Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson

Name: Jessica Simpson
Birth Date: July 10, 1980
Birth Place: Dallas, Texas

Every era needs its own ditzy-blond bombshell, and for the first decade of this millennium, the title goes to Jessica Simpson. The Texas-born pop singer became a household name when she starred in the MTV reality show Newlyweds with her then husband, former boybander Nick Lachey. The bubbly beauty famously asked, "Is this chicken or is this tuna?" about a can of Chicken of the Sea tuna on the show, which helped turn her into a pop culture sensation.

Before the series ended, printed reports questioned the marriage's stability, but the couple vehemently denied the claims. On the day before Thanksgiving in 2005, the couple separated and later divorced. The other man in Simpson's life, father and manager Joe, continues to guide Simpson and younger sister Ashlee's multi-hyphenated careers.