Everyone who follows the Kardashians even in the slightest knows all about Scott Disick's dramas. Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian finally split after many years of being together, and Scott quickly moved on and began dating women much, much younger than he was. It's definitely not unheard of for men in the entertainment industry to find much younger partners, but there was just something about the women he chose that made many fans feel majorly surprised. And, it turns out his latest relationship is with none other than blonde beauty, Sofia Richie.
Now, Richie has been in the public eye quite a bit over the past few years as she grew up and began venturing into the modeling industry and was captured with some of her famous friends, but she's also grown up in the industry. The famous Lionel Richie is her father, so she's always been surrounded by the glitz and glam of Hollywood — which is one of the reasons we're surprised she'd go for a reality television quasi-star.
Regardless, you might be seeing her on a few episodes when Scott comes to hang out with the kids — and apparently, even though some of the Kardashians were friendly with Sofia before, they're not really into her joining the family as Scott's lady.
Here are 20 things you may not have known about the stunning Sofia Richie.
20 She's Nicole Richie's Half-Sister
Richie isn't that uncommon of a last name, and they're quite far apart in age, so you may not have actually made the connection that Nicole and Sofia are half-sisters. They don't look all that similar because Sofia is Lionel Richie's biological daughter and Nicole was adopted as a child, but they're definitely family — there are tons of adorable pictures of the two when Sofia was growing up and Nicole was a rebellious teen and socialite in her 20s living the party girl life.
Now, you're more likely to find adorable shots of them posing together and looking super chic as sisters.
They definitely have an age difference, but the older Sofia gets, the less it seems to matter —they seem to genuinely enjoy one another's company. Plus, we have to admit, it's probably super helpful that Nicole has already been through the paparazzi swarms and scandals — she can tell Sofia how to avoid them, how to deal with the more challenging parts of fame, and how to keep her head high through it all. Nicole definitely made a few mistakes in her younger years but she's grown up into an amazing mother and woman, so she can definitely give her little sis a few pointers.
19 She Considers Paris Hilton Another Sister Figure
If you're a big fan of celebrity culture, chances are, you'll know that Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton used to be total BFFs. Paris was the peanut butter to Nicole's jelly, the cheese to her macaroni. They even had a reality show together, documenting their crazy antics! The two aren't as close now, but they were super close back when Sofia was just a kid, so it makes sense that she would have formed a bond with Paris — after all, she was probably over at the Richie house constantly, hanging out with Nicole. They're so close that Sofia even told Complex that Paris "is like another sister to me." While some might think she's going to be following in Paris and Nicole's early 20s party girl footsteps, Sofia seems to have some perspective on all that, and told Complex that she and her friends "don't want to be seen as those girls." They definitely know how to have a good time, but chances are, you won't see them getting far too intoxicated and making fools of themselves out at the Los Angeles hot spots. Growing up seeing her sister living the party girl life likely had a big impact on her.
18 She Used To Be A Huge Tomboy
Sofia Richie has an amazing sense of style, but it's about as far from her big sister Nicole's as you could imagine. While Nicole Richie is the queen of boho chic, Sofia prefers things that have more of an athletic edge to them. Her street style game is off the charts, and she can pull off a sweatpant with the best of them. And, it seems, her style comes from her childhood. As she told Complex, she was a total tomboy —
"I was the most reckless little kid. I only had guy friends. I had a Nintendo and, when I went to a normal school, I used to tape it under my desk and then pull it out and play on it. I still mainly only have guy friends."
There are a lot of young starlets who are constantly showing off their physique and dressing in a certain way, so we have to say, Sofia's style is a refreshing change from the prevailing style among young Hollywood rising stars. Plus, it's hard to argue with athleisure — it allows you to be both super stylish and simultaneously insanely comfortable. Talk about a win-win! We can't wait to see what kind of outfits Sofia comes up with next.
17 Scott Disick Isn't Her First Famous Bae — She Used To Date Justin Bieber
Even celebrities who have been in the industry for decades get a little annoyed at the level of scrutiny their every move is under because, well, no one wants their relationships analyzed by the public. However, it's often particularly tough for young starlets who haven't experienced that kind of attention before. Luckily for Sofia, her relationship with Scott Disick isn't the first relationship she's had that created some major buzz. For a while when she was younger, she was romantically linked to none other than Justin Bieber. That's right — talk about jumping into the deep end! Any relationship Justin Bieber has is insanely scrutinized, with many of his Beliebers totally tearing the girl he's dating down, so Sofia definitely had to go through the wringer with that relationship. In comparison to that, her relationship with Scott Disick might seem like a cake walk. Although, the Kardashians and anyone involved with them also receive a ton of scrutiny and attention. Perhaps Sofia Richie needs to just take a step back and date a normal guy who isn't a celebrity at some point, just to see what it's like! It would definitely be a major change of pace for the blonde beauty.
16 She's Very Religious And Considers Her Faith The Most Interesting Thing In Her Life
Okay, we have to admit, we totally didn't expect this one. Sofia Richie seems like just another one of the many rising starlets in Hollywood, but it turns out, she isn't spending Sundays hung over after partying — she's heading to church. She chatted about her faith with Complex, saying that "I went there [to Oaks Christian School] for two years, and that's where I got my sense."
"My family wanted church to be a place where we all went together. My dad was always traveling and my mom was always working. School is where I did Bible classes and studied God."
She also refers to her faith as her "main ground" and "the most interesting thing in my life." I mean, we never would have guessed! It just goes to show that, even though people think they really get to know celebrities on social media, often huge parts of their personality are left off there. Sofia is a complete selfie queen, but she's not exactly taking selfies in church to share with all her fans, so you'd never know that her faith was such an integral element of her life. Honestly, it just makes her even more intriguing and sets her apart from the crowd.
15 Her Dad Thinks Her Relationship With Scott Is Just A Phase
Most fathers would probably prefer if their daughter didn't date anyone until she was at least 30, and we have a feeling Lionel Richie is probably in that boat. However, when he heard of his daughter's relationship with Scott Disick, he didn't immediately start freaking out. He just shrugged it off because he figured it would be over soon enough. He chatted about his feelings with The Daily Telegraph in Australia, saying that "she's 19. When you're 19 you know everything. Is it going to be for life? I don't know. But for right now it's just a phase and I'm going to stand real still in the corner, get me a good drink and not make too much noise." To be honest, that's probably the best possible approach. Just think about it — if he put up a huge fuss about her dating Scott, rather than listening to her father and breaking up with him, she'd probably just be even more determined to make a relationship work just to spite her father. While he may have managed to keep Kourtney on the hook for years and years, we have a feeling it's only a matter of months before Sofia has had enough of Lord Disick.
14 Her Brother Miles Richie Is A Model Too
Lionel Richie is definitely a handsome guy, but who would have ever guessed his kids would end up being as insanely attractive as they are? Not only is Sofia modeling and starting to enter that world, so is her brother Miles! Those are some seriously amazing genes in the Richie family.
Neither Sofia nor Miles seem to be successful enough to compete with some of the superstar models out there who walk in runway shows and appear in hundreds of campaigns, but they're booking gigs, which definitely isn't easy.
There are a lot of aspiring models out there, and while having a famous family definitely helps get your foot in the door, you still have to be able to bring it at photo shoots and strut your stuff on the runway with the rest of them. Who knows, perhaps one day Sofia and Miles will appear in a campaign together — that would be kind of amazing. Would either of them have become models if they didn't grow up in Hollywood and didn't have a famous last name? Who knows — but they're definitely doing their best to break into the modeling world now, and are certainly succeeding at making a mark.
13 She's Admitted That Her Dad Tracks Her Phone
Okay, this just proves that celebrity parents are just as crazy as regular parents. You would think that, since he's rich and famous, Lionel Richie would do things like have a security guard assigned to make sure his daughter is safe at all times. However, it seems he's taken a page out of regular parents' books and gone for a lower cost option — he just tracks her cell phone. It's not a secret — Sofia laughed about it with Us Magazine a while back, saying that she not only knows about it, she even receives a notification whenever he checks in to see where she's at. At this point in her life, we have a feeling he could track her by paparazzi photos alone, but hey — whatever makes him feel better as a father, right? Now that Scott Disick is in her life, we have a feeling he may be tracking her a little more closely to make sure he's not up to no good. Still, we kind of love that Lionel Richie is just a typical dad, even if he's rich and famous. He just wants to know where his daughter is at and that she's safe at all times.
12 She Had A Curfew Growing Up
Given that she grew up in Hollywood and her dad was a celebrity who was always having interesting people over at the house, you might assume that Sofia Richie had a more relaxed childhood. After all, what is a rock star going to do, give his daughter a curfew? Well, in Sofia Richie's case, that's exactly what happened. Even though she had a rock star for a father, she had a strict 11:00 pm curfew, as she revealed to Nylon.
So, even though the teenage Sofia was able to go hang out with friends and do whatever she wanted, she still had to be back at the Richie house before 11 at night.
Now that she's an adult, obviously, things are different, but we have to hand it to Lionel Richie — he obviously did a great job raising her. Given the environment she grew up in, she could have easily turned into a totally entitled, spoiled brat, but instead, she seems like an ambitious young woman with a good head on her shoulders. There are plenty of celebrity parents who could take a page out of his book and treat their kids a little more like regular kids rather than mini-celebrities.
11 She's A Musician Who's Interested In Pursuing A Music Career
Often, people who have musicians as parents either become super interested in music and want to follow in their parent's footsteps, or they are exposed to that world so much that they kind of become sick of it and want to do something completely different with their lives. In Sofia's case, it seems the former is true. As Billboard reported, Lionel Richie began teaching his daughter how to sing when she was just five years old, and she started learning how to play the piano at just seven. In fact, she got a full glimpse at what it would be like to be a famous musician as he would often bring her on stage to do duets with him. And, her passion for music continued in her teenage years, when she started getting daily lessons with a vocal coach named Tim Carter who has quite a few famous clients including Beyonce herself. When big sister Nicole married musician Joel Madden, she had an even more musical family, and would often get Joel to help her in the studio as she tried to figure out her sound. She's taken a bit of a step back to really figure out what kind of music she'd want to do if she ever decided to take that path, but one thing is for sure — she has a lot of talented musicians around her she could turn to for advice.
10 She Has 3.5 Million Instagram Followers — Well On Her Way To Kardashian Stats!
While nearly every celebrity uses Instagram in some way, there's no denying that no one has the social media platform mastered quite like the women in the Kardashian-Jenner family. Every single one of them has millions and millions of followers and use their Instagram to reach out to fans as well as promote products and brands that give them major dough to do so. Well, it seems that if she ever were to join the family for good, Sofia wouldn't need any pointers for navigating Instagram — she already has a staggering 3.5 million followers! It may not seem like that many in comparison to other celebrities, but if you think of it, she's not even a huge celebrity yet — she's done some modeling campaigns, but she hasn't appeared in major movies or television shows.
Most of her fans know her simply through social media, which makes it all the more impressive.
Who knows, maybe her numbers will creep higher and higher until one day she has more followers than Kim or Kylie. She has a long way to go to reach that point, but hey — stranger things have happened! Especially if she joined the family at one point, we could totally see it happening — even if people just follow her out of sheer curiosity to see what's going on with her and Scott.
9 She's An Aspiring Fashion Designer
There are many people who consider Sofia Richie a street style icon, but did you know that she actually has aspirations to get involved in the fashion industry as well? It's yet another thing she can turn to a family member for if she needs a little advice, considering how Nicole has been in the industry with her brand House of Harlow. Sofia spilled her aspirations to Fault magazine, saying that "I look at the Olsen twins' company, The Row, and see how I'd like my line to be represented. I'd like it to be something you could wear day to day, or at night to a party. I want to be able to vary my outfits. At the same time, The Row is taken very seriously and that's exactly how I want my line to be seen." The fashion industry definitely isn't an easy one to break into, but we have a feeling that if she put her mind to it, Sofia would be successful. Plus, given how her father arranged for her to get vocal training from a coach to the stars when she wanted to be a musician, we have a feeling he could help her secure some amazing internships if that's what she wanted.
8 She's Appeared On Reality Television Before — 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' Would Be No Big Deal!
We have a feeling that nothing can truly prepare you for the level of surveillance you're under as a Kardashian. After all, the entire family has been documenting their life on their reality television show for years and years now — that's a totally different situation than someone who just appears on one season of a show. However, Sofia isn't totally clueless about how reality television works — her sister Nicole has a VH1 show, #CandidlyNicole, and Sofia has appeared a few times over the seasons.
So, she already has a pretty good idea of how it works, how intrusive it is, and how editing can be tricky.
Although, who knows — the Kardashians have been doing it so long that perhaps they have far more pull with their editors than one might realize. There's a total possibility that, if Sofia were to ever appear on the show, she would get a horrible edit where they cobbled together a few questionable things she said to paint her like a villain. You just never know with reality television, because the point is to make the juiciest show possible, not necessarily the most accurate. She better watch her step if Scott tries to drag her into that world.
7 She Loves Pulling Pranks
Sofia always looks fairly serious in photos when the paparazzi capture her around town, but it turns out she's actually a huge prankster — who knew? She was chatting with Teen Vogue about the role that pranks have in her family, saying that "we like to play pranks. My dad always jokes that we should have a reality TV show because my friends and I pull crazy stunts, like putting Saran Wrap on the toilet." We have to admit, we find her pranking kind of endearing. At times, she seems so grown up, and like she's already been a fully fledged adult for years now, hitting all the Hollywood hot spots. Then, she admits a fondness for things like silly pranks, and you're reminded that she's still really young and just trying to figure out her identity and her life and all the complex things that take place when you're a teen and young adult. Just like her father, we're kind of hoping that the whole Scott Disick thing is just a phase because we just don't see how that could be the right match for her. Then again, who knows — sometimes you find love in the most unlikely of places.
6 She's Got A Ton Of Super Famous Friends
As if the world wasn't interested enough in Sofia Richie solely because she's Lionel Richie's daughter and Nicole Richie's half-sister, she's further raised her profile by forming friendships with other big-name stars. And yes, some of the reason behind those friendships was that she was raised in that world and ran into many of the children of huge superstars on a regular basis. According to Marie Claire, some of the people in Sofia's circle of close friends include Paris Jackson, the daughter of pop legend Michael Jackson, and Talita von Furstenberg, the granddaughter of legendary fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg.
And, she's also quite close friends with Kylie and Kendall Jenner, although that friendship might be on the rocks now that she's dating Scott.
After all, if you have a choice to support either a close friend or your sister, your actual blood relation, you obviously have to be on your sister's side. Scott is definitely not wanted in the Kardashian-Jenner household, and it would be in super bad taste for Sofia to bring him over for a big Kardashian-Jenner party or even just to hang out. So, if her relationship with Scott continues, she may find that she's seeing less and less of Kylie and Kendall.
5 She's In Love With Jewelry And Accessories
Sofia Richie obviously has a passion for fashion, but did you know that she has a slight obsession with accessories as well? Or, well, with one particular type of accessories — jewelry. She spilled about her obsession with WhoWhatWear, saying that "I follow a lot of jewelry brands [on Instagram]. I'm obsessed with jewelry, so I love following different lines... I wear these Cartier Love bracelets, which I never take off, and I love rings. I stack rings all day." It kind of makes sense — while she's always stylish, her outfits tend to be a bit on the simpler side, so adding in some great jewelry definitely takes things to an entirely different level. Who knows, perhaps that's the perfect way for her to enter the fashion industry. It takes quite a bit to pull together a clothing collection, but if she found a few great partners to work with, it might be a lot easier to put together a stunning jewelry collection and get your foot in the door of the industry. Heck, there are plenty of designers who make their living solely by designing jewelry — perhaps that's her calling! If she's truly obsessed with it, she probably does a ton of research and has a lot of opinions.
4 She Dreams Of Living In The Big Apple
They always say the grass is greener on the other side, and that seems to be true for Sofia Richie. She grew up in Los Angeles, a city where people around the world dream of moving to in order to pursue their dreams. However, for her, that's old news — the city she truly wants to live in is New York. She discussed her desire to move with Elle magazine a while back, saying that in a few years, perhaps when she's around 28, she'll move there.
If she truly decides to get involved in the fashion industry in some way, that would definitely be a smart move — so much of the industry is based in New York City.
And, sometimes you just need to take a risk and strike out on your own. She's definitely had a fairly luxe upbringing in Los Angeles, so maybe she needs to go through the experience of finding her own tiny studio apartment and making it in the big city (although, let's be honest, if she truly did move Lionel would probably just buy her a small place to live in while she was there — we can't see him letting her wander the city in search of a run-down apartment).
3 Michael Jackson Was Her Godfather
Back in the day, Lionel Richie was a total superstar in the music industry and was always surrounded by hugely talented artists, either doing collaborations or just forging friendships. And, it turns out, the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson, was one of those friendships that Lionel cultivated. In fact, they were so close that Richie actually asked Michael Jackson to be his daughters' godfather. That's right — Sofia Richie's godfather growing up was the legendary MJ. I mean, can you think of anything cooler to brag about at school? That relationship is part of the reason that she developed such a strong friendship with Jackson's daughter, Paris. Sofia even has memories of going to his estate, Neverland, when she was a child and enjoying all the ranch had to offer. It definitely shows just what a different world she was raised in. We wonder if celebrity children who grow up constantly surrounded by famous people get totally desensitized to it and if it's just not a big deal for them to see celebrities. After all, to them, it's probably just like seeing regular people — why would they get excited when they've had access to those people since childhood and have seen them hanging around the house all the time?
2 She Used To Steal Her Sister's Clothes All The Time — No Wonder She's So Stylish!
Given their large age difference, Sofia and Nicole definitely had a different relationship than sisters who are just a year or two apart, but that doesn't mean they missed out on all the sister milestones. In fact, the experienced a pretty common one — clothing thievery! Sofia admits that one of the steps on the way to finding her sense of personal style involved stealing her sister's clothes on a regular basis. She spilled to People, admitting,
"I would steal clothes out of my sister's closet, like, all day. She would fall asleep and I would go in there and grab a bunch of stuff."
"I felt like a full-on thief, but I guess that's what sisters are for: stealing clothes." We don't blame her at all — if you had a closet as amazing as Nicole Richie's at your disposal, wouldn't you be tempted to borrow a few pieces? Given how different their style is now, she probably figured out exactly which pieces she liked and how she'd want to style them in order to figure out the style she currently rocks. Who knows, maybe they'll even collaborate on a fashion line one day and combine the best of both of their styles.
1 She Has A Go-To Beauty Trick She Learned From Her Dad
Given how many celebrities and make-up artists she's been around over the years, Sofia Richie has probably picked up a ton of beauty tips and tricks that she uses in her everyday life. However, there's one particular trick that she actually learned from her dad — and no, it has nothing to do with stage make-up. She told the Coveteur about her inherited beauty hack, saying "I actually picked it up from my dad... coconut oil on my face and on my arms. He has insane hygiene habits — probably more than most girls honestly!" Well, he's used to being in front of the camera on a regular basis for photo shoots and performances — of course, he wants to look his best! As far as beauty tips go, though, coconut oil is pretty solid — the last thing you want is dry skin. Any kind of tip that involves hydrating your skin is a good idea — and we love that she turns to natural beauty alternatives and not just super expensive creams. While you may never be able to pick up a pot of $500 cream, anyone can afford a jar of coconut oil to try out and incorporate into their beauty routine on a regular basis.
References: complex.com, billboard.com, nylon.com, eonline.com, popsugar.com, celebritytoob.com, coveteur.com
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