Jessica Simpson has had a meteoric rise to success and she has taken the entertainment industry by storm. She is already a major international star with universal appeal with three major albums reaching Gold, Platinum, and double Platinum, and her success shows no sign of slowing down.

She grew up in Richardson, Texas, the daughter of a minister and it was singing in church that her golden voice was noticed by a record producer. She made an independently produced album (paid for by her grandmother) which was heard by the Columbia Records President. He signed her up and she released her label debut, Sweet Kisses, in 1999.

As an enthusiastic philanthropist, Jessica Simpson serves as Operation Smile's International Youth Ambassador and she  recently joined the Operation Smile international medical mission in Nakuru, Kenya. There she assisted the volunteer team with the medical evaluations of the more than 280 children who visited the remote region with the hopes of receiving life-changing corrective surgery for their facial deformities.

Jessica has been praised by fans and recognized by critics with three Teen Choice Awards for Breakout Artist, Love Song of the Year and Red Carpet Fashion Icon, and nominations for two American Music Awards including Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album and two MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video and Best Pop Video. She has also graced the covers of many high-profile magazines, such as Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, GQ, Marie Claire and Elle.

Name: Jessica Simpson
Birth Name: Jessica Ann Simpson
Height: 5' 3"
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Birth Date: July 10, 1980
Birth Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
Profession: actress, musician
Education: J.J. Pearce High School Richardson in Texas (graduated in 1998)
Husband/Wife: Nick Lachey (member of 98 Degrees; born on November 9, 1973; married on October 26, 2002 in Austin, Texas; separated on November 23, 2005; filed for divorced in December 2005; divorced on June 30, 2006)
Father: Joe Simpson
Mother: Tina Simpson
Sister: Ashlee Simpson (actress; born on October 3, 1984)
First Claim to fame: Album: Sweet Kisses

In her October 2002 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.

Likes to eat at Chuy's (a Mexican restaurant in Dallas, Texas).

Ranked #43 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World"

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.

Performed at the 2000 American Music Awards.

Her spectacular figure features a natural 36DD bust that blossomed in junior high school. (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Ranked #2 on E!'s 50 Steamiest Southern Stars.

She and her husband Nick currently reside in Calabasas, California.

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).