy-nominated Series Top Chef Jr.  In 2017, Lachey was a celebrity contestant on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. 

Vanessa and Nick have three children together and reside in Hawai’i.

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